10 Ways to Achieve E-Commerce Distribution Success, Part 3 of 10 – Determine Overall Pick Strategy
August 22nd, 2016
August 22nd, 2016
August 10th, 2016
Eventually, the supply of goods in the forward pick area will be exhausted. Rather than having pickers be caught by surprise when this happens, effective rules must be set up for controlled replenishment.
Read more.August 4th, 2016
A forward pick area is a zone in the warehouse that contains a small amount of a large number of SKUs. The goal of creating this area is to increase SKU-density per linear-foot, and allow multiple picks to be performed with a minimal amount of travel. The figure below illustrates the extent to which walking can be reduced by implementing this strategy.
Read more.April 8th, 2016
Commonwealth has identified six basic scenarios that companies are likely to find themselves in with respect to their e-commerce fulfillment adoption strategy. In this multi-part blog post, we’ll explore these scenarios and discuss how a company’s e-commerce strategy will vary based upon which scenario they find themselves in.
Read more.January 5th, 2015
Reverse logistics is going to shape up to be a major differentiator for e-retailers. Hence, making the returns process easy for the consumer, and efficient for the retailer is a real key to profitability. This post covers some important areas in reverse logistics where there currently seems to be a wide disparity of capabilities amongst retailers.
Read more.