Part 3 – Paper trail in the warehouse? That’s bad for business.
There are some 3PL warehouses that are still reliant on antiquated manual-input, paper-based systems but when they are planning to deep dive into ecommerce, this system should be destined for the bin.
Going in to ecommerce is a dramatically different kettle of fish from what traditional 3PLs are used to. There is almost infinitely more pressure from customer demands, not choosing to switch to automation will be detrimental for the warehouse. Say goodbye to error-prone paper systems that negatively impact customer satisfaction and creates expensive mistakes and say hello to paperless best practice workflows.
Paperless help you save money
As ecommerce buying habits constantly evolve, warehouse technology must do much more than just keeping up. There have been instances where some warehouses and distribution centres lose up to a few hundred thousand ringgit – with the cause identified as mispicks!
There is an increasing need to shed the reliance on Excel or other outdated systems for a more efficient system to cater for the increase in speed, picking and packing accuracy and order volume amongst other.
Paperless systems will eventually lead to more streamlined operations, less costs and a huge savings on manhours.
More speed
Warehouses using old systems will experience an uphill struggle to keep up with the evolution of the fulfilment business to digital. They will not only continue to be slow but will find it almost impossible to scale their profitability in the future.
Accuracy is the key
3PLs are the heart of the fulfilment chain. All partners, customer and end consumer rely on them to provide information that is 100% accurate and in real time. That’s why the warehouses need to display this efficiency all the time or risk losing the confidence of the customer.
Bin the paper
If you are planning to “move up the chain” of supply, the benefits of going paperless should present a convincing argument. See you up the “chain” in the near future!
