September 18, 2025

Understanding 3PL Billing Models: From Flat Rates to Custom Contracts

In the fast-paced world of third-party logistics (3PL) warehousing, billing isn’t just a back-office function. It’s a strategic differentiator. As 3PLs scale and diversify their client base, the ability to support flexible, accurate, and transparent billing models becomes essential. Whether you’re a startup warehouse or a multi-site operation, your WMS should empower you to bill smarter, not harder. Why Billing Flexibility Matters in 3PLUnlike traditional warehousing, 3PLs operate in a multi-client environment where each customer may have unique service agreements, pricing structures, and billing cycles. A one-size-fits-all billing approach simply […]
January 12, 2023

Using APIs for Carrier Integration with a Warehouse Management System

When integrating carrier systems with a warehouse management system using APIs, the API acts as a bridge between the carrier system and the WMS or applications that need to access the carrier system's functionality.
June 6, 2018

Would You Like to Update Now?

I’ve got updates on the brain.  Not only have I been working to push out the largest update to our product in the past two years, but I’ve been bombarded with updates from all angles.  Windows, my phone, televisions, wrist watches, the FBI wants me to update my router, video games I play, websites I browse, my thermostat.  My thermostat needed an update.  I’m just waiting for my electric toothbrush to ask for my wifi password so that it can update as well. I wonder what these updates are really […]
January 5, 2017

3PL WMS Comparison Guide Features Camelot

Researching and comparing WMS solutions specifically for 3PL providers can be an overwhelming and tedious task. There is a wide variety of 3PL WMS providers and an even larger variety of capabilities offered. A simple online search can be ineffective in accurately comparing various vendors functionality so Software Advice conducted extensive research and created a guide comparing top WMS software vendors. Camelot 3PL Software has been featured as a top WMS provider in the Software Advice Guide to the top WMS vendors for logistics providers. This guide compares 7 top […]
January 5, 2017

How To Know if Your 3PL WMS is Working For You?

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 […]