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Better communication leads to better cash flow

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As with any business Cash is King , and optimizing cash flow is an important step to running a successful business. To illustrate, when cash is tight here a three major negative impacts. Using the  MDS-Nx Customer Payment Portal  You can now accept payments 24/7 using credit cards with a built in fee or No Fee ACH allowing you to get paid electronically, removing the "Check is in the Mail Syndrome" and any lag in accounts receivable.  (quick tip if you are not already an MDS-Nx client you can sign up for free ACH with melio and take advantage now)    Late Payments Cash is needed to pay your company's expenses and bills. If you don't have cash in hand, you may be forced to take on additional loans or make late payments. This can lead to late payment fees on utilities or debts. Additionally, your late payments negatively affect your business' credit rating and impact your ability to get credit account privileges and loans in the future. Slow Growth Even if ...

Time to restructure your warehouse?

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Doing more with less has taken on a new meaning during the pandemic. While Inventory and warehouse expense represent the two largest investments in a distribution environment, The time to restructure your warehouse and business operations could not be better.  An efficiently managed warehouse will provide the greatest financial return on investment, in addition to achieving greater levels of productivity and cost savings. The MDS Warehouse Management System (MDS-WMS) is a powerful solution for automating the inventory handling process in your warehouse. Utilizing state-of-the-art technology and proven product management techniques, it provides a comprehensive and cost-effective warehouse management solution. MDS-WMS works as part of a complete software solution by integrating wireless and bar-coding technologies, shipping systems and other warehouse automation equipment such as Carousels, PTL (Pick To Light), Voice directed picking, and Sortation systems. Competitive Advantage MDS ...

Drive your business with the secure cloud

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    Drive your business with the IBM Secure Cloud, TSH is proud to announce the availability of our MDS-Nx software suite on the "Most Secure and Open public cloud for business."   As the work at home culture evolves TSH has partnered with multiple infrastructure providers to offer best in breed technology solutions for our client. This allows for greater redundancy, speed and functionality within our MDS-Nx software suite and all of our TSH offerings.  What type of company is best served by MDS Software as a Service (Cloud/Saas)? The Cloud/SaaS option is particularly attractive to smaller organizations that do not have in-house IT staffs, and anticipate rapid growth. The Cloud/SaaS approach allows a Customer to enjoy all the benefits of the MDS system for a low fixed monthly fee. TSH takes full responsibility for the operation of the system, including data backups. Further, Cloud/SaaS provides the ability to easily add users and capacity as the compan...

Closing the loop with last mile delivery

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 T he pandemic-fueled shipment boom doesn’t appear to be slowing down in the second half of the year as July package volumes exceeded the average monthly volume in the first three months of the outbreak. According to data from ShipMatrix,  Amazon  shipped 415 million packages in July compared with a monthly average of 389 million between April and June. The e-commerce giant also delivered 66% of its own packages in July, compared with 61% between April and June. In the same time UPS and Fedex volumes are up as well , but as Amazon continues to bring shipments in house so do more distributors understanding the value that comes from being able to close the loop and bring end to end visibility to the supply chain.  With the launch of our Delivery Master 2.0 product the MDS-Nx system is uniquely designed to give you the tools to power your supply chain.  Improve Delivery Accuracy Monitor Driver Performance Complete  Delivery Records Electronic  Proof of D...