Square footage and staffing costs are the most expensive costs you have as an e-retailer or 3PL. A business move can easily become both painful and costly.
90% of our customers have had to move at least once in the last few years. The growth in e-commerce and 3PL is hard to compare with any other industry. Growing from one year to another by 300% is not uncommon.
Here are some of the most common ones:
A move becomes inevitable
It's no coincidence that new logistics centers are popping up all the time these days. In logistically smart locations, hub after hub is being created along European roads and ports. The journey of the parcels has been in mind when these areas were created, but who thinks about the staff? How easy is it for the evening shift, often made up of students who do not have access to a car, to get to work? The availability of flexible staff often decreases the further away from the city center you get.
You need to expand
To deal with an expansion in the middle of your growth journey is not optimal. Often, you'll run into problems with landowners, local authorities or other stakeholders that are beyond your control.
You outsource the logistics
Many e-retailers find themselves in an untenable situation. Either you become an expert in your own logistics, recruiting and geeking out to explore your options, or you outsource it to a third party. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but a meeting with us at e-motions will give you a new perspective on how to maintain your logistics without becoming an expert. When we look at our customers' flows and discuss solutions, bigger changes are made at a fairer price.
Large-scale robotic warehouses
This type of robotic warehouse is a fantastic solution when it comes to warehouse efficiency. An incredibly cool product, to say the least. However, it is not for all businesses, and certainly not at all stages. Managing the power of an automotive warehouse requires effective management all around. We help you with that.
"Our observation is that the most profitable e-retailers choose to invest in automation solutions that maximize the return on investment."
Our hunch is that the most profitable e-retailers choose to invest in automation solutions that provide maximum benefit for the investment made. In this way, they avoid the problems we have described above. All our products are developed to create really good ROI and optimal flows for e-retailers and 3PLs.
A good example of this is our Stacker Destacker, developed to create a better process in your existing premises. Here we have chosen to utilize the height of your premises.
Do you want to know more about how your business can become more efficient with automation? Book a demo with me, Jeff!
