Pacific Coast Warehouse Company
Moving Product to Market Better
Good intentions with customers can go a long way in building a relationship that continuously nurtures trust. Leadership followed up with actions allows a relationship to evolve and grow toward something more purposeful. The Pacific Coast Warehouse team has always been transparent in its communication and authentic in its relationships. These building blocks has always… Read More
Gaining trust within any relationship takes time and builds upon itself. A structured approach to building trust creates a tangible approach that can influence your relationships resulting in a healthy business model that thrives and grows. Trust-based initiatives creates a sustainable competitive advantage where customers are less interested in price-related issues, creates greater value and… Read More
COMMUNICATION DURING COVID-19 This communication was developed for our PCW team, but it applies to all who are keeping our supply chains moving – You are on the front lines of a global effort to combat Covid-19. This is serious business my friends. Without you doing what you are doing every day the risks to… Read More
Accommodating customer and consumer desires require your 3PL partner to have a sense of urgency and tight processes that create efficiencies resulting in speed and quickness. Once inventories are placed with a 3PL then the turnaround of orders into shipments into deliveries must occur quickly to satisfy normal and peak customer demand. And it can’t… Read More
PCWC knows the importance of satisfying the customer by keeping it personal. And when it’s personal, it means something. Let me put it another way, Pacific Coast Warehouse takes serving customers personally to make it personal. How many times have you heard in the business world especially when you talk to a customer, “it’s not… Read More
Peak seasons require planning and preparedness. As volumes continue to increase, 3PLs can’t just plan for the past historical volumes but must now think beyond and anticipate what may happen. Part of the planning process is to ensure an “all hands on deck” mentality. Everyone has a role to play in executing during peak shipping… Read More
Logistics is like a ROLLER COASTER. It has its UPS and DOWNS. But it’s your choice to SCREAM or just ENJOY the ride. So, how are you handling the ups and downs in your supply chain? If your order volume has peaks and valleys, then efficiency can be challenging even in the best of situations. … Read More
Storage is one area of costs for a 3PL provider. Efficient storage methods of products creates strong space utilization, decreased costs and improved productivity. But there are a lot of elements in ensuring that product is stored properly where a balance of utilization, cost and productivity is met. Many shippers don’t understand this BALANCE needed. … Read More
When product recall is required, a 3PL with robust warehouse management systems are able to extract the data that is needed. However, garbage in – garbage out. If you haven’t set up a customer correctly during the onboarding process, then extracting information later for a recall may not provide the data that is necessary to… Read More
A DISTRIBUTION TEMPLATE FOR SUCCESS A shared distribution environment can be a dynamic solution that can bring logistics efficiency quickly to your supply chain. In many cases, handling your warehousing and distribution services may be too costly and it’s not really your core business offering. By outsourcing your supply chain to a 3PL, you can… Read More