Latest / Outside the Box with Asendia USA: The International e-Commerce Podcast / 29: Maximizing Warehouse Efficiency with AI and Automation | Featuring Maggie Barnett
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- 0:00Well,
- 0:00one
- 0:00thing
- 0:00we
- 0:00do
- 0:01at
- 0:01ShipHero
- 0:01is
- 0:01really
- 0:02focus
- 0:02on
- 0:02SMB
- 0:03and
- 0:03mid
- 0:03market
- 0:033
- 0:04pls.
- 0:05And
- 0:05so
- 0:05what
- 0:05does
- 0:05that
- 0:05mean?
- 0:05That
- 0:06means
- 0:06we
- 0:06need
- 0:06to
- 0:06be
- 0:06able
- 0:06to
- 0:06get
- 0:07them
- 0:07tools
- 0:07quickly
- 0:08and
- 0:08affordably
- 0:09and
- 0:09they
- 0:09need
- 0:09to
- 0:09work.
- 0:10Step
- 0:10into
- 0:11the
- 0:11future
- 0:11with
- 0:11shipping
- 0:12smart.
- 0:12Outside
- 0:13the
- 0:13box
- 0:13is
- 0:13where
- 0:14the
- 0:14journey
- 0:14starts.
- 0:14From
- 0:15borders
- 0:15to
- 0:15buyers,
- 0:15we
- 0:16break
- 0:16it
- 0:16down
- 0:16fast.
- 0:17Nick
- 0:17and
- 0:17Jason
- 0:17deliver
- 0:18knowledge
- 0:18that
- 0:18lasts.
- 0:19Insight,
- 0:20innovation.
- 0:20Wherever
- 0:21your
- 0:21brand
- 0:21goes,
- 0:22we'll
- 0:22guide
- 0:22your
- 0:22growth
- 0:23so
- 0:23your
- 0:23global
- 0:23reach
- 0:24flows.
- 0:24Tune
- 0:25in,
- 0:25lean
- 0:25in.
- 0:25Let's
- 0:26unlock
- 0:26the
- 0:26way.
- 0:26Go
- 0:27outside
- 0:27the
- 0:27box
- 0:28with
- 0:28Asendia
- 0:29USA.
- 0:29Hey
- 0:30everybody,
- 0:30welcome
- 0:30back
- 0:31to
- 0:31Outside
- 0:31the
- 0:31Box
- 0:32with
- 0:32Asendia
- 0:32USA
- 0:33Podcast.
- 0:33Coming
- 0:33to
- 0:34to
- 0:34you
- 0:34from
- 0:34sunny
- 0:35Las
- 0:35Vegas,
- 0:36Nevada
- 0:36for
- 0:36the
- 0:36Manifest
- 0:37Show
- 0:372026.
- 0:38We've
- 0:38got
- 0:38a
- 0:39very
- 0:39special
- 0:39guest
- 0:39here
- 0:39today,
- 0:40Maggie
- 0:40Barnett,
- 0:41COO
- 0:41of
- 0:41ShipHero.
- 0:42Thank
- 0:43you.
- 0:43Thank
- 0:43you
- 0:43so
- 0:43much
- 0:43for
- 0:43having
- 0:44me.
- 0:44Yeah.
- 0:45And
- 0:45Jason,
- 0:46good
- 0:46to
- 0:46have
- 0:46you
- 0:46back
- 0:46on.
- 0:47We
- 0:47just
- 0:47been
- 0:48knocking
- 0:48them
- 0:48out.
- 0:48It's
- 0:48like
- 0:48I
- 0:49haven't
- 0:49seen
- 0:49you
- 0:49in
- 0:49weeks.
- 0:49I.
- 0:50I
- 0:50mean,
- 0:50how
- 0:50are
- 0:50you?
- 0:50Unreal.
- 0:51Good
- 0:51to
- 0:51see
- 0:51you.
- 0:52All
- 0:52right,
- 0:52so.
- 0:53So
- 0:53we're
- 0:53going
- 0:53to
- 0:53get
- 0:53right
- 0:54into
- 0:54it.
- 0:54But
- 0:54before
- 0:55we
- 0:55start,
- 0:56quick
- 0:56little
- 0:56anecdotal
- 0:57story
- 0:57about
- 0:58ship
- 0:58hero.
- 0:59So
- 0:59I'd
- 1:00say
- 1:00we're
- 1:00going
- 1:00on.
- 1:00Ten
- 1:01years
- 1:01ago,
- 1:02I
- 1:02had,
- 1:03let's
- 1:03say,
- 1:04working
- 1:04with
- 1:04a
- 1:04little
- 1:04bit
- 1:05smaller
- 1:05shipper
- 1:05profile
- 1:06and
- 1:07had
- 1:07this
- 1:07issue
- 1:07with
- 1:08this
- 1:08integration
- 1:09company,
- 1:09Shipero,andIremembersendingamessagetowhomI
- 1:13wastold
- 1:13tosendthemessageto.And
- 1:15thegentlemanbythenameofAaronrespondedback
- 1:17andsaid,
- 1:17noproblem.Iworkedthebugs
- 1:19out,here'sthe
- 1:19fix.Theyshouldbegood
- 1:21togo.Turns
- 1:22outAaronisthefounderofShipheroandnowthey'remuchbiggerthantheywere.
- 1:26ShipHero
- 1:27herewearetoday.
- 1:28So.SoIlikeitalittlefull,fullcircleandIknowKarenverywell
- 1:31aswell.So.Okay,let'sgetrightintoit.Solet'sjuststartoff
- 1:36withkindof
- 1:37abang,a
- 1:37littlebit
- 1:38ofabuzzword
- 1:38as.
- 1:39Asweknowis.But
- 1:41how,how.
- 1:42What'sthebestpractice?Howdo
- 1:43youuseAIinthewarehouse?
- 1:45It's
- 1:45a
- 1:45great
- 1:46question
- 1:46because
- 1:46I
- 1:46think
- 1:46so
- 1:47many
- 1:47people
- 1:47right
- 1:47now
- 1:48are
- 1:48just
- 1:48throwing
- 1:48dollars
- 1:49anywhere
- 1:49because
- 1:50they're
- 1:50so
- 1:50scared
- 1:50to
- 1:51miss
- 1:51out.
