Getting customers their orders as quickly and accurately as possible is top priority. This means your order fulfillment system has to be up for the challenge of not wasting any time and being as close to perfectly accurate as possible.

Could you be wasting time with your order fulfillment system? Here are five ways you could be wasting valuable order fulfillment time! Read More…

Here’s a round-up of some popular posts and interesting articles we talked about this week (plus a sneak peek of what’s coming up next week!) in a brief, easy to digest post. Read More…

Recently several different shipping carriers have been increasing their rates. We’re going to wrap them all up in a nice little post here that will be updated for the next couple months when/if there are more major rate increases for the last half of 2012 Read More…

Some people print shipping labels out on plain paper and then use tape to affix them to their packages. But, there’s a better way! Using pressure sensitive labels can help speed up your fulfillment process by eliminating some of the steps taken when using plain paper for your shipping labels.

Before we get into all of the benefits to using pressure sensitive labels, let’s talk about what pressure sensitive labels are. Read More…

Here’s a round-up of some popular posts and interesting articles we talked about this week (plus a sneak peek of what’s coming up next week!) in a brief, easy to digest post. Read More…

Some things are necessary to do when packing and labeling your products for shipment, but it’s the things you do above and beyond the norm that sets you apart from your competition. That’s not saying you have to spend half your budget on changing your order fulfillment system. Just the little things can go a long way toward making your packages look more professional. Read More…

Many companies are starting to introduce a “buy back program” where they buy certain products back from their original customers to be recycled or refurbished. When the company buys the products back from the original customer, the original customer is rewarded either with cash, store credit, or some other type of reimbursement. There are also companies centered exclusively around buying back certain products and then reselling them. Read More…

Here’s a round-up of some popular posts and interesting articles we talked about this week (plus a sneak peek of what’s coming up next week!) in a brief, easy to digest post. Read More…

Amazon® and eBay® are two of the most widely known eCommerce sites today. They’re a place for not only customers to buy a variety of items in one place online, but also a place where many can create a small to large business online.

Both eBay® and Amazon® make it easy for users to put items up for sale online on sites that are getting millions of views every month. But once you’ve sold your product online, how do you make a quick, accurate transition from your warehouse (or living room) to the customer who could be states (or countries) away?

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Sometimes misspelled as “Bill of Landing,” the Bill of Lading (BOL) is a legal document between the shipping carrier and your business stating that your shipping carrier has received the goods you’re shipping with them. For most every type of shipping there is a unique Bill of Lading layout that provides specific instructions for the shipping carrier.

Before discussing the 12 common types of Bill of Lading forms, let’s talk more about what BOLs are. Read More…