A Few Ways to Save Money on Order Fulfillment

Cut Costs on Order Fulfillment

If you’ve recently outsourced to an order fulfillment company, hopefully you have seen effective results in your business. However, did you know that there are even more ways to cut costs even after you have outsourced?

Lately, online shopping has been so incredibly easy that customers are doing much more of it. However, with lowering shipping costs (for some companies) customers tend to be buying smaller amounts of goods at a time but with increasing frequency. That means customers aren’t always buying into the “bundle” deals, but rather are buying what they want exactly when they want it. Undoubtedly, this is great for your company, but it sends your shipping costs through the roof!

A Few Ways to Save Money on Order Fulfillment

 

Here are a few ways you can slash those costs by using your order fulfillment company.
1. Buy your packing materials in bulk. If you’re already outsourcing with a fulfillment company, hopefully they are already doing this for you. But, if you’re not, you can buy your shipping products and packages such as tape, bubble wrap, and boxes in bulk. Stock up when they are on sale and try to buy from the same dealer all the time so they will cut you deals.

2. Ship on specific days. You can cut costs to your customers by offering them free or reduced shipping, but letting them know that it may be a few extra days for their package arrives. If you process multiple orders within the same time frame, you can ship them all out at once and save money in that way.

3. Outsource, outsource, outsource. Don’t take it all on yourself to run a perfect company. Allow order fulfillment companies to do the grunt work and reap the benefits of reduced shipping costs and warehouse storage fees.

These are just a few ways that order fulfillment companies can save your company money. However, there are many more benefits available to your ecommerce business than this. Do your research and find a company that is in a good central location to the bulk of your customers and grow your business today!