3PL
BFC Software offers tech-driven, precision-focused 3PL distribution solutions that optimize picking, load building, and delivery accuracy while ensuring compliance with complex requirements like weight balancing and temperature control, as praised by industry leaders for significantly improving operational efficiency and profitability.
Load with Precision. Deliver with Confidence.
As a 3PL distributor, accuracy and timeliness are everything. Our solutions help you streamline picking, optimize load building, and execute efficient, accurate deliveries, while considering complex requirements like temperature control, truck configurations, and various product sizes.
Tech-Driven Solutions for Your 3PL Operations
Optimize your 3PL distribution with purpose-built tools like Load Planner—designed to streamline operations, enhance accuracy, and maximize efficiency. Our platform helps you:
- Optimize Deliveries: Improve picking accuracy and efficiency with faster loading, better trailer space utilization, and more organized and accurate delivery.
- Ease of Delivery: Improve delivery speed and accuracy with load maps for drivers to guide the outbound process.
- Weight Compliance: Efficiently allocate proper axle weight balancing and overall load weight to prevent overweight and axle imbalance fines—and eliminate costly reloading.
Don’t Take Our Word, Take Theirs
Read what it's like to use BFC Software.
"Over the years, our trust in BFC has paid off. They've not just optimized our operations and profitability; they've been a reliable partner that's allowed us to grow and expand our business. That's why we've never needed to look elsewhere."
Robert Berkowitz
President @ City Line
“BFC Software saved us so much time and resources while giving us way more insights into the operations and efficiency of our business than we ever had manually."
Ed Maybrun
President @ Cotati Food Service
"BFC reduced the number of selectors from 30 to 17, eliminated 2 checkers and improved mispicks from 1-1,000 to 1-12,000."
Dennis Merchant
Operations Manager @ Jordano's FoodService
The Gold Standard For Warehouse Operations
Our broadline, specialty, produce, protein, and convenience store clients set the standard for what ‘Good Looks Like’ in the food distribution industry.
- 1 in 8,500 Error Rate: Our top performing customers consistently achieve an error rate of 1 in 8,500.
- >99% Inventory Accuracy: Customers on both the inbound and outbound side of Dakota WMS can see an inventory rate of >99%.
Frequently Asked Questions
Curious to learn more? We got you. These are some of the top questions we're constantly asked.
How does BFC improve the speed of labor in broadline distribution?
BFC enhances labor efficiency in broadline distribution by streamlining processes and providing data-driven insights, enabling quicker decision-making and faster operational execution.
How does BFC Software improve the delivery process?
BFC considers the delivery process as a holistic part of running an effective warehouse, starting from the moment an order is sent to the warehouse. The process involves configuring the truck and efficiently getting the products into it. The focus is on efficient load planning and execution, ensuring that the delivery execution is optimized from selection to actual delivery.
How does BFC Software optimize a Selector's workflow?
BFC Software streamlines the selection process by organizing the selector's tasks to make as few passes through the warehouse as possible. This efficiency leads to a faster and more efficient loading process, directly impacting pick times and overall warehouse productivity.
How does BFC Software improve inventory control in food distribution?
BFC Software offers real-time cycle counting, allowing for continuous inventory control even while warehouse operations are active. This feature is particularly beneficial for food distribution warehouses that operate 24/7, enabling accurate inventory management without disrupting the flow of goods.
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BFC Software offers intelligent tools for beverage distributors and retailers to optimize inventory forecasting, streamline replenishment, and enhance driver bidding across multiple warehouses, helping clients like City Line, Cotati Food Service, and Jordano's FoodService improve operational efficiency, reduce labor needs, and increase profitability.
BFC Software Select: Efficient Food Warehouse Picking
BFC Software Select is a food warehouse picking solution that combines voice and scan technology to deliver over 99% inventory accuracy and extremely low error rates by optimizing picker movements, offering flexible workflows, near-zero training, employee productivity tracking, and specialized features like catchweight handling and language adaptability tailored specifically for food distributors.
The BFC Advantage: How Our Customers Outperform
BFC provides food distributors with tailored, industry-specific solutions that deliver exceptional benefits such as error rates as low as 1 in 8,500 pieces picked, over 99% inventory accuracy, and over 20 years of expertise, enabling customers to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and outperform competitors in the food distribution sector.