Running a warehouse is hard. Running someone else’s warehouse, with their rules, their labeling standards, and their compliance requirements, is harder. 3PL scanning automation simplifies these processes. That is the reality for every 3PL and cold storage operator. Multiple clients, multiple SKU sets, multiple barcode formats, label placements, and documentation requirements – all running through […]
Ask any warehouse manager when they last ran a full physical inventory count. The answer is usually measured in months. Sometimes years. And the reason is almost always the same: it takes too long and pulls too many people off productive work. Full cycle counts are one of those operational practices that everyone agrees matter […]
For 50 years, the 1D barcode did one job: identify a product at checkout. A series of vertical lines encoding a GTIN. One scan, one price lookup. Simple. That era is ending and Sunrise 2027 retail scanning is coming fast. GS1’s Sunrise 2027 initiative sets a deadline: by December 31, 2027, retailers must have the […]
Pick up a case. Scan. Set it down. Pick up the next one. Scan. Set it down. Repeat. For decades, this has been the rhythm of warehouse inventory management. It works. But it was never designed for the volume, speed, and accuracy that modern supply chains demand. A single pallet with 42 cases means 42 […]
A look at the evolution of barcode scanning technology from laser to vision-powered solutions, and how warehouses can improve accuracy, efficiency, and compliance in the future.