- 1:51Yes.
- 1:52Well,
- 1:52one
- 1:52thing
- 1:52we
- 1:53do
- 1:53at
- 1:53ShipHero
- 1:53is
- 1:54really
- 1:54focus
- 1:54on
- 1:54SMB
- 1:55and
- 1:55mid
- 1:55market
- 1:563
- 1:56pls.
- 1:57And
- 1:57so
- 1:57what
- 1:57does
- 1:57that
- 1:57mean?
- 1:58That
- 1:58means
- 1:58we
- 1:58need
- 1:58to
- 1:58be
- 1:58able
- 1:58to
- 1:59get
- 1:59them
- 1:59tools
- 1:59quickly
- 2:00and
- 2:00affordably
- 2:01and
- 2:01they
- 2:01need
- 2:01to
- 2:02work.
- 2:02And
- 2:03it's
- 2:03gotten
- 2:03a
- 2:03lot
- 2:03better
- 2:03since
- 2:042014.
- 2:04I
- 2:05promise.
- 2:06We're
- 2:07at
- 2:0715
- 2:07billion
- 2:07in
- 2:08GMV
- 2:08over
- 2:091300
- 2:09warehouses.
- 2:10Aaron
- 2:11only
- 2:11jumps
- 2:11in
- 2:11on
- 2:11a
- 2:11few
- 2:12tickets,
- 2:12but
- 2:13he
- 2:13still
- 2:13is
- 2:13there.
- 2:14He's
- 2:14a
- 2:14fantastic
- 2:14guy.
- 2:14I'm
- 2:15surprised
- 2:15he
- 2:15hasn't
- 2:15ridden
- 2:15off
- 2:16to
- 2:16the
- 2:16sunset
- 2:16yet.
- 2:16Oh,
- 2:17no,
- 2:17he
- 2:17loves
- 2:17it.
- 2:18He's
- 2:19at
- 2:19the
- 2:19warehouse
- 2:19right
- 2:20now
- 2:20in
- 2:20Vegas,
- 2:20tweaking.
- 2:21So
- 2:21some
- 2:21new
- 2:22vision
- 2:22stuff.
- 2:22So
- 2:23we
- 2:23got
- 2:23some
- 2:23really
- 2:23cool
- 2:23things
- 2:24coming
- 2:24up.
- 2:24So
- 2:25AI
- 2:26AI
- 2:26picking
- 2:27is
- 2:27what
- 2:27we
- 2:27have
- 2:28released
- 2:28on
- 2:29Ship
- 2:29Hero,
- 2:30which
- 2:30has
- 2:30been
- 2:30fantastic.
- 2:31There's
- 2:31a
- 2:31few
- 2:31things
- 2:31it
- 2:32does
- 2:32does
- 2:32smart
- 2:33batching.
- 2:33Because
- 2:34I
- 2:34can
- 2:34still
- 2:34see
- 2:35there's
- 2:35people
- 2:35with
- 2:35eight
- 2:36or
- 2:36eight
- 2:36to
- 2:3610
- 2:37warehouses
- 2:37who
- 2:38have
- 2:38humans
- 2:38batching
- 2:39their
- 2:39orders,
- 2:40which
- 2:40I
- 2:40am
- 2:40like,
- 2:41if
- 2:41you
- 2:41see
- 2:41an
- 2:41Excel
- 2:42sheet,
- 2:42let
- 2:42alone
- 2:43eight
- 2:43to
- 2:43ten
- 2:44physical
- 2:44locations,
- 2:44and
- 2:45they're
- 2:45still
- 2:45batching
- 2:46things,
- 2:46orders
- 2:47themselves.
- 2:47That
- 2:47manual
- 2:48processing.
- 2:49Manual.
- 2:49It's.
- 2:50And
- 2:50it's
- 2:50unnecessary.
- 2:51Makes
- 2:52me
- 2:52sad
- 2:52because
- 2:53I
- 2:53can't
- 2:53even
- 2:53like
- 2:54wrap
- 2:54my
- 2:54head
- 2:54around
- 2:55they're
- 2:55using.
- 2:55BI
- 2:56and
- 2:56all
- 2:56these
- 2:57different
- 2:57things.
- 2:57I'm
- 2:57like,
- 2:58wait,
- 2:58we
- 2:58have
- 2:58AI
- 2:58picking.
- 2:59We're
- 2:59going
- 2:59to
- 2:59have
- 2:59smart
- 3:00batching,
- 3:00route
- 3:01optimization.
- 3:02And
- 3:02what's
- 3:02really
- 3:02cool
- 3:03about
- 3:03this,
- 3:03I
- 3:03know
- 3:04you
- 3:04guys
- 3:04understand
- 3:05congestion
- 3:05in
- 3:05the
- 3:05warehouse.
- 3:06You've
- 3:07got
- 3:07some
- 3:07really
- 3:07hot
- 3:08skus,
- 3:08and
- 3:08all
- 3:08of
- 3:09a
- 3:09sudden
- 3:09you've
- 3:10got
- 3:1010
- 3:10people
- 3:10with
- 3:10parts
- 3:11right
- 3:11there.
- 3:11Great.
- 3:12They're
- 3:12all
- 3:12there.
- 3:13But
- 3:13only
- 3:13one
- 3:14at
- 3:14a
- 3:14time
- 3:14can
- 3:14pick
- 3:15out
- 3:15of.
- 3:15Out
- 3:15of
- 3:16that
- 3:16tote.
- 3:16So
- 3:17what
- 3:17we've
- 3:17done
- 3:17is
- 3:17we've
- 3:18actually
- 3:18brought
- 3:18that
- 3:18into
- 3:19the
- 3:19equation
- 3:19with
- 3:19the
- 3:19AI
- 3:20picking,
- 3:20so
- 3:20that
- 3:21it's
- 3:21actually
- 3:21routing
- 3:22them
- 3:22in
- 3:23like
- 3:23smart
- 3:23shifts
- 3:24so
- 3:24that
- 3:24everyone's
- 3:24not
- 3:25going
- 3:25there
- 3:25at
- 3:25once.
