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Revenue at Crystal and GeneHughey’s commercial cleaning business has remained stagnant for three years, but it’s not because of a lack of opportunity. Their company, Corporate CleaningInc., can’t grow its staff quickly enough to take on new clients as it tries to compete for workers in a tight and quickly shifting labor market. The Hugheys raised their starting wage to $15 per hour and added healt...

Providing warehousing and fulfillment services for cosmetics, health and beaty, and personal care products has a lot of unique requirements. The nature of the products, as well as the potential high value, make for some specific challenges when it comes to storing and shipping the cosmetics. An obvious difference between cosmetics and other products can be a higher importance placed on appearance...

Going Beyond the Basics With hundreds of 3PL providers competing for your business, you might assume that it’s easy to find the right one. Maybe it’s as simple as getting a few quotes and taking the lowest bid. That sounds great until your deliveries are not on time, inevitable challenges arise or the provider simply lacks the scale to meet your needs. It’s better to take a more strategic approa...

Most companies don’t look to partner with a third-party logistics provider (3PL) if their business is stagnant with no intent to grow. Shippers partner with logistics service providers like ODW Logistics to scale their business quickly, increase their visibility into their supply chain, and gain shipping and distribution efficiencies. Companies that are looking to expand their warehouse footprin...

ODW Logistics operates a 220,000-square-foot distribution center in Columbus, Ohio for a leading cosmetics company. This e-commerce fulfillment facility is fully automated and drives efficiencies and cost controls. The facility delivers: Best-in-class warehouse management system Online reporting  Real-time inventory visibility through our WebPortal Automation to drive labor content savings ...