Why Choose A Third-party Order Fulfillment
Third-party Order Fulfillment is one of the main businesses of overseas warehouse companies. It actually provides customers with an additional choice besides hiring people to deliver goods and Amazon FBA delivery. Dropshipping, that is, Order Fulfillment, is the process in which the seller delivers the order generated by the online platform. Choosing a third-party order fulfillment is because the third party has advantages in this area, which are mainly reflected in:
- Cost advantage, since the third-party order fulfillment has a professional team to operate, its efficiency will be higher and the relative cost will be lower;
- Timeliness advantage, third-party warehouses are usually located in the logistics center area, so logistics will be more convenient;
- For logistics prices, the third party usually has a higher discount price due to the large volume of goods.
- In terms of personnel efficiency, it is difficult for the customer to hire personnel to keep the delivery team at full capacity all the time, but there is a shortage of staff when it is in busy business season. A third party can solve this problem through internal human resource balance and gurantee the priority.
AMAX Order Fulfillment Features
Order fulfillment is AMAX featured service. The customers can place order information from different e-commerce platforms, like Amazon, eBay, Walmart Online, and Shopify stores to AMAX WMS system.
AMAX warehosue staffs will pick the goods from the warehouse, pack them, print the shipping lable, and hand them to the courier companies. Order fulfillment, also known as: third-party delivery, 3rd Party Fulfillment, is a third-party delivery service commonly used in the US market for ecommerce sellers and small business owners. For small and medium-sized enterprises, it is costly to establish an in-house warehouse management team.
The shipping cost will be high for companies without a large shipping volume which can not negotiate for a good deal with courier company. AMAX has a great deal with courier company since AMAX has a good shipping volume.
For cross-border e-commerce sellers, the biggest advantage of local delivery in the United States is speed. Compared with international logistics usually taking 2- 3 weeks, third-party order fulfillment from US local warehouse will only take 2-3 days.
WMS - The Foundation of Order Fulfillment
Many overseas warehouses do not provide dropshipping services, but only provide bulk cargo handling, that is, pulling containers from the port, and then unloading and distributing the goods the designated locations. A third-party order fulfillment business needs to be supported by a very powerful system. Without a system, the entire third-party order fulfillment business will become very inefficient and error-prone, and subsequent audits will be very difficult.
For overseas warehouse shipments, the first solution is warehousing and SKU inventory management. AMAX’s WMS system can facilitate inventory management.
The customer’s order fulfillment service is realized through the WMS system. The customer places the order fulfillment requirement in the System, and the AMAX staffs will operate it, usually within one working day.
AMAX prints the shipping label through the WMS logistics system, and customers can choose the shipping mode, usually choosing the lowest cost or the fastest time.
Customers of Shopify store can be integrated in WMS system to obtain all orders on Shopify with one click, without manual operation by customers. AMAX staffs will obtain Shopify orders and fulfillment them on preset method.
1. Multi-user Management and Multi-SKU Management
For order fulfillment, the core is to manage multiple users and multiple SKUs. The WMS system can manage multiple users and multiple SKUs. Customers can import all SKU information, and the WMS system will display the inventory quantity and inventory location of the SKU, which is convenient for locating and picking, and expedite fulfillment service.
The core of order fulfillment is the process efficiency, so as to reduce delivery costs and create greater value for customers.
2. Check-in Operation and Check-out Operation
Order fulfillment from overseas warehouses requires the support of WMS system. The operation is divided into check-in operation and check-out operation. The inventory management of goods from unloading to entering the system is called check-in operation. The customer submits the order fulfillment through WMS system, and the goods are shipped through warehouse picking, packing, printing label, sending to the logistics company, the system will update the inventory information, the whole process is called check-out operation.
3. WMS system and Shopify docking
AMAX’s WMS system is integrated with Shopify, which means:
- The WMS system can directly acquire the customer’s orders from the Shopify stores, and usually AMAX staffs will refresh the orders according to the schedule set by the customer.
- AMAX can process Shopify orders in time and carry out order fulfillment.
- AMAX can timely feedback order information, including the shipping tracking number.
4. WMS system logistics inquiry and order function
AMAX’s WMS system has been integrated to multiple logistics platforms, which can facilitate customers to make logistics inquiries and obtain multiple logistics options. AMAX has reached a corporated discount agreement with the logistics enterprises to offer more shipping price discount for AMAX customers. The shipping price is the core competitive element for e-Commerce sellers. The more discount on shipping will make sellers more profitable.
For AMAX order fulfillment price, please refer to AMAX US Overseas Warehouse Standard Price. Amazon FBA prices can be compared.
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