As brands scale, so do the complexities of warehouse logistics. What used to be simple, tracking incoming boxes, putting items on shelves, and shipping orders, quickly becomes a logistical headache when your operation spans multiple vendors, hundreds of SKUs, and disconnected systems.
This is exactly what we see across modern apparel and manufacturing companies: operations teams juggling NetSuite for accounting, ShipStation for shipping, Google Sheets for tracking, and manual labor to fill in the gaps.Â
The result?
- Delayed receiving
- Disconnected fulfillment workflows
- Inaccurate inventory counts
- Lost productivity
It doesn’t have to be this way.
The Problem: Disconnected Systems & Manual Workflows
One fast-growing apparel brand recently faced this exact scenario:
- Multiple vendors fulfilling parts of a single customer order
- No barcode system for inbound receiving, all SKUs are manually verified
- Staging delays between receiving and production
- ShipStation used solely for label creation, disconnected from actual inventory movement
- No visibility into when an entire order is ready to enter production
- Manual inventory adjustments for discrepancies discovered days later
They knew their warehouse team needed to move faster, but not at the cost of accuracy or control.
The Solution: PackageX Warehouse Logistics Suite
To help solve these problems, the team implemented PackageX’s modular platform, starting with smart receiving and inventory management, and planning for fulfillment and work order management in future phases.
Here’s how PackageX made an immediate impact:
1. Smart Inbound Receiving
- Mobile devices scan shipping labels or packing slips to instantly match against purchase orders.
- Operators snap photos of labels or boxes to log arrivals, eliminating the need for hardware.
- Support for partial receipts across multiple POs tied to a single sales order.
2. Location-Based Put-Away
- Created barcoded storage layouts reflecting their physical warehouse.
- Allowed real-time tracking of where every item or box was stored, even before staging.
- Streamlined the transition from
Receiving → Staging → QC → Shipping.
3. Proof of Delivery & Audit Trails
- The system supports photo capture and POD documentation at every step: from initial receipt to internal deliveries.
- Managers can verify when and where each item was received and stored.
4. NetSuite Sync & Metadata Mapping
- While work orders weren’t implemented yet, PackageX designed a future-ready model:
- Mapping multiple POs to a single sales order.
- Planning for metadata fields to trigger downstream work order visibility.
- Laying the groundwork for bidirectional NetSuite integration.
The Results: Visibility, Simplicity, and a Scalable Path Forward
In just one session, the operations team saw how PackageX could replace spreadsheets, reduce their dependency on ShipStation, and bring end-to-end logistics transparency to their warehouse.
They no longer had to guess when all the components of an order had arrived.
No more scrambling to find the missing third vendor’s delivery.
No more stalling production because staging didn’t know a package was received two days ago.
Why This Matters?
In complex operations like fashion and custom manufacturing, receiving is not just about logging boxes, it’s about enabling every downstream process: production, packing, and delivery.
By unifying data, automating scans, and providing actionable visibility, PackageX enables brands to operate with speed and precision, without the need to switch platforms.
Whether you’re scaling from five shipments a day to 500 or just tired of duct-taped workflows, the answer isn’t more people. It’s smarter systems.
Want to see how PackageX can transform your warehouse workflows?
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