Warehouse operators are continually looking for ways to stay competitive in today’s 3PL Central market.
Analyzing system data at the warehouse level to support strategic decisions and improve customer service can help the operator make strides in operational efficiencies.
With a fully functioning warehouse management system, the 3PL warehouse operator should be able to look for trends in inventory both as to type of inventory as well as across 3PL customers and use those trends to serve their customers better.
The key to identifying trends in inventory is based on the ability to compile and associate warehouse data so that it can be evaluated and understood and then ultimately delivered through effective reporting.
This White Paper explores the use of data segmentation at the customer, item and warehouse levels.
After reading this White Paper, the reader will be able to understand how existing data and its specific attributes can be applied to customer record items, inventory items and warehouse locations in order to increase the performance of the 3PL warehouse while also enabling highly customizable customer access and reporting.