3PL Central has updated its unified small parcel suite as part of its 3PL Intelligence Initiative. This suite of products includes the newly released SmartScan for mobile scanning, as well as the company’s SmartPack and SmartParcel solutions.
By integrating 3PL-centric shipping features into a unified suite, the company has created a pick, pack and shipping workflow warehouses can use to reduce manual labor, improve accuracy and streamline the work required to ship packages. The enhanced small parcel shipping suite also includes rate shopping.
Beyond the in-product enhancements, ShipEngine, the multi-carrier shipping provider that powers Stamps.com and ShipStation, is now the engine behind SmartParcel. With the ShipEngine integration, 3PL Warehouse Manager offers a greater range of carriers to choose from, better support for high-volume shipping, and will soon include shipment confirmation and address validation. Now, 3PLs can set up new carrier accounts and be shipping in as little as three minutes.
SmartScan, the newly released mobile scanning solution with support for both enterprise-class and consumer-grade devices, offers improved quality control to ensure 100% accuracy and increased efficiency for inbound orders.
Using SmartScan, orders are validated in real time, and no longer require warehouse staff to print pick tickets. Once an order is picked, it is scanned, packed and verified with SmartPack, all from within the same UI, reducing the training required for warehouse workers.