- 3:26We
- 3:26saw
- 3:26a
- 3:26huge.
- 3:27We
- 3:27have
- 3:27seven
- 3:27warehouses
- 3:28of
- 3:28our
- 3:28own
- 3:28with
- 3:28LVK
- 3:29Fulfillment.
- 3:30Huge,
- 3:30huge
- 3:31uptick
- 3:31in
- 3:32productivity.
- 3:33Let's
- 3:33make
- 3:33mention
- 3:34of
- 3:34that
- 3:34real
- 3:34quick
- 3:34because,
- 3:35you
- 3:35know,
- 3:35ShipHero
- 3:35there
- 3:36is
- 3:36lvk.
- 3:36Do
- 3:36you
- 3:36want
- 3:37to
- 3:37just
- 3:37real
- 3:37quick
- 3:38just
- 3:38talk
- 3:38about
- 3:38that?
- 3:39The
- 3:39difference
- 3:39there?
- 3:40Absolutely.
- 3:40So
- 3:40ShiperoisbestinclassWMS,youknow,15
- 3:43billioninGMV.One
- 3:45of
- 3:45thethings
- 3:45thatwe
- 3:46launchedaboutsevenyears
- 3:47about
- 3:47seven
- 3:47years
- 3:48ago
- 3:48was
- 3:48ShipHero
- 3:49weknewthatwe
- 3:50neededtobe
- 3:50inthewarehousesandhave
- 3:51alotofwarehousestotrulyunderstandtheproduct.Sowe'vebeenbuildingthatout.We
- 3:56rebrandedit
- 3:57becausetherewassome
- 3:58confusion
- 3:58in
- 3:58themarketplace.
- 3:59Okay.
- 4:00But
- 4:00yeah,
- 4:00that's
- 4:00what
- 4:00makes
- 4:01our
- 4:01product
- 4:01so
- 4:01good,
- 4:01is
- 4:02that
- 4:02we
- 4:02can
- 4:02test
- 4:02it
- 4:02first.
- 4:03Everything
- 4:03comes
- 4:04through
- 4:04the
- 4:04warehouse.
- 4:05We
- 4:05see
- 4:05if
- 4:05it
- 4:05works,
- 4:05we
- 4:06see
- 4:06what
- 4:06the
- 4:06bugs
- 4:06are
- 4:07before
- 4:07we
- 4:07release
- 4:07it
- 4:08to
- 4:08our
- 4:08customers.
- 4:08Okay,
- 4:09thank
- 4:09you.
- 4:09Yeah.
- 4:10So
- 4:10I'm
- 4:10sure
- 4:10one
- 4:11of
- 4:11the
- 4:11major
- 4:11things
- 4:11for
- 4:11ShipHero
- 4:12that
- 4:12you
- 4:12guys,
- 4:13I'm
- 4:13sure
- 4:13helping
- 4:13your
- 4:13Customers
- 4:14with
- 4:14is
- 4:14that
- 4:14scaling
- 4:15right
- 4:15up
- 4:15their
- 4:15business,
- 4:15helping
- 4:16them
- 4:16get
- 4:17their
- 4:17heads
- 4:17around
- 4:17what
- 4:17they
- 4:18have,
- 4:18where
- 4:18they
- 4:19have
- 4:19it
- 4:19and
- 4:19what
- 4:19the
- 4:19best
- 4:20way
- 4:20to
- 4:20move
- 4:20it
- 4:20is.
- 4:21So
- 4:21I
- 4:21guess
- 4:21a
- 4:21question
- 4:22for
- 4:22me.
- 4:22So
- 4:22I
- 4:22do
- 4:22a
- 4:23lot
- 4:23of
- 4:23our
- 4:23regulatory
- 4:24like
- 4:24issues.
- 4:25So
- 4:26what
- 4:26is
- 4:26something
- 4:27that
- 4:27you
- 4:27guys
- 4:27tried
- 4:28to
- 4:28implement
- 4:28or
- 4:29implemented
- 4:29that
- 4:29looked
- 4:29really
- 4:30good
- 4:30on
- 4:30paper,
- 4:31but
- 4:31then
- 4:31when
- 4:31you
- 4:31finally
- 4:32hit
- 4:32the
- 4:32operations
- 4:33floor,
- 4:34it
- 4:34ended
- 4:34up
- 4:34being
- 4:34kind
- 4:34of
- 4:35a
- 4:35juicy
- 4:36chaos
- 4:36situation?
- 4:36This
- 4:37is
- 4:37a
- 4:37juicy
- 4:38effect.
- 4:39I
- 4:39have
- 4:39to
- 4:39double
- 4:39check
- 4:40too,
- 4:40since
- 4:40I
- 4:40do
- 4:40some
- 4:40of
- 4:40the
- 4:41legal.
- 4:41I
- 4:41have
- 4:41to
- 4:41say,
- 4:41what
- 4:42am
- 4:42I
- 4:42allowed
- 4:42to
- 4:42talk?
- 4:43Don't
- 4:43want
- 4:43to
- 4:43scare
- 4:43anyone.
- 4:44He's
- 4:44my
- 4:45legal
- 4:45fund
- 4:45killer
- 4:46right
- 4:46there.
- 4:46So.
- 4:47Well,
- 4:47compliance,
- 4:48regulatory.
- 4:49Yeah.
- 4:49So
- 4:50I
- 4:50think
- 4:50what
- 4:50we
- 4:51started,
- 4:51when
- 4:51we
- 4:52first
- 4:52started,
- 4:52let's
- 4:53say
- 4:54rolling
- 4:54out
- 4:55some
- 4:55of
- 4:56this
- 4:56AI
- 4:56picking,
- 4:57we
- 4:57had
- 4:57to
- 4:58do
- 4:58it
- 4:58on
- 4:58our,
- 4:58on
- 4:59our,
- 4:59in
- 4:59our
- 4:59own
- 4:59warehouses
- 5:00because
- 5:01we
- 5:01thought,
- 5:01oh
- 5:02well,
- 5:02just
- 5:02engineers
- 5:03who
- 5:03don't
- 5:04actually
- 5:04work
- 5:04in
- 5:05a
- 5:05warehouse
- 5:05day
- 5:05to
- 5:06day.
