The pandemic provided supply chains with unprecedented growth and acceleration. With rapidly increasing order volumes, many third-party logistics companies (3PLs) felt the growing pains associated with the boom. With the supply chain supercharged, moving towards efficiency and transparency have become the utmost priority.
When it comes to transitioning a paper-based warehouse into a fully functioning paperless environment, having mobile barcode scanning that fits the needs of your warehouse will be of the utmost importance. Therefore, there are a few questions you should first consider. What are the needs of my customers? What are my growth plans for the future? How can I create the most efficient warehouse environment? What are my inventory management goals?
Warehouses rely on their 3PL partners for efficient processes. Through increased productivity, accuracy, and visibility, new and existing customers gain a sense of security. As manual processes turn into automated practices, warehouses can offer complete visibility and optimized efficiency where a brand or customer can grow.
Mobile barcode scanning tracks and communicates the actions of employees back, often times, to a warehouse management system (WMS) to allow for instantaneous tracking. Real-time tracking allows for warehouse systems to:
Transitioning from a paper-based warehouse to a paperless warehouse creates and fosters better data practices to minimize errors and reduce mis-picks. Validation from scanned data creates more systematic processes which promotes efficiency. In turn:
Real-time scanning allows for inventory information to be uploaded directly to the cloud, ensuring that the data is up to date. Transparency is key to a fully functioning, effective, and efficient warehouse. With scanning, warehouses can see as they:
There are many different scanning devices, so make sure you select the best type for your organization and ask the question: What are my growth plans for the future?
Mobile barcode scanning presents new opportunities for modern warehouses looking to optimize their warehouse management systems. For outdated, paper-based warehouses, barcode scanning can help transition old, manual workflows and provide increased productivity, accuracy, and transparency. Enabling B2B, ecommerce, and omnichannel fulfillment workflows, mobile barcode scanning delivers data to access and measure warehouse performance in real-time.
SmartScan, Extensiv’s scanning solution, can improve productivity, accuracy, and visibility for any 3PL warehouse. Paired with Extensiv 3PL Warehouse Manager, SmartScan delivers in all the ways mentioned above while integrating well with our robust WMS.
Mobile barcode scanning can change the way your warehouse works. To learn more about what SmartScan can do, request a demo today.