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Media fulfillment 101: here’s what to know
Almost everyone has a favorite artist, author, movie, book series, CD, or a favorite something they enjoy time and again. Companies like yours that sell these hallmarks of fun and culture know how fussy these customers can be, especially when […]
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Kitting logistics definition
Kitting logistics is an eCommerce fulfillment process for pre-assembling individual items into kits to make fulfillment faster and easier. Warehouse kitting is a service that some 3PLs offer. However, many eCommerce entrepreneurs don’t know they can take advantage of it. […]
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Are you using the best-fitting order fulfillment software?
When you founded your business, started selling, and created a plan to scale, picking fulfillment software probably wasn’t anywhere on the to-do list. Fulfillment operations are a less glamorous side of eCommerce, but wholly essential to your success. That means […]
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Business operations of ecommerce: fulfillment’s support
Few people are as crucial to eCommerce success as operations managers and leads. You and others with similar roles manage many, if not all, of the critical business operations of eCommerce. Growth and scale rest on your shoulders. That can […]
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Supply chain KPIs for ecommerce success
Successfully running an eCommerce company is much more difficult than it seems at first glance — especially when you’re rapidly growing and in need of seamless, accurate eCommerce fulfillment. Whether you’re self-fulfilling or working with a 3PL, it’s important to […]
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How to get started working with Red Stag
Delivering the perfect unboxing experience to every customer every time is never as easy as it seems for an eCommerce company. Whether you’re fulfilling orders yourself or relying on a fulfillment partner, there are far more steps, processes, and possibilities for […]
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Pick & pack express lanes: finding the balance between speed & accuracy
Across the world, there is one thing that almost every fulfillment company thinks about: speed. How fast are the products coming in and hitting the shelves? How fast are the products being picked, packed, and shipped? How fast are the […]
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On time and in full (OTIF): an essential ecommerce KPI
Tracking key performance indicators is a terrific way to assess your eCommerce fulfillment. One essential eCommerce KPI is OTIF: on time and in full. Your OTIF rate can highlight problems with your pick and pack processes so you can correct […]
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2021 fulfillment report card: how would you rate your 3PL
How would you rate your current fulfillment solution? Now that eCommerce companies have finally managed to dig themselves out of the holiday sales boom and increased holiday returns deluge, this month is a perfect time to look at an operations report card for 2021, especially the holiday season.
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What makes the Red Stag Fulfillment returns process different?
No one likes returns — not consumers, not manufacturers, and certainly not eCommerce companies. “Returns are ugly. No one wants to go to Target or Walmart and stand in the returns line,” says Red Stag Fulfillment Chief Operating Officer Dave […]
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FBA returns policy information for sellers
Every eCommerce operation faces the threat of returned items but sometimes these risks are outside your control, like when the process is governed by the FBA returns policy. You want to keep things smooth and positive so that customers come […]
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What is a receiving warehouse?
When thinking about the fulfillment process, the generalized steps are receiving inventory, storage, order picking, order packing, shipping, delivery, and returns. Any well-established 3PL knows this and makes sure that these steps are optimized. However, the most important step is […]