Order Fulfillment Services

Order fulfillment Services provided by Precision Packaging include downloading orders from one's website and processing them on a daily basis. The orders are then charged to the customers' credit card and shipped to the necessary location. Shipment details are uploaded back to one's website from the Order fulfillment center's order processing system. This facilitates shipment and order status to be viewed in detail by one's customers.

An important factor to be taken care of before agreeing to a fulfillment service is the Order Entry. Order entry methods include:

• Individual order invoices forwarded to the warehousing distribution center.
• Each order entered into the fulfillment center ordering system.
• All orders sent as an Excel spreadsheet once a day.

Choose any of the above after finding out which method suits one's budget.

Selecting a warehouse that is close to one's customer would be better than a warehouse closer to one's place of business. This results in reduced shipping charges. But, if one has customers on both ends of the country, then a central position would be ideal.

The size of the fulfillment center should be selected according to one's daily order fulfillment needs. Orders can be consistent or the volume may rise and fall. Choose a fulfillment center that will take care of extra workload in the given period of time.

Ensure that the fulfillment center provides shipping options that one offers and may offer in the future to the customer. Make sure that the turn-around time agreed upon does not change according to the business timings of the Fulfillment Service center.

Online Fulfillment Services can be conducted in-house or can be outsourced. The volume of business, the Entrepreneur's expertise, type of product, scalability, order status reporting, and Customer Service – all these factors should be considered before the decision is taken.

Inventory Storage and Management

Inventory is stored off-site, enabling the small business owner to store a larger variety and quantity of inventory. The fulfillment center will receive and organize your inventory. Most have a web-based application where you can login and view your current inventory, as well as, the history of each item.

Automatic Order Fulfillment

Fulfillment warehouses usually accept shipping requests via a web-based application, by emailing your invoices or an order spreadsheets e-mailed directly to the warehouse.

When the shipping requests are received, the items are automatically packaged and shipped to the customer. Most fulfillment warehouses have a web-based application where you can login to view the status of an order. Some warehouses even notify your customers of their order tracking numbers.

Return & Exchange Processing

In the world of e-commerce, where pre-purchase examination of products is impossible, returns and exchanges are commonplace. Fulfillment centers manage returns and exchanges by examining the returned items. Then the items are placed back into inventory or into the damaged item bin.

To find out how Precision Packaging can help with your Order Fulfillment needs call us today!