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2015 Blog Archive

Dec 04, 2015

Workflow

I usually don’t do the grocery shopping in my family, but a few weeks ago I was summoned to pick up a few items from the store on my way home. Though slightly overwhelmed at first, I quickly noticed that the store was an ...

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Nov 20, 2015

What To Look For In A Fulfillment Company

Is it time to up your company’s shipping and storage game? Meet ProPack.

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Nov 13, 2015

Why Choose ProPack?

As a prospective employee, I asked myself this same question. Just before my hire to Propack, I was faced with an employment dilemma. I had been offered a job at Propack the same day that I was offered a position in my recent area ...

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Nov 06, 2015

ProPack's Quality Control Systems

Imagine your boss has just told you to find a GMP certified third party logistics facility. Sounds easy enough, but what exactly is a GMP certified facility and why do you need one?

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Oct 30, 2015

We Can Help!

My wife and I were at a picnic for the family recently, all my sisters and their husbands and kids running around, water balloons flying overhead and a campfire. I thought to myself it really doesn’t get any better than this.

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Oct 24, 2015

The NOT's and IS's of Leadership

In many areas of our lives there are opportunities to take the lead. It may be as simple as being the first to say "I'm sorry" to as complex as inventing a new method or item.

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Oct 16, 2015

The Movement of Goods

So my wife and I recently took our whole family to Disneyland for two whole days. While there enjoying everything that makes Disneyland great, the food, the rides, the shows, I witnessed the subtle things everywhere that helps them do one amazing thing.

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Oct 09, 2015

What a Journey It Has Been!

15 years ago I walked into a small aspiring 3PL trying to establish itself run by a couple guys that were two years ahead of me in high school. They had a drive and focus that I really caught onto. Alex Snyder and Thoai Tran ...

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Sep 30, 2015

Northbound Forwarding Consolidation

When it came to cleaning up the aftermath of a strong windstorm that blew through my neighborhood this past weekend, there was a fair share of work to be done. Since my yard and surrounding area went almost untouched by the strong gusts of wind, ...

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Sep 22, 2015

Leading by Example

While driving my girls to school, as I drop them off each day before work, I found myself extending my hand, pointing and getting ready to make a snarky comment about a person that was walking.

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Apr 17, 2015

What Costco can Teach us About Shipping

In our household we divide up the grocery shopping amongst a couple of stores. One of the stores we always go to is Costco, and no matter what time of the day or what day of the week they are always busy. In all my ...

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Apr 10, 2015

Why Dual Warehouse?

There are many very good reasons to use a 3PL company, but in my mind, nothing stands out like the dual warehouse model. I know I have talked about this before, but it is so important that it is worth repeating. It is one of ...

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Mar 19, 2015

Northbound Forwarding

When I was 12 years old I remember the day when my family purchased our very first microwave. It was amazing! What would take 20 to 30 minutes to cook in our conventional oven was done in 3 minutes. No more weird Jiffy popcorn being ...

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Feb 15, 2015

Right Tool for the job

Growing up I learned that having the right tools makes a world of difference when completing a task. As a kid, my friends and I would try to build forts, because that’s what 10-year-old boys do in the summer time. Our problem was that we ...

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Jan 11, 2015

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

When making decisions in life we can get really particular. Sometimes, we want what we want and we are not going to settle for anything less. As consumers we can get pretty picky when it comes to choosing what to buy.

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