Warehousing

Accurate stock counts are critical to the efficient operation of your business. An inventory discrepancy introduced during eCommerce fulfillment can throw off your demand forecasts and lead to unexpected out-of-stock items.  Here are the most common causes of inventory discrepancies in fulfillment warehouses and how excellent 3PL services can help you overcome them. What is … Read more

Your inventory counts are wrong again. Customers are complaining about stockouts while your system shows plenty of stock. Orders are delayed because “available” products can’t actually be found. The problem isn’t with your shipping dock or customer service team—it’s happening at your receiving dock, where inaccurate processes create cascading errors throughout your entire operation. A receiving … Read more

The warehouse associate role is perhaps the most important to any warehouse operation. These professionals are responsible for moving inventory and orders at every point. Without them, and perhaps without you, everything would grind to a halt. But it can be hard to understand what that means. So, Red Stag Fulfillment is looking at this … Read more

Are overflowing stockrooms and rising shipping errors slowing your growth? You’ve built a great product, but managing inventory management is becoming a full-time nightmare that’s diverting precious time from sales and marketing. The good news: outsourcing inventory management transforms these operational headaches into competitive advantages, giving you back the time and resources to focus on … Read more

A vital part of your business is its inventory. Having too or too little of your inventory could make or break your business’ sales. This is where inventory management comes into play. By managing your inventory, you can make sure your business is properly stocked with the products or materials it needs. But, what is … Read more

Decoupling inventory is taking a more prominent place in supply chain discussions outside of manufacturing circles because today’s ecommerce businesses want more significant risk mitigation. Holding onto the components or raw materials required for your SKUs makes it easier to assemble products and fill orders. With disruption and uncertainty becoming a common feature of today’s … Read more

Exceptional warehouse and inventory management are critical elements for a prosperous eCommerce business. Topline metrics like conversions, sales, and revenue aren’t the only measure of online sales success. The movement of products through your warehouse is equally critical to the health and growth of your business.  Fortunately, when you use a third-party logistics company for … Read more

The question of how much warehouse storage space an eCommerce company needs is never a simple one to answer. It’s easy to want more space at the first sign of sales spikes or supply chain uncertainty, but savvy business owners know that day-to-day sales fluctuations are normal — and true growth takes planning and patience. … Read more

COVID-19 uprooted supply chain standards and best practices, especially regarding the amounts of safety stock companies hold to protect operations during times of unprecedented demand. Inventory mindsets moved from lean to abundance and then to a new uncertainty about how much capital to invest. The path forward to profitability requires caution, business intelligence, and flexibility.  … Read more

When you finally pull the trigger on your online purchase, you probably monitor your order’s tracking information closely. You wait for those notifications of “shipping label printed” or “leaving UPS facility.” In the excitement of waiting for your new product, it’s easy to forget that each one of those tracking updates has a person behind … Read more

The combination of COVID-19 and supply chain backlogs has been a complicated challenge for many eCommerce companies to overcome. From running out of product to overstocking warehouse shelves, eCommerce entrepreneurs have had to pivot quickly and often over the last two years to keep customers satisfied — which has ultimately resulted in overcorrections as the … Read more