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November 19, 2025

Powering Peak Season Success with Integrated WMS + Multi-Carrier Shipping Software

Supply chain peak season is stressful across the industry. By combining Open Sky Group's expertise with ProShip's multi-carrier shipping software, the season will be a stress-free success.

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By October, the ramp-up to peak shipping season is already underway. Order volumes skyrocket, customer expectations tighten, and the pressure to keep operations running smoothly is intense. For retail, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and third-party logistics companies, the Q4 surge is either a chance to strengthen customer loyalty or create costly setbacks. This is underscored by a survey of U.S. consumers in which 85% of respondents stated they would not shop with a retailer again after a poor delivery experience. Yet, over the last five years, holiday season shopping has averaged about 19% of total sales.

During this time, every inefficiency is magnified, making the connection between your warehouse systems and shipping software is crucial. A disconnect between your Warehouse Management System (WMS) and parcel shipping software can create bottlenecks, costly errors, and workflow inefficiencies. However, when these systems are aligned, businesses can streamline processes, ship smarter, and deliver the fast, reliable services their customers expect.

That is where the powerful combination of Open Sky Group’s supply chain management expertise in implementing WMS solutions and ProShip, a premier provider of advanced multi-carrier shipping software (MCSS), changes the game for peak season shippers. Together, they create a seamless workflow that builds the foundations for success during the busiest time of year.

The Disconnected Systems Struggle

Peak season is challenging enough without your technology holding you back. However, many businesses still manage their warehouse and shipping operations from separate systems, or even worse, rely on manual processes. 

When your systems don’t communicate, efficiency and accuracy take a hit. Disconnected operations often lead to:

  • Duplicate data entry and costly errors
  • Limited visibility into real-time performance
  • Missed opportunities to scale during peak demand
  • Delivery delays and higher shipping costs from poor carrier selection

The good news is that integrated systems can eliminate these pain points, enabling you to streamline workflow, improve accuracy, and set your operations up for scalable success.

Winning with a WMS + Multi-Carrier Integration

Separate systems can throw off your peak season operations, but with the right integration between your WMS and MCSS, you can create a seamless flow from warehouse to delivery.

Leveraging Open Sky Group as your dedicated WMS implementation partner ensures that ProShip’s MCSS integrates smoothly with your existing warehouse execution systems. When businesses align their processes with advanced multi-carrier automation, they can eliminate manual tasks, errors, and additional costs, ensuring orders move swiftly from picking to parcel during the busy holiday season.

Beyond just connecting systems, this powerful integration is crucial to transforming your shipping into a more reliable, flexible, and scalable operation. And by proceeding with the right approach, businesses can confidently tackle peak season volumes while maintaining accuracy, compliance, and supply chain visibility.

How ProShip + Open Sky Group Deliver Peak Season Results

ProShip, the industry-leading multi-carrier shipping software solution for high-volume enterprise shippers, is dedicated to making complex shipping simple and cost-effective. As a premier logistics technology provider, ProShip empowers shippers to automate workflows, build and manage custom business rules, and take complete control of their shipping strategy, all within a single carrier-agnostic system. 

By combining Open Sky Group’s agile methodology with ProShip’s automation, a joint 3PL customer gained access to a streamlined solution that provided faster customer onboarding and extended carrier rate shopping to each of their clients, turning their shipping into a competitive advantage.

The benefits of this integrated approach for joint customers are significant, including:

  • Real-Time Visibility: Monitor performance across systems and analyze key insights to uncover potential issues, eliminate bottlenecks, and protect revenue.
  • Automated Execution: Leverage advanced automation for daily tasks, including rate shopping, system updates, and tailored business rules.
  • Improved Accuracy: Automated carrier selection picks the best, most cost-effective choice for each shipment while maintaining carrier labeling compliance, increasing delivery speed by 1 – 2 days.
  • Scalable Logistics: Adapt to handle increased peak volumes and enable advanced supply chain execution across both parcel and less-than-truckload (LTL).
  • Industry Expertise: Backed by both expert teams, execute your supply chain strategy to its full potential and utilize ProShip and Open Sky Group as an extension of your team.

This partnership empowers retail, manufacturing, healthcare and 3PL companies to achieve faster fulfillment, boost accuracy, and improve efficiency throughout peak season and beyond. Together, they turn peak season complexities into opportunities for growth and higher customer satisfaction.

