Distributed Fulfillment
ShipNetwork's distributed fulfillment reduces shipping times and costs by leveraging a network of strategically located fulfillment centers nationwide. Expand your warehouse footprint for improved operations and customer satisfaction.
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Over 50 MILLION Packages in Shipping Power
Why Choose ShipNetwork for Distributed Fulfillment?
In the rapidly evolving world of eCommerce, having a single warehouse can limit your growth potential. ShipNetwork offers distributed fulfillment solutions designed to help you reach more customers, faster. By leveraging our network of strategically located warehouses, you can reduce shipping times, lower costs, and improve customer satisfaction.
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Expand Your Reach with ShipNetwork
Faster Delivery Times: With multiple fulfillment centers, your products are closer to your customers, resulting in faster delivery times and happier customers.
Cost-Effective Shipping: Reduce shipping costs by minimizing the distance packages travel, which can also lower the carbon footprint of your deliveries.
Scalability: Easily scale your operations to meet increasing demand without the need for significant capital investment in new warehouses.
Improved Inventory Management: Optimize inventory levels across various locations to ensure products are always available where they are needed most.
Order Fulfillment Process: Step by Step
Deliver Inventory
For Receiving
The journey begins with scheduling a freight shipment to our warehouse, a process that can be easily coordinated with our in-house freight team. Once your shipment arrives, our warehouse receiving team conducts a double-blind count to ensure that the inventