February 13, 2023
Featured Online Marketplaces

Advantages of Integrating your 3PL WMS with Online Marketplaces

Integrating a 3PL Warehouse Management System (WMS) with online ecommerce marketplaces is essential for businesses looking to streamline their operations and increase efficiency. In this blog post, we will explore the importance and benefits of this integration and how it can help businesses to grow and succeed. The 3PL WMS is designed to manage and control the movement and storage of goods within a warehouse. It is an essential tool for businesses that need to keep track of inventory levels, manage orders, and fulfill customer requirements in an efficient and […]
July 1, 2022

Camelot Podcast: ALAN’s Kathy Fulton and Camelot’s Geoff Greenhill Discuss 3PLs and Disaster Response

In this edition of the Camelot Podcast, DesktopShipper's Todd Dunlop, COO, and Camelot's Geoff Greenhill, Director of Sales and Marketing discuss the trends and growth associated with today's eCommerce fulfillment and shipping operations.
January 31, 2022

Camelot Podcast: DropStream’s Tom Tzakis and Camelot’s Geoff Greenhill Discuss All Things eCommerce Fulfillment

In this edition of the Camelot Podcast, DesktopShipper's Todd Dunlop, COO, and Camelot's Geoff Greenhill, Director of Sales and Marketing discuss the trends and growth associated with today's eCommerce fulfillment and shipping operations.
November 13, 2020

Case Study: InterChange Group

InterChange Group in Harrisonburg, VA performs cold-storage warehousing and distribution for major U.S. food producers and other suppliers around the world.  To service a local customer at a more strategic-level, InterChange Group needed to increase the efficiency of its cold storage facility and prove to their customer they were able to handle the growing volume well into the future.
March 5, 2020

eCommerce Order Planning and Batching

This is Chapter 3 of 13 in our eBook on eCommerce Fulfillment for 3PL Warehouses. See the link below to download the full ebook. The ultimate magic in efficient operations happens during Order Planning and is the next principle: All work is done in batches. A warehouse may receive orders all day long (or overnight for 24/7 Ops) and must determine when an order is “Ready to Process”. The client may explicitly dictate the date to ship, or a service level agreement may be in place where the date to […]
February 10, 2020

Principles of eCommerce Fulfillment

This is Chapter 1 of 13 in our eBook on eCommerce Fulfillment for 3PL Warehouses. See the link below to download the full ebook. We’ve identified six key principles that should be considered with 3PL eCommerce fulfillment operations. The objective is to constantly work on creating a smarter, repeatable process. Each decision that is made needs to respect and adhere to the following principles: Drive System Automated Decisions Reduce manually entered data All work is performed in batches Find opportunities to consolidate steps together Account for value-added services Isolate exceptions […]