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. Here’s your guide to the kitting process, how it can fit into your fulfillment strategy, … Read more
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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 back, but Amazon’s FBA program manages these interactions and sets the rules, so you’re left … Read more
Your inventory counts are wrong again. Customers are complaining about stockouts while your system shows plenty of stock. Orders are delayed because “available” products can’t actually be found. The problem isn’t with your shipping dock or customer service team—it’s happening at your receiving dock, where inaccurate processes create cascading errors throughout your entire operation. A receiving … Read more
The warehouse associate role is perhaps the most important to any warehouse operation. These professionals are responsible for moving inventory and orders at every point. Without them, and perhaps without you, everything would grind to a halt. But it can be hard to understand what that means. So, Red Stag Fulfillment is looking at this … Read more
Your warehouse pickers are burning money with every step. While your team crisscrosses the warehouse floor collecting items for individual orders — trudging from Aisle A for a blue widget, back to packing, then back to Aisle A for another blue widget, then clear across to Aisle Z for a red gadget — your labor … Read more
Are overflowing stockrooms and rising shipping errors slowing your growth? You’ve built a great product, but managing inventory management is becoming a full-time nightmare that’s diverting precious time from sales and marketing. The good news: outsourcing inventory management transforms these operational headaches into competitive advantages, giving you back the time and resources to focus on … Read more
Rapid fulfillment can be a significant threat to your profitability if speed comes at the cost of accuracy. As mistakes scale, so do their impact on revenue and profitability per order, plus declines in repeat customers. The reality is your shoppers won’t be happy when they get the wrong item, whether it arrives in two … Read more
At Red Stag Fulfillment, we’re often asked how does DHL calculate dimensional weight or how do other carriers apply these metrics. Companies like yours need to estimate expenses, especially when considering international expansions. It doesn’t make sense to sell to customers worldwide if each shipment eats away at your profitability. So, we’re taking a quick … Read more
The subscription business model has been around for a long time, and not just for newspapers and magazines. A century ago, people got regular deliveries of dairy products. At that time, the subscription fulfillment service was the milkman who left quarts of milk in an insulated box by the front door. In recent years, the … Read more
Decoupling inventory is taking a more prominent place in supply chain discussions outside of manufacturing circles because today’s ecommerce businesses want more significant risk mitigation. Holding onto the components or raw materials required for your SKUs makes it easier to assemble products and fill orders. With disruption and uncertainty becoming a common feature of today’s … Read more
In most warehouses, workers spend their days walking miles between storage racks and packing stations, creating bottlenecks that slow down order fulfillment and increase labor costs. Every additional touch point in the process adds time, expense, and opportunities for error. But what if you could combine picking, consolidation, and packing into one seamless operation? Traditional … Read more
If you’ve been asking, “What is a CFA, and do I need one?” you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we explain the services CFAs provide, with help from Red Stag Fulfillment’s Director of Logistics, Lorrie Watts. We also cover what services you can get from a 3PL and where to find the … Read more