Ready for Peak Season Shipping Success?

Peak shipping season can seem like a daunting task, but the key is preparation. By partnering with a trusted expert in supply chain technology implementation like Open Sky Group, you can seamlessly integrate your warehouse execution system with a top-of-the-line multi-carrier provider like ProShip. Doing so not only enables your business to leverage the dynamic benefits of this partnership but also creates a system that empowers you to focus on delivering exceptional service.

Ready to avoid the holiday season chaos and enter the busiest time of the year with a high-performing, reliable shipping strategy? Contact our team or schedule a demo to see how Open Sky Group and ProShip can help you streamline your fulfillment processes for peak season success.

About ProShip

ProShip, the industry-leading multi-carrier shipping software solution, allows high-volume enterprise shippers to automate carrier service optimization (rate shopping), and easily build and manage complex business rules all within one carrier-agnostic system. ProShip seamlessly integrates with your existing WMS, OMS, ERP systems, and other automation processes, scaling as your business grows. With both on-platform and private cloud hosting deployment options, ProShip empowers enterprise shippers to streamline complex workflows, maintain carrier compliance, decrease IT dependency through continuous updates, and find a quick ROI. Trusted by leading brands, ProShip is the last shipping software you’ll ever need. Visit www.proshipinc.com to learn more.

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Jeremy Hudson

Vice President of Client Services

Jeremy’s focus is on the products and services clients need to stay competitive. Open Sky Group’s mission is to deliver technology-enabled solutions that allow our customers to achieve more while having the flexibility to adapt to change. Jeremy lives the core values and mission by bringing the best experience possible to our clients. He is an essential member of implementation teams, working alongside clients, and encouraging them to use innovation and best practices instead of customizations for success.

Jason Yantiss

Vice President of Client Services

Jason provides leadership to a variety of teams focused on implementation and integration. With 27+ years of experience holding operational and technical management roles in transportation, billing, and warehousing across a vast array of industry verticals, Jason is adept at driving multiple complex projects, understanding customer needs at all levels of the operation and providing viable solutions. Jason’s resume of 150+ implementation projects include Warehouse, Labor, Transportation, Yard Management and multiple AR/AP Freight Pay and Customer Billing systems. 

Eric McPherson

Vice President of Client Services

Mac works to oversee implementation and integration projects. A former Marine officer and military police officer, he brings over 27 years of supply chain experience, including 11 years at Blue Yonder in both delivery and service sales. Mac is a dedicated, team-oriented professional with a background in business management, professional services, customer service, and supply chain technology. His specialties include sales support, supply chain execution systems, project management, fulfillment operations, distribution operations, and GSA contracts.

Shannon Caflisch

Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Shannon is responsible for the strategy and management of all sales, business development, and marketing programs. With over 25 years of sales experience and 15 years focused in the supply chain space, Shannon focuses on building strong relationships with clients and partners and strives to deliver the right software solutions to help conquer supply chain challenges. Shannon believes in learning by listening to understand clients’ goals, struggles, and what is important to their business to build lasting, successful relationships.

Alan Prillaman

Senior Vice President of Client Services

As Senior VP of Client Services, Alan oversees all consulting services and account management at Open Sky Group. Possessing over 30 years of combined industry and consulting experience, Alan leverages his unique background in IT, logistics, quality management systems, manufacturing and distribution operations, and facility and strategic account management to provide clients with creative resolutions to complex challenges. His core philosophy and passion are to deliver tangible value for and establish long-term trusted partnerships with our clients.

Mike Noble

Senior Vice President of Technology

As Senior Vice President of Technology, Mike leads Open Sky Group’s Managed Services, Software Services, Infrastructure Services, and Information Technology teams bringing 35+ years of experience in Supply Chain Execution and Information Technology. Mike and his teams ensure we maintain the highest levels of customer service in a secure and reliable environment, constantly reviewing and evaluating new technologies, their appropriateness and applicability so we can safely and securely transact our own business – and help our clients accomplish the same.

Chad Kramlich

CEO

Joining Open Sky Group in 2015, Chad, served as Chief Revenue Officer for three years prior to his appointment to CEO in 2022. With over 25 years of experience delivering results for high-growth software and consulting organizations, Chad is leveraging his background in building efficient and effective implementation teams, establishing high-impact services operations, achieving revenue growth, and deepening executive-level client relations to help propel Open Sky Group into a very successful future.

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