- 5:06Here's
- 5:06how
- 5:07these
- 5:07things
- 5:07work
- 5:08and
- 5:08here's
- 5:08how
- 5:08this,
- 5:08this
- 5:09is
- 5:09how
- 5:09fast
- 5:09someone
- 5:09will
- 5:10walk.
- 5:10This
- 5:11is
- 5:11how
- 5:12long
- 5:12it
- 5:12takes
- 5:13to
- 5:13pick
- 5:13something.
- 5:14It
- 5:15doesn't
- 5:15necessarily
- 5:15work
- 5:16that
- 5:16way.
- 5:16You
- 5:17know,
- 5:17people
- 5:17need
- 5:17breaks.
- 5:19People
- 5:19might
- 5:19be
- 5:20slower
- 5:20than
- 5:20other
- 5:20people
- 5:21and
- 5:21some
- 5:21people
- 5:21might
- 5:22walk
- 5:22faster.
- 5:22You
- 5:23can't
- 5:23just
- 5:23make
- 5:23these
- 5:24assumptions
- 5:24that
- 5:24this
- 5:25person
- 5:25is
- 5:25a
- 5:26robot
- 5:26because
- 5:26they're
- 5:27not.
- 5:27So
- 5:28I
- 5:28think
- 5:28that
- 5:28was
- 5:28one
- 5:28of
- 5:28the
- 5:28things
- 5:29we
- 5:29learned
- 5:29through
- 5:30a
- 5:30lot
- 5:31of
- 5:31testing.
- 5:32Not
- 5:32even
- 5:32the
- 5:32bigger
- 5:33initiatives,
- 5:33but
- 5:33the
- 5:33smaller
- 5:34initiatives.
- 5:35We
- 5:35have
- 5:35to
- 5:36test
- 5:36it
- 5:36with
- 5:36real
- 5:36people,
- 5:37real
- 5:37managers.
- 5:38And
- 5:38also
- 5:38through
- 5:39an
- 5:39eight
- 5:39hour
- 5:39shift.
- 5:40No
- 5:40more
- 5:41of
- 5:41this
- 5:41like,
- 5:41oh,
- 5:41it
- 5:41worked
- 5:42for
- 5:42an
- 5:42hour.
- 5:43Hit
- 5:44the
- 5:44edge
- 5:44cases,
- 5:44hit
- 5:45the
- 5:45exceptions.
- 5:46And
- 5:46it's
- 5:46got
- 5:46to
- 5:46do
- 5:47multiple
- 5:47shifts
- 5:47before
- 5:48we
- 5:48declare
- 5:49victory
- 5:49and
- 5:50stamp
- 5:50it,
- 5:50deploy
- 5:50it.
- 5:51Yeah,
- 5:51exactly.
- 5:53So
- 5:54all
- 5:54right,
- 5:54if
- 5:54you
- 5:552025,
- 5:56I
- 5:57hate
- 5:57to
- 5:57even
- 5:57bring
- 5:57it
- 5:57up
- 5:58because
- 5:58I
- 5:58said
- 5:58goodbye
- 5:59to
- 5:59it
- 5:59a
- 5:59little
- 5:59while
- 5:59ago
- 6:00and.
- 6:00But
- 6:00it
- 6:01went
- 6:01fast.
- 6:02Well,
- 6:02so
- 6:03long.
- 6:03You
- 6:03know
- 6:03what
- 6:03I
- 6:04mean?
- 6:04Don't
- 6:04let
- 6:04the
- 6:04door
- 6:04hit
- 6:05you
- 6:05or
- 6:05the
- 6:05good
- 6:05Lord
- 6:06split
- 6:06you.
- 6:06So
- 6:07if
- 6:07you
- 6:07had
- 6:08to
- 6:08look
- 6:08back
- 6:08at
- 6:082025,
- 6:10what
- 6:10were
- 6:10your
- 6:11biggest,
- 6:11you
- 6:11know,
- 6:11ship,
- 6:11Hero,
- 6:12LVK,
- 6:12whatever,
- 6:12whatever
- 6:13it
- 6:13is
- 6:13just
- 6:13biggest
- 6:14challenges.
- 6:15The
- 6:16biggest
- 6:16challenges
- 6:17was
- 6:17just
- 6:18the
- 6:19uncertainty.
- 6:21And
- 6:21I
- 6:21know
- 6:21everyone
- 6:22said
- 6:22that
- 6:22word
- 6:23ad
- 6:23nauseam
- 6:24and
- 6:24I
- 6:24think
- 6:24it
- 6:24was
- 6:25one
- 6:25thing
- 6:25we
- 6:25could
- 6:25all
- 6:25agree
- 6:26on.
- 6:26Yes.
- 6:26If
- 6:27you
- 6:27can't
- 6:27plan,
- 6:28all
- 6:28you
- 6:28can
- 6:28do
- 6:28is
- 6:28worry.
- 6:30And
- 6:30when
- 6:30things
- 6:31change
- 6:31and
- 6:31people
- 6:31are.
- 6:31Worried
- 6:32a
- 6:32day
- 6:32and
- 6:33everybody.
- 6:33You
- 6:33never
- 6:33knew
- 6:33what
- 6:34was
- 6:34going
- 6:34to.
- 6:34Be
- 6:34in
- 6:34the
- 6:34news
- 6:35when
- 6:35you
- 6:35came.
- 6:36Most
- 6:36of
- 6:37us
- 6:37have
- 6:37kind
- 6:37of,
- 6:37you
- 6:38know,
- 6:38we're
- 6:38not
- 6:38speedboats
- 6:39all
- 6:39the
- 6:39time.
- 6:40You
- 6:40know,
- 6:40in
- 6:40Logistics
- 6:41and
- 6:41warehousing.
