Fulfilment is a full range of operational and warehouse processing of goods, which allows for the significant systematization of all data on goods and their movements. The main task of fulfillment is to optimize warehouse processes by applying several areas at once:

• Accounting – assigning a unique barcode to a product, quality and quantity control, stickering;
• Storage – warehouse storage using multi- and mono-cells, inventory control;
• Selection – working with clients;
• Packaging – forming sets and kits, preparing for shipment;
• Shipment – route development, delivery to the recipient.
• Working with returns.

What is fulfillment for online stores

Every online store crosses the threshold when the maintenance of warehouse premises and personnel gains quite a lot of momentum, and requires a lot of additional control and funds (in cases where warehouses are rented). Thus, fulfillment for online stores is an inevitable step to optimize the company’s internal expenses.

Fulfillment services:

1. Receiving goods – when goods arrive at the warehouse, the fulfillment operator assigns a barcode to each unit of goods, which makes it easy to control the balance in the warehouse and the availability of specific items.
2. Storage – almost all processes in the fulfillment operator’s warehouse are optimized. Special attention is paid to goods that require special storage conditions. For security, there are a number of internal rules for accessing goods.
3. Processing – regardless of the way the order is received (online purchase through the main website, phone call, etc.), the fulfillment operator’s employees will provide the buyer with competent advice on the product of interest, help to understand the details and on the spot orient with the availability of individual units of goods in the warehouse.
4. Completion – assembly of the received order by a specialist of the company providing fulfillment services, allows to simplify the process of collecting the parcel.
5. Packaging – formed orders, taking into account the specifics, are subject to further packaging for transportation to the end buyer.

Why fulfillment is needed

In order to understand why fulfillment is needed for an online store, it is enough to realize that every successful enterprise strives to increase sales markets, and therefore to develop the company’s turnover. The growth of the company will automatically entail the need to increase the area of ​​warehouse space, personnel, etc. Using fulfillment will help to avoid significant investments in the business, speed up the expansion process, competently organize the operational and warehouse processing of goods of online stores, and most importantly – start increasing turnover today.

Pros and cons of fulfillment

Having decided to outsource the delivery and warehouse of your online store to fulfillment, we suggest analyzing the possible pros and cons:

Pros:

• The savings on the absence of rented premises and payment for the labor of hired employees are obvious. You do not need to hire sales managers, and you do not need your own logistics;
• Participation in organizational and control processes for the manager is significantly simplified;
• Stable availability of reserve units of goods in the warehouse;
• Rapid scaling of business;
• High-quality service immediately at the start of work (despite the lack of experience);
• Analysis and systematization of orders of the online store;
• The possibility of picking up goods by the buyer directly from the warehouse.

Disadvantages:

• Access to the fulfillment operator’s account is prohibited;
• Limited choice of delivery;
• Separate payment for the specified services.

When studying the above pros and cons, you should clearly understand how today, your order processing costs are becoming an obstacle to scaling your business, and whether expanding the geography of your product sales is a vital step. If you are ready to cope with possible difficulties on the way to entering the European market and are not afraid of difficulties, then you simply need to use the fulfillment service from UT Logistic.

In addition to the mandatory services included in the fulfillment service, we offer:

1. Tracking – thanks to online information about the location of the goods (for both the sender and the recipient), tracking the delivery of baggage has become even easier.
2. Factoring – there is no need to wait for the buyer to pay for the goods. The online store receives payment for its goods (minus the delivery fee) immediately after the order is confirmed.
3. IT services – if necessary, we are always ready to take care of the integrity and relevance of the product database, as well as develop individual proposals for its improvement.
4. Analytics – using analytics slices, and providing the owner of online stores with information in the form of reports and graphs.

However, despite the comprehensive optimization of business processes, the main advantage of fulfillment is the freedom to develop your business. Regardless of the location of your online store, and your location, our specialists will provide you with all the necessary information that allows you to control any logistics processes, analyze the work of the online store and generate reports from anywhere in the world.

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