The new dimensional weight (Dim) pricing structure for all ground shipments is here. Is it causing havoc on your parcel shipments? About a year ago, UPS and FedEx announced that all packages will be subject to the new Dim-weight charges. This will have a significant impact on larger, light-weight, packages being shipped by ground freight.
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Tags| Dimensioning system, cubing systems, New Dimensional Weight Shipping Charges, cube data, dimensional weight
A MultiAd CubiScan 125 Case Study
MultiAd, Inc. is a full service marketing and advertising firm tasked with creating solutions for asset management, IT development, marketing and media services. Headquartered in Peoria, IL, MultiAd was founded in 1945 as a “clip-art” provider to the newspaper industry. The company has grown...
Today’s complex warehouse environments, measuring and weighing items in the distribution center has become more challenging than ever before. With the advancement of highlysophisticated warehouse software systems, it is no longer good enough to just measure at the case level. The need to measure and weigh those difficult irregular...
Tags| bad cube data, warehouse efficiency, Dimensioning system, measuring odd-shaped items, cubing system, cubing systems
Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) are crucial to ensure efficiency since they control movement of materials, create storage efficiencies, and manage overall inventory procedures within the warehouse. A cubing system is a piece of advanced technology that captures accurate dimensions by scanning the item using ultrasonic, laser, camera, or...
Tags| slotting project, cubing systems, Sinking warehouse, load planning
