Fulfillment and Warehousing Articles
- A strong fulfillment service company can help you expand your business. Are you so overwhelmed with shipping orders that it’s hard to sleep at night? Is it only July, nowhere near the holiday shopping season? Quick LinksFulfillment ServicesOrder PickingKit FulfillmentGet a Quote This is something that many businesses struggle with in the new economy. There are fulfillment ... Read More...
- The speed and efficiency of a business’ shipping service can significantly improve—or, if the service is poor, detract from—a business’ reputation. Outsourcing these duties may be one way for a business to maintain or improve brand identity. As is the case with many other outsourcing solutions, the use of a fulfillment house adds considerable capacity to ... Read More...
- You should be as careful choosing a fulfillment house as you would be choosing any employee or business partner. Below are some of the questions you should ask to ensure your new partnership will enhance your business. Click to Request a Quote Does the fulfillment house have a minimum volume requirement that my business must meet? This ... Read More...
- Different fulfillment houses have different fee structures, and they will often tailor their fee structures to individual clients. Business owners should be sure to talk to any potential partners about how fees will be structured and when payments will be made. Here are some types of fees that fulfillment houses might charge: Set-up fees: A fulfillment house ... Read More...
- The basic answer to this question is simple: a fulfillment house will fill your orders for you. But the complete details of a fulfillment house’s services demonstrate the range of services available should you choose to partner with a fulfillment house: The fulfillment house will take care of your warehousing, stock, and dispatch needs, allowing you ... Read More...
- While different fulfillment houses, or even different orders, may have various processes, a basic process looks something like this: 1.The order is entered into the fulfillment house’s system (unless the method by which you transmitted it put it directly into their system). 2.The order is printed as a packing slip in the fulfillment house’s warehouse. ... Read More...
- Mailing and Fulfillment Definitions/Glossary Active StockGoods in active pick locations and ready for order filling. TOP Activity Based CostingActivity-based costing (ABC) is a method of allocating costs to products and services. It is generally used as a tool for planning and control. It was developed as an approach to address problems associated with traditional cost management systems, ... Read More...
- Do you have plenty of product but not enough space to store it? Is the time you spend filling and shipping orders interfering with the time you’d like to spend on other aspects of your business, and is your business’ growth suffering as a result? If so, it may be time to consider using a ... Read More...
- Working with a fulfillment center can allow your business to have your orders filled without the inconvenience of having to find warehouse space and the personnel to staff it. When looking for a partner, though, you want to make sure that you find a fulfillment center that will deliver the level of service that will ... Read More...
- How order fulfillment services could help small businesses In order for a small or startup company to get a boost in income, it needs to cut back on unnecessary costs if it can. These companies usually have smaller spaces and have minimum number of employees to start the business rolling. One business owner for instance, could ... Read More...