- 6:42We
- 6:42need
- 6:42time
- 6:42to
- 6:43make
- 6:43changes.
- 6:43It's,
- 6:44it's,
- 6:45you
- 6:45know,
- 6:46it's
- 6:46a
- 6:46yacht
- 6:46that
- 6:46we're,
- 6:47we're
- 6:47trying
- 6:47to
- 6:47turn
- 6:47around
- 6:48or
- 6:48a
- 6:48cruise
- 6:48ship,
- 6:48not
- 6:49a
- 6:49speedboat.
- 6:49That's
- 6:49true.
- 6:50So
- 6:50we
- 6:50needed
- 6:51that
- 6:51time.
- 6:51And
- 6:51I
- 6:51really
- 6:52felt
- 6:52for
- 6:52many
- 6:52of
- 6:52our
- 6:53brands
- 6:53because
- 6:53they're
- 6:53getting
- 6:54hit
- 6:54from
- 6:54each
- 6:54way
- 6:55and
- 6:56I
- 6:56truly
- 6:57feel
- 6:57that
- 6:57we
- 6:58need
- 6:58to
- 6:58empower
- 6:58our
- 6:58brands
- 6:59because
- 6:59if
- 6:59we
- 7:00don't
- 7:00have
- 7:00packages
- 7:00to
- 7:00ship,
- 7:02doesn't
- 7:02matter
- 7:02how
- 7:03good
- 7:03our
- 7:03software
- 7:03is
- 7:04not
- 7:05there.
- 7:06We
- 7:06need
- 7:06packages.
- 7:07We'll
- 7:07just
- 7:07be
- 7:07podcasters
- 7:08then.
- 7:08Yeah,
- 7:08you
- 7:09guys
- 7:09are
- 7:09great.
- 7:09Oh,
- 7:10appreciate
- 7:11that.
- 7:12Okay,
- 7:12very
- 7:13good.
- 7:13Sorry,
- 7:13Jason.
- 7:13So
- 7:14I
- 7:14guess
- 7:15that's
- 7:15kind
- 7:15of
- 7:15a
- 7:16look
- 7:16back,
- 7:16right?
- 7:17So
- 7:17looking
- 7:182025
- 7:19was
- 7:19tough
- 7:19for
- 7:19a
- 7:19lot
- 7:19of
- 7:20reasons.
- 7:20But
- 7:21what
- 7:21are
- 7:21we
- 7:21most
- 7:21excited
- 7:22for?
- 7:22Looking
- 7:22forward.
- 7:23So
- 7:24what's
- 7:24coming
- 7:24up?
- 7:25So
- 7:25I
- 7:25love
- 7:26this
- 7:26question,
- 7:26Jason,
- 7:26because
- 7:27I'm
- 7:27an
- 7:27optimist.
- 7:27There
- 7:27you
- 7:27go.
- 7:28I
- 7:28am
- 7:28like,
- 7:29I
- 7:29am
- 7:29like
- 7:29what's.
- 7:30I
- 7:30am
- 7:30like,
- 7:30I'm
- 7:31a
- 7:31quarterback
- 7:31that
- 7:31I
- 7:32can
- 7:32throw
- 7:32an
- 7:32interception
- 7:32and
- 7:33I
- 7:33forget
- 7:33about
- 7:33it
- 7:33two
- 7:34seconds
- 7:34later.
- 7:34You
- 7:34got
- 7:34to
- 7:34have
- 7:34a
- 7:35short
- 7:35term
- 7:35memory
- 7:35in
- 7:35some
- 7:36of
- 7:36this
- 7:36stuff.
- 7:37So
- 7:37I
- 7:37mentioned
- 7:37AI
- 7:38picking.
- 7:38This
- 7:39is
- 7:39great.
- 7:39But
- 7:39it's
- 7:39a
- 7:39larger
- 7:40initiative
- 7:40again
- 7:40for
- 7:41the
- 7:41SMB
- 7:41bin
- 7:41market
- 7:42to
- 7:42give
- 7:42them
- 7:43tools
- 7:44that
- 7:44are
- 7:44inexpensive
- 7:45so
- 7:45they
- 7:46can
- 7:46start
- 7:46to
- 7:46bring
- 7:46the
- 7:46cost
- 7:46down
- 7:47because
- 7:47there's
- 7:47costs
- 7:48going
- 7:48up
- 7:48everywhere
- 7:49else
- 7:49with
- 7:49inflation
- 7:49and
- 7:50things
- 7:50of
- 7:50that
- 7:50nature.
- 7:51So
- 7:51between
- 7:51AI
- 7:52picking
- 7:52and
- 7:52then
- 7:52attainable
- 7:53automation,
- 7:54we're
- 7:54seeing
- 7:54some
- 7:55very
- 7:55large
- 7:55robotics
- 7:56companies
- 7:56here
- 7:56which
- 7:57are
- 7:57fantastic
- 7:57for
- 7:58certain
- 7:58use
- 7:58cases.
- 7:59That
- 7:59being
- 8:00said,
- 8:01we
- 8:01have
- 8:0160
- 8:01brands
- 8:02in
- 8:02a
- 8:02warehouse,
- 8:03you
- 8:03know,
- 8:03tens
- 8:04of
- 8:04thousands
- 8:04of
- 8:04SKUs
- 8:04that
- 8:05all
- 8:05look
- 8:05different.
- 8:06That's
- 8:06not
- 8:06always
- 8:06good
- 8:06for
- 8:07a
- 8:073
- 8:07to
- 8:075
- 8:08million
- 8:08dollars
- 8:08install
- 8:09with
- 8:09a
- 8:09long
- 8:10multi
- 8:10year
- 8:10contract.
- 8:11So
- 8:11attainable
- 8:12automation
- 8:12does
- 8:12a
- 8:12few
- 8:12things.
- 8:13We're
- 8:13able
- 8:14to
- 8:14do
- 8:15things
- 8:15like
- 8:16direct
- 8:16pack
- 8:17with
- 8:17lights
- 8:18where
- 8:18we
- 8:18take
- 8:19800
- 8:19SKUs,
- 8:20put
- 8:20them
- 8:20in
- 8:20a
- 8:20module,
- 8:21have
- 8:21lights
- 8:22for
- 8:22the
- 8:22same
- 8:22person
- 8:22who's
- 8:23picking
- 8:23those
- 8:23items
- 8:23from
- 8:24the
- 8:24lights
- 8:24is
- 8:24packing
- 8:25them.
- 8:2530
- 8:26to
- 8:265,
- 8:2635%
- 8:27efficiency.
- 8:28It
- 8:28costs
- 8:28about
- 8:28$2,000
- 8:29to
- 8:30set
- 8:30one
- 8:30of
- 8:30those
- 8:30up.
- 8:30I
- 8:31mean
- 8:31these
- 8:31are
- 8:31very.
- 8:32Yeah,
- 8:32it's
- 8:32Amazon
- 8:33lights
- 8:33that
- 8:33we've
- 8:34like.
- 8:35We
- 8:35are
- 8:35tinkers.
- 8:36Are
- 8:36you
- 8:36like
- 8:36just
- 8:36letting
- 8:37out
- 8:37trade
- 8:37secrets
- 8:37right
- 8:38now?
- 8:38Is
- 8:38this.
- 8:38We've
- 8:39packaged
- 8:39them
- 8:39too.
- 8:39They're
- 8:39not
- 8:40trade
- 8:40secrets.
- 8:41No,
- 8:41we
- 8:41sell
- 8:41them
- 8:42for
- 8:42the
- 8:42right,
- 8:42the
- 8:43right
- 8:43price.
- 8:44Sure.
- 8:44Because
- 8:44we
- 8:45want
- 8:45the
- 8:45SMB
- 8:46and
- 8:46mid
- 8:46market
- 8:463
- 8:46PL
- 8:47and
- 8:47even
- 8:47the
- 8:47brands
- 8:48that
- 8:48need
- 8:48these
- 8:49types
- 8:49of
- 8:50automations,
- 8:50they
- 8:51should
- 8:51have
- 8:51access
- 8:51to
- 8:51them.
- 8:52Yeah.
- 8:53It
- 8:53helps
- 8:53them
- 8:53automate
- 8:54without
- 8:54the
- 8:55large
- 8:55Investment
- 8:56expenses
- 8:56of
- 8:56doing,
- 8:57you
- 8:57know,
- 8:57major
- 8:57warehouse
- 8:58renovations,
- 8:59installation
- 8:59or
- 9:00something
- 9:00like
- 9:00that.
- 9:00We
- 9:01want
- 9:01to
- 9:01de
- 9:01risk
- 9:01their
- 9:02chance
- 9:02for
- 9:02growth.
- 9:02Sure.
- 9:03And
- 9:03I
- 9:03think
- 9:04that's
- 9:04the
- 9:04thing.
- 9:04We
- 9:04want
- 9:04to
- 9:04make
- 9:05it
- 9:05an
- 9:05easy
- 9:05decision
- 9:06for
- 9:06these
- 9:06brands
- 9:06and
- 9:06these
- 9:07operators
- 9:07at
- 9:073pls
- 9:08to
- 9:08say
- 9:08yes,
- 9:09I'll
- 9:09do
- 9:09some
- 9:09lights
- 9:10with
- 9:10carts.
- 9:10I'll
- 9:11do
- 9:11direct
- 9:11pack.
- 9:11I'll
- 9:12use
- 9:12AI
- 9:12picking.
- 9:13It
- 9:14trims
- 9:14the
- 9:14margins
- 9:15on
- 9:15the
- 9:15amount
- 9:15of
- 9:15time
- 9:16it
- 9:16takes.
- 9:16Dwell
- 9:17is
- 9:18pretty
- 9:18quick
- 9:18based
- 9:18on
- 9:18that
- 9:19price.
- 9:19Oh,
- 9:20super
- 9:20quick.
- 9:20I
- 9:20mean
- 9:21it's,
- 9:22it's.
- 9:22To
- 9:22me
- 9:23it's
- 9:23a
- 9:23no
- 9:23brainer.
- 9:23When
- 9:24Aaron
- 9:24brought
- 9:24it
- 9:24to
- 9:25me
- 9:25and
- 9:25we
- 9:25did
- 9:25some
- 9:25testing
- 9:26two
- 9:26peak
- 9:26seasons
- 9:26ago
- 9:27with
- 9:27a
- 9:27large
- 9:27customer.
- 9:28Okay.
- 9:28I
- 9:28was
- 9:28like,
- 9:29put
- 9:29it
- 9:29everywhere.
- 9:30I
- 9:31was
- 9:31like
- 9:31we
- 9:31need
- 9:31more
- 9:31of
- 9:32this
- 9:32because
- 9:33our
- 9:33throughput
- 9:33was
- 9:33just
- 9:34insane
- 9:34thing.
- 9:34I,
- 9:34I
- 9:35couldn't
- 9:35even
- 9:35imagine.
- 9:36So.
- 9:36All
- 9:36right.
- 9:38I'd
- 9:38be
- 9:38doing
- 9:38everybody
- 9:39a
- 9:39disservice
- 9:39if
- 9:39we
- 9:40didn't
- 9:40talk
- 9:40a
- 9:40little
- 9:40bit
- 9:40more
- 9:40about
- 9:41just
- 9:41Ship
- 9:41Hero
- 9:41though.
- 9:42So,
- 9:42so,
- 9:42so
- 9:43what
- 9:43I
- 9:44want
- 9:44to
- 9:44ask
- 9:44then
- 9:44is,
- 9:45you
- 9:45know,
- 9:45what
- 9:45separates
- 9:46Ship
- 9:46Bureau
- 9:46from
- 9:47where
- 9:47it
- 9:48manifest?
- 9:48There's,
- 9:48there's
- 9:49obviously
- 9:49tons
- 9:49of
- 9:49options
- 9:50and
- 9:50such,
- 9:50you
- 9:50know,
- 9:51and,
- 9:51and
- 9:51so
- 9:52what
- 9:53separates
- 9:53ShipHero
- 9:53from
- 9:54other
- 9:54industry
- 9:54options?
- 9:55And
- 9:55what's
- 9:55a
- 9:55good
- 9:56ICP
- 9:56for
- 9:56ShipHero
- 9:57or
- 9:57I
- 9:58guess
- 9:58talk
- 9:58about
- 9:58LVK
- 9:59too
- 9:59if
- 9:59you
- 9:59want
- 9:59to
- 9:59separate
- 10:00them.
- 10:00But
- 10:00if
- 10:00we
- 10:01just
- 10:01go
- 10:01over
- 10:01that,.
- 10:01Then
- 10:02I
- 10:02think
- 10:02when
- 10:02we
- 10:03talk
- 10:03about
- 10:03ship
- 10:03hero
- 10:04again,
- 10:04SMB
- 10:05mid
- 10:05market,
- 10:053
- 10:05PL
- 10:06and
- 10:07brands.
- 10:07Anyone
- 10:07doing
- 10:08over
- 10:0810,000
- 10:09orders
- 10:09a
- 10:09month
- 10:09that
- 10:10just
- 10:10doesn't
- 10:10need
- 10:11a
- 10:11label
- 10:11creator
- 10:12like
- 10:12you
- 10:12need
- 10:12guided
- 10:13put
- 10:13away,
- 10:13you
- 10:14need
- 10:14locations,
- 10:15you
- 10:15need
- 10:15Rate
- 10:16shop,
- 10:16you
- 10:16need
- 10:16Rate
- 10:17shop
- 10:17plus
- 10:18all
- 10:18of
- 10:18those
- 10:18types
- 10:19of
- 10:19things,
- 10:19it's
- 10:19very
- 10:20accessible
- 10:20at
- 10:20a
- 10:21good
- 10:21price
- 10:21point.
- 10:21Yep.
- 10:22And
- 10:22you
- 10:22get
- 10:23a
- 10:23lot
- 10:23of
- 10:23bang
- 10:23for
- 10:23your
- 10:23buck.
- 10:24So
- 10:24that's
- 10:24kind
- 10:24of
- 10:24the
- 10:25ICP
- 10:25once
- 10:25you
- 10:25get
- 10:26over
- 10:26that,
- 10:2610,000
- 10:26orders
- 10:27a
- 10:27month
- 10:27and
- 10:27you
- 10:27just,
- 10:28you
- 10:28need
- 10:28something
- 10:28more
- 10:28than
- 10:29just
- 10:29length
- 10:30and
- 10:30you
- 10:30know,
- 10:31over
- 10:3110,000
- 10:31square
- 10:32feet,
- 10:32we
- 10:32can
- 10:32get
- 10:32you
- 10:32up
- 10:32and
- 10:33going
- 10:33pretty
- 10:33quick.
- 10:34And
- 10:34if
- 10:34you
- 10:34want
- 10:34to
- 10:35get,
- 10:35you
- 10:35know,
- 10:35go,
- 10:36you
- 10:36have
- 10:36two
- 10:36or
- 10:36three
- 10:37warehouses,
- 10:37we
- 10:37can
- 10:37do
- 10:37that
- 10:38too.
- 10:38We
- 10:38can
- 10:38go
- 10:38up
- 10:38the
- 10:39enterprise
- 10:39chain
- 10:39if
- 10:39we
- 10:39need
- 10:40to.
- 10:40But
- 10:40really
- 10:41that
- 10:41SMB
- 10:41mid
- 10:42market
- 10:42is
- 10:42where
- 10:42we
- 10:43provide
- 10:43the
- 10:43most
- 10:44value
- 10:44at
- 10:44this
- 10:45time
- 10:45for
- 10:45those
- 10:45folks.
- 10:46And
- 10:46does
- 10:46that
- 10:46carry
- 10:46over
- 10:47to
- 10:47LVK
- 10:47too?
- 10:48LVK,
- 10:49yes.
- 10:49Anyone
- 10:50doing
- 10:50over
- 10:5050
- 10:51million
- 10:51in
- 10:51GMB
- 10:52on
- 10:52the
- 10:52brand
- 10:52side
- 10:53is
- 10:53a
- 10:54great
- 10:54option.
- 10:54You
- 10:55know,
- 10:55apparel,
- 10:55shoes,
- 10:56anything
- 10:56that's
- 10:57a
- 10:57little
- 10:57bit
- 10:57more
- 10:57difficult.
- 10:58We
- 10:58like
- 10:58to
- 10:59specialize
- 10:59in
- 10:59that
- 10:59we
- 10:59only
- 11:00take
- 11:00on
- 11:00five
- 11:00to
- 11:00seven
- 11:00new
- 11:01customers
- 11:01a
- 11:01year.
- 11:02So
- 11:02we're
- 11:02Very
- 11:02selective.
- 11:04Yeah,
- 11:04we'd
- 11:04rather
- 11:04go
- 11:05very
- 11:05deep
- 11:05with
- 11:05our
- 11:06customers.
- 11:06Okay.
- 11:07Yeah.
- 11:07All
- 11:07right,
- 11:07very
- 11:07good.
- 11:08Well,
- 11:08I'm
- 11:09going
- 11:09to
- 11:09start
- 11:09off
- 11:09here
- 11:10just
- 11:10kind
- 11:10of
- 11:10recapping
- 11:10things.
- 11:11Is
- 11:11there
- 11:11anything
- 11:11you
- 11:11wanted
- 11:11to
- 11:12add,
- 11:12Jason?
- 11:12Well,
- 11:12I
- 11:12would
- 11:12think
- 11:13that,
- 11:13that
- 11:13inventory
- 11:14management
- 11:14is
- 11:14such
- 11:14a
- 11:15big
- 11:15part
- 11:15probably
- 11:16what
- 11:16your,
- 11:16your
- 11:16value
- 11:17add
- 11:17is
- 11:17for
- 11:17your
- 11:18customers.
- 11:19What
- 11:19is
- 11:19like
- 11:20what
- 11:20makes
- 11:20ShipHero
- 11:21special
- 11:21for
- 11:22inventory
- 11:22management?
- 11:23What
- 11:23are
- 11:23some
- 11:23of
- 11:23the
- 11:23problems
- 11:23you're
- 11:24solving?
- 11:24So
- 11:25with
- 11:25ShipHero,
- 11:25it's
- 11:26a
- 11:26great
- 11:26question
- 11:26because
- 11:26one
- 11:26thing
- 11:27at
- 11:27ShipHero
- 11:27is
- 11:28that
- 11:28some
- 11:28people
- 11:28don't
- 11:28know.
- 11:28It's,
- 11:29it's
- 11:29a
- 11:29WMS
- 11:29IMS
- 11:30oms.
- 11:31We
- 11:31can
- 11:31route
- 11:31orders,
- 11:32we
- 11:32can
- 11:32do
- 11:32cycle
- 11:33counts,
- 11:33we
- 11:33do
- 11:33the
- 11:34guided
- 11:34put
- 11:34away.
- 11:35We
- 11:35have
- 11:35created
- 11:35different
- 11:36things
- 11:36within
- 11:36the
- 11:36inventory
- 11:38that
- 11:38are
- 11:38processes,
- 11:39not
- 11:39just
- 11:40the
- 11:40tech.
- 11:40For
- 11:40example,
- 11:41we
- 11:41have
- 11:41something
- 11:41called
- 11:41hospital.
- 11:42If
- 11:42someone
- 11:43goes
- 11:43to
- 11:43a
- 11:43location
- 11:44and
- 11:44there's
- 11:44a
- 11:44product
- 11:44not
- 11:45there,
- 11:45instead
- 11:45of
- 11:46them
- 11:46trying
- 11:46to
- 11:46go
- 11:46to
- 11:46overstock,
- 11:47they
- 11:47just
- 11:47hit
- 11:48a
- 11:48button
- 11:48that
- 11:48says
- 11:48hospital.
- 11:49The
- 11:50wham.
- 11:50A
- 11:50warehouse
- 11:51account
- 11:51manager
- 11:51will
- 11:51take
- 11:51care
- 11:52of
- 11:52it
- 11:52or
- 11:52someone
- 11:52from
- 11:52inventory
- 11:53and
- 11:53they
- 11:53can
- 11:53keep
- 11:54going.
- 11:54I
- 11:55think
- 11:55we
- 11:55know
- 11:56it's
- 11:57a
- 11:57small
- 11:57thing,
- 11:57very
- 11:58intuitive
- 11:58and
- 11:59it's
- 11:59intuitive
- 11:59and
- 12:00it
- 12:00doesn't
- 12:00get
- 12:00the
- 12:00picker
- 12:01out
- 12:01of
- 12:01their
- 12:01flow
- 12:02because
- 12:03it
- 12:04pushes
- 12:04the
- 12:04exceptions
- 12:05to
- 12:05the
- 12:05folks
- 12:05who
- 12:05just
- 12:05work
- 12:06on
- 12:06exceptions
- 12:06all
- 12:06day
- 12:07and
- 12:07doesn't
- 12:07stop
- 12:07the
- 12:08process.
- 12:09Yeah,
- 12:09it's
- 12:09fantastic.
- 12:10It's
- 12:10like
- 12:11non
- 12:12mechanical
- 12:12automation.
- 12:13That's
- 12:13great.
- 12:13That's
- 12:14what
- 12:14I
- 12:14said.
- 12:14So
- 12:15when
- 12:15I
- 12:15look
- 12:15back
- 12:16and
- 12:16I
- 12:16think
- 12:16I
- 12:17used
- 12:17the
- 12:17years
- 12:182018
- 12:18to
- 12:182022,
- 12:20I
- 12:20had
- 12:21multiple
- 12:21customers
- 12:22or
- 12:22brands,
- 12:23shippers,
- 12:23whatever
- 12:23you
- 12:23want
- 12:23to
- 12:24call
- 12:24them,
- 12:24that
- 12:24transition
- 12:25away
- 12:25from
- 12:25other
- 12:26platforms
- 12:26or
- 12:27other
- 12:27multi
- 12:27carrier
- 12:28platforms
- 12:28to
- 12:29ship
- 12:29hero
- 12:29because
- 12:30they
- 12:30needed
- 12:30the
- 12:31inventory
- 12:31management
- 12:32component
- 12:33that
- 12:33ShipHero
- 12:33had
- 12:34as
- 12:34opposed
- 12:34to
- 12:34just
- 12:34a
- 12:34label
- 12:35generator
- 12:35or
- 12:35whatever
- 12:36it
- 12:36might
- 12:36be.
- 12:37Okay,
- 12:38so
- 12:38Maggie,
- 12:38thank
- 12:39you
- 12:39so
- 12:39much
- 12:39for
- 12:39joining
- 12:39us
- 12:40today.
- 12:40Is
- 12:40there
- 12:40anything
- 12:40that
- 12:41maybe
- 12:41we
- 12:41missed
- 12:41or
- 12:41that
- 12:42you
- 12:42want
- 12:42to
- 12:42add
- 12:42in
- 12:42before
- 12:43we
- 12:43kind
- 12:43of
- 12:43cap
- 12:43it
- 12:43off?
- 12:44I
- 12:44just
- 12:44hope
- 12:45everyone
- 12:45has
- 12:45a
- 12:45great
- 12:452026.
- 12:46Stay
- 12:47positive.
- 12:48If
- 12:48anyone
- 12:48has
- 12:48any
- 12:49questions,
- 12:49we
- 12:49know
- 12:50things
- 12:50are
- 12:50uncertain
- 12:51at
- 12:51any
- 12:51given
- 12:51moment
- 12:51but
- 12:52we're
- 12:52here
- 12:52to
- 12:52help
- 12:52at
- 12:52ShipHero.
- 12:54Thank
- 12:54you
- 12:54so
- 12:54much.
- 12:54Thanks
- 12:55everybody
- 12:55for
- 12:55joining
- 12:56and
- 12:57we'll
- 12:57see
- 12:57you
- 12:57again
- 12:57soon.
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