Could new software be the answer for small businesses struggling with rising costs?
Rising overheads, including soaring rental and fuel prices, are leading lots of logistics operators to look outside normal operations, in the lead-up to the busy end of year period.
In Vancouver and Toronto, the warehouse job rate is currently at one percent, according to information from real estate advisory Altus Group Ltd.
. For some operators however, the squeeze has actually opened brand-new doors to change the method they operate in order to reduce costs and bring in brand-new revenue streams, something CartonCloud COO Shaun Hagen is extremely familiar with.
Mr Hagen stated he often consults with logistics operators who are wanting to simplify their workflows with storage facility and transport management systems, to allow them to scale up and provide new services, without the overheads typically associated with adding new operations.
"Increased expenses have been felt across the market-- specifically by smaller operators. We work closely with sma ....
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