Warehousing & Fulfillment
2023 Guide to Peak Season: Transportation and Warehousing
As with most years in supply chain logistics, 2023 has been filled with many uncertainties. However, this year we’ve found ourselves amid a peak season that looks exceedingly different from past years. To better understand the unique challenges of 2023, we talked with the experts at TA Services and created a guide for adjusting to…
Read MoreMake.Ship.Happen.® Part 8: Implementing Technology to Improve Warehousing Operations [CASE STUDIES]
We’re back with another installment of our Make.Ship.Happen.® campaign. In our last post, we talked about some of the ways TA Services collaborates with shippers to elevate warehouse operations, including geographic coverage, warehouse safety, and building efficient operations. Today, we’re diving deeper into opportunities that will improve your warehousing operations. Below are five tips we…
Read MoreMake.Ship.Happen.® Part 7: Elevating Your Warehouse Operations
Welcome back to the seventh installment of our Make.Ship.Happen.® series. In our last post, we discussed an important topic in today’s interconnected world—international shipping—and explained how TA Services can help shippers manage the complexity of shipping freight internationally. Today, we’re diving into the world of warehouse operations. Efficient warehouse operations are imperative for a successful…
Read MoreOutsourcing Warehousing: Improving End-to-End CX with the Right 3PL Partner by David Bowers
David Bowers, Vice President of Warehouse Operations at TA Services, contributed his expertise in outsourcing warehousing in this article published in TotalRetail. For the full article, visit TotalRetail.com. If the world has learned anything about the fragility of supply chains over the past few years, it’s that any pain point in a link of the…
Read MoreMake.Ship.Happen.® Part 1: 2023 Logistics Trends
At TA Services, we Make.Ship.Happen.® — that’s our promise to shippers and carriers. But what does it actually mean to Make Ship Happen? It’s more than just keeping up with the current logistics trends. For us, it’s a daily promise to go above and beyond for our carrier network and the shippers who partner with…
Read MorePart 4: Dream Team! Warehouse Management 101: Process & Best Practices
Welcome to the fourth installment of our Dream Team series. Last week, we heard from Brady Thames, VP of Marketing & Sales at TA Services. He shared some insights on the importance of developing a trusted partnership between a shipper and its full-service 3PL provider. Today, we’re hearing from David Bowers, our VP of Warehouse…
Read More4 Steps to Maximize Warehouse Design
Building Up or Building Out? By Mitchell Houston, TA Services Continuous Improvement Engineer in collaboration with Aron Scalissi, TA Services Director of Warehouse Operations Warehouse design is a critical step in setting the table for successful warehouse operations over the long term. Whether it be the layout of a singular work cell inside the warehouse…
Read MoreThe TA Difference: Lessons from TA Leadership – David Bowers, VP Warehouse Operations
Next in our Lessons from Leadership Q&A series, we catch up David Bowers, Vice President of Warehouse Operations for TA Services, to talk about TA’s growth from freight brokerage to full service 3PL and the innovation TA Services brings to the Warehousing and Fulfillment world of the supply chain industry. Q: David, during our Q&A…
Read MoreStreamline Warehousing With the 5S Method
The Toyota Production System (TPS) was developed by the Toyota Motor Company following World War II. Now commonly known as “lean manufacturing,” the TPS rests on several foundational pillars, including the workplace organization method of 5S. In 2019, Netflix introduced Western audiences to Japanese organizing consultant, Marie Kondo, and her KonMari Method™ for tidying the…
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