Our Top 7 Must Follow Logistic And Warehouse Management Blogs
Our Top 7 Must Follow Logistic And Warehouse Management Blogs
Our Top 7 Must Follow Logistic And Warehouse Management Blogs
We’re halfway through 2017 now so you’ll probably have a good idea of how well your operations are performing in line with your start of year targets. Are you doing well or do you need to need to shake up your processes to get back on track?
Whilst we strive to fill our blog with useful resources for warehouse and logistics managers, there are hundreds of useful other blogs out there. To save you scouring the web, we’ve compiled a list of 7 must follow warehouse management blogs to check out (in no particular order!)
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Shelving.com Blog
Shelving.com are a shelving supplier based in Michigan USA offering storage and shelving products in the US and parts of Canada for both commercial and home. Their blog focuses on health and safety, making the most of space in the warehouse and maximising efficiency.
Posts We Love From Shelving.com blog
- Unusually shaped items in your inventory? Shelving.com run you through methods to shelve awkwardly shaped items such as piping and large appliances, without having to use excessive amounts of space.
- Amazon prime day is one of the busiest and most daunting days of the year for those working in product distribution, drop shipping or direct retail. To help you ready your operation for the big day, check out their top tips to prepare for Amazon prime day.
- Those running a warehouse serving e-commerce businesses will understand the importance of having an organised warehouse. We loved shelving’s posts about organising the warehouse for e-commerce businesses.
Blog article shares for Shelving.com over the past year - 480!
Reddit r/Warehousing
Whilst Reddit is technically a forum rather than a blog – we thought it deserved a spot in our top warehouse management blogs post.
Reddit is an absolute goldmine of information if you know where to look – the focus of this sub-reddit is inventory management and control, transportation & distribution and services that support warehouse operations.
Link bait blogs and answers that wholly promote to a single service or product are prohibited from this sub-reddit so you won't be inundated with businesses trying to sell to you.
As well as being able to source useful information and ask questions in these sub-reddits – it’s a great place for businesses to show their expertise, with questions regularly being asked by warehouse managers.
Which Warehouse Blog
Which warehouse are a logistics company specialising in sourcing warehouse storage space and logistics services for clients in the UK and Ireland. Their blog focuses on logistics trends, warehouse efficiencies and chain management efficiencies and trends.
Posts we love from Which Warehouse blog
- Logistics and supply chain management are ever changing industries, Which Warehouse make their predictions of logistic trends to look out for in 2017.
- Just like Amazon prime day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday can push distribution centres to their limits. Which Warehouse wrote a great post last year full of tips to ensure Black Friday retailing success.
- Considering relocating your point of operation? Check out this helpful post by Which Warehouse covering things to consider before choosing a new warehouse including business needs, location cost and more.
Blog article shares for Which Warehouse Blog over the past year - 50!
Westfalia Blog
Westfalia are a provider of warehouse solutions based in Pennsylvania USA, with a specialisation in providing automated storage and retrieval, self-storage, and order fulfilment solutions. Their blog focuses heavily on automation and automation trends but also features blogs aimed at warehouse managers.
Posts we love from Westfalia blog
- As we’ve said many times in our own blog, automation in warehouses is on the rise. If you’re still sceptical about the ‘rise of the machines’ take a look at Wefalia’s rundown of how automation is changing the supply chain in 2017.
- Food or beverage supplier? With the heatwave we’re currently having in parts of the UK – why not check out this blog on keeping your inventory cool with an automated refrigerated warehouse.
Blog article shares for Westfalia Blog over the past year - 48!
Commerical Warehousing Blog
Commercial Warehousing are a warehouse logistics company based in Florida USA, their blog is updated frequently and is split into various categories including warehousing, transportation, technology and packing.
Posts we love from Commercial Warehousing blog
- Beverage supplier? Commercial Warehousing have some top tips for keeping up with summer demand in the food and beverage supply industry.
- All warehouse managers will be looking to reduce their carbon footprint and minimise energy use where possible. Be sure to check out this great post on creating a green supply chain to reduce your carbon footprint.
- The one thing all warehouse management and logistics blogs have in common is speculation of the future of the industry. Commercial warehousing wrote a blog post back in 2014 speculating what the future of logistics could look like – some of these predictions were absolutely spot on!
Blog article shares for Commercial Warehousing Blog over the past year - 93!
Warehouse Rack and Shelf Blog
Warehouse Rack and Shelf are suppliers of material handling and storage products to distributors and retailers based in the USA. Along with their insightful blog, they have an ask an expert feature which allows you to send your questions directly to them.
Posts we love from Warehouse Rack and Shelf blog
- Have you considered making use of cantilever racking in your warehouse? Warehouse Rack and Shelf have a great post highlighting ways that cantilever racks improve your operation.
- If you find yourself constantly replacing wooden pallet racking, rack and shelf list some of best alternatives to wooden racking and their benefits, including plastic, aluminium and wire.
RFgen Blog
Last but not least on our list is RFgen, providers of mobile and wireless automated data collection solutions for WMS and inventory management solutions. Their blog focuses on supply chain management and warehouse automation and efficiencies.
Posts we love from RFgen blog
- Has your warehouse operation become more reliant on mobile phones over the years? RFgen take a look at the effect mobiles have on the modern warehouse.
- There are plenty of blogs out there with recommended efficiencies to save time and money in the warehouse. RFgen highlight 3 tools that work in the background to ensure modern warehouses run smoothly in this blog post.
- If you are a warehouse manager sceptical about the real cost of a badly managed inventory, check out this post highlighting ways a poorly managed inventory can ruin a business.
Blog article shares for RFen Blog over the past year - 671!
Expert Information and Advice From BSE UK
As you can see, there are countless useful resources online for warehouse and logistics managers. At BSE UK (aside from our useful blog), our expert team are always happy to share our expertise, advice and recommendations in any area of warehouse management, racking, storage or operations you may have questions about.
Just give us a call on 0117 955 5211 or fill out a contact form and we’ll get back to you.