November 1, 2017
To an outsider, 3PL warehousing may seem like a fairly simple business. You have stuff stored in a building. Someone tells you to ship some of the stuff, which you do in a merrily way. Then you get more stuff and put it away temporarily until someone asks you to ship that stuff. Easy! Well there’s obviously a lot more to it. We’ve prioritized 5 areas that we think should be part of every successful 3PL warehouse. No, you do not have to take a vocabulary test on these but […]
March 30, 2017
Hopefully you are already aware that Camelot’s 2017 User Conference is coming up this May 11th and 12th. This two-day conference will be held uptown Charlotte and has numerous benefits for you to attend. But, how can you convince your boss to agree to send you? See our top reasons to attend the 2017 User Conference and present the letter below to your boss to convince him/her that it is vital for you to attend. And if you are the boss, read our benefits and letter to convince yourself what you […]
January 5, 2017
It is great when a process or procedure has been refined to a point where there is no excess energy exerted to achieve optimal results. This equilibrium exists in many industries, including warehousing, in large part due to advanced technology. For instance, picking procedures with wireless scanning has enabled a forklift driver’s utilization rate up to 99%. But what happens when disaster approaches and our technology and processes fail us? Power lines go down, internet goes down, a tornado rips through the server farm, or worse, damages part of your […]
January 5, 2017
Warning: All systems are NOT Created equal. Wondering if your WMS is really working for your business? You are not alone. The 3PL supply chain industry has exploded over the past decade with an increasing number of logistics partners serving a variety of industries. The days of picking the best software solution for your warehouse from a quick Google search are over. How can you possibly choose which provider is the best fit for your warehouse without defined requirements? Even worse, how do you know if you chose the right […]
January 2, 2017
Throwback Thursday: You can’t know where you are going if you don’t know where you’ve been, and like most kingdoms, the 3PL industry is constantly evolving with new technologies, trends and updates. This Thursday, Camelot is taking at a look at our history by throwing it back to the very beginning. The legendary King Arthur led the kingdom of Camelot in a time and place of idyllic happiness. For centuries scholars have debated the precise location of Camelot and said, “Camelot, located nowhere in particular, can be anywhere.” But the modern […]