The last few years have seen an explosion of entrepreneurs empowered by the internet to build new businesses and achieve freedom. With these news channels, there comes a whole new host of challenges that face business owners. One of the most empowering things about being an online entrepreneur is being able to grow and learn while solving these challenges as they pop up. A common challenge, especially during periods of rapid growth, is fulfilling orders to customers on time while providing the level of individualized service that customers expect today.
Many business owners find themselves burning the candle at both ends to grow their market share while also making sure that customers are happy and continue to be loyal customers and even brand evangelists. One opportunity that business owners have found to free up time and focus on growth is outsourcing fulfillment of products to a third party fulfillment company, like EWorld Fulfillment. When you partner with a third party provider of fulfillment services, there are a few specific benefits that can help to add value to your business. The following are a few of the benefits of adding 3rd Party Logistics (3PL):
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Reduced Capital Investment – With a 3PL company, you will cut the need for expansive warehouse and fulfillment space, bringing your capital expenditure down. Dealing with a fulfillment company that has full-service capabilities will also drop all sorts of other related expenditures like warehouse management and order fulfillment software. Reducing budget in these places can free up capital for other services and operating costs that help grow your business. Not only is capital investment reduced through 3PL providers, but there is also the added benefit of scalability without incurring as much cost.
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Time Management – One of the cardinal benefits of adding a fulfillment company is freeing up your time to focus on what drives your business forward. As all business owners learn, there are rarely enough hours in the day to get every task accomplished and any precious minutes you can reallocate to bringing in more customers can be the difference between stagnation and rapid growth. When dealing with a 3PL company, you can spend your time marketing or optimizing your eCommerce operations.
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Lower Transportation Costs – Another major benefit is the ability to lean on the expertise of experience fulfillment coordinators that will be able to negotiate the lowest rates and use pick, pack, and ship methods that reduce your costs for shipping to customers. When you can lower your shipping rates and provide better shipping times to your customers, you’ll find that your conversion rates will increase and shopping cart abandonment will drop. At the end of the day, we know that the bottom line and growing your business is what matters and we provide a tactical solution to achieve this.
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Flexibility – A key component of online business is flexibility and your logistics solutions should be no different. When you work with a fulfillment company, like #F, you have the ability to scale up faster and be flexible during high sales times without having to expand and contract your operation. Many retailers know that during the holiday season and Black Friday, you can run into a deluge of orders that can leave you scrambling to fulfill orders. When you can rely on a skilled company to handle these booms without a hitch, it gives you the ability to convert those new customers into long-term customers and increase the lifetime value. Being able to handle this style of situation helps boost your business and foster the rapid growth most entrepreneurs are seeking.
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Reduced Labor Costs. When outsourcing fulfillment, you don’t need to staff a warehouse with workers to handle a variety of tasks. This reduction in labor costs can equate to a serious amount of capital depending on the size of your operation and this reduction can more than pay for the cost of working with a 3PL in some cases. Beyond the costs of salary, this can also reduce the other costs that go along with employing an entire warehouse full of people like benefits, workman’s comp, and other related costs. The ability of your organization to stay lean in this way can help to focus on the elements of your operation that produce income and grow
There are wide-ranging other benefits to working with a fulfillment company, such as EWorld Fulfillment and if you feel your business has reached a level where it makes sense to partner with a logistics solution, contact us today to speak with one of our fulfillment specialists. Our business is helping your dream grow and please your customers, we look forward to speaking with you and helping you get back to what’s important.