Fulfillment Center: Account vs Small Parcel

fulfillment center: account vs small parcel

When you’re an e-commerce company, the cost of shipping your product from its manufacturing point to the customer can be one of the biggest starting costs – and it takes a little bit of thought to calculate just how much of the percentage of the total price it will take to cover shipping costs, especially if this is your first e-commerce effort.

Just how you’re shipping the item will determine what kind of deals you can offer clients; free shipping is a great initiative, but it doesn’t always make financial sense for the company – and the same can be said for higher shipping costs.  Continue reading

3PL vs 4PL Logistics

3PL vs 4PL Logistics, which to choose?

Logistics makes the world go ‘round, and the choice between using third-party logistics (3PL) or fourth-party logistics (4PL or leading-party logistics) is one of the most important choices you’ll have to make if you have a company that specializes in goods that have to get from one point to the next.

Lucky for us, the terms 3PL vs 4PL are pretty clearly defined in business and logistics literature.

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