Comments on: The Final Step (in Automating our Order Processing, that is)

By: Our Exhaustive Shipping Project – What We Learned and What New Features We Added | Adam McFarland

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:31:07 +0000

[...] quotes are working under the assumption that the weights in our database are accurate, and that the box size system selects the correct box for the [...]

By: New Warehouse Layout, Inventory Zones, & Efficiency | Adam McFarland

New Warehouse Layout, Inventory Zones, & Efficiency | Adam McFarland — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:59:45 +0000

[...] before Row 1, so in theory you can pick up your pre-made box for the order (as determined by our box size system and printed on the invoice) and then just plop all of the items into it as you snake through the [...]

By: Something I Just Don’t Get About Shipping | Adam McFarland's Blog - Musings of a Balding 26 Year Old Entrepreneur

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:05:34 +0000

[...] we do the exact opposite. We carry something like thirty different box sizes, using our box size system to correctly pick the box that will provide the most snug fit for each order. We figure that [...]

By: Anatomy of an Efficient Process - How We Pack Orders - Adam McFarland

Anatomy of an Efficient Process - How We Pack Orders - Adam McFarland — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:17:19 +0000

[...] the orders from the shelves and then for picking a box-size for the order (now automated with our new box-size system). For small orders, they just make the box and place the items directly in the box. For larger [...]

By: Adam McFarland

Adam McFarland — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:37:35 +0000

Thanks guys. I never really planned on having a business with this much “overhead” but it does present opportunities to do creative projects like this that our competitors don’t/won’t/can’t do, each one of which gives us a little tiny competitive advantage.

By: Nev

Nev — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:22:52 +0000

Freakin’ awesome!

Fun post to read.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:13:13 +0000

@Adam

That is a really great idea. Streamlining this will help your company so much, and maybe you’ll have more time to do something you’d enjoy more. I’m always thankful that I don’t deal in tangible products that need packaging/shipping/postage, etc.