Should I fulfil from home, a warehouse or a 3PL?
Compare control, cost, staffing, systems and the point where each model starts to make sense.
Warehouse guides
Choose the stock, warehouse and freight setup that fits your business.
Start with the way the work needs to run. Add hardware and stock control only where needed.
Start with the problem you are trying to solve
Do I need direct carrier accounts or a freight platform?
Understand the difference between your own carrier accounts, a multi-carrier system and a freight broker.
Do you need inventory management software?
What inventory software does, and when a growing business needs more than spreadsheets.
5 signs it’s time for inventory software
The operational symptoms that tell you spreadsheets have run out of road.
How to set up your inventory
A practical setup guide: products, locations, opening stock and the first stocktake.
What barcode scanner do you need?
Compare USB, Bluetooth, phone camera and integrated rugged devices.
Do you need serial or batch tracking?
Choose the lightest traceability process that still protects the product, customer and business.
How should warehouse locations work?
Start with clear warehouses and bays, then add scanning and deeper location control as volume grows.
What does a connected warehouse look like?
See how receiving, stock, picking, packing, freight and customer service fit together.
Open step-by-step inventory and warehouse help
Use the Tall Emu Help Centre for step-by-step instructions on products, locations, barcodes, stocktakes, inbound shipments, outbound shipments, stock transfers, serial numbers and batches.
Show us the warehouse problem
We will help you separate the process problem from the software problem and show you how Tall Emu can connect the work.
See how Tall Emu could work in your business.
Tell us what you’re trying to fix. You’ll speak with a real person from our Australian team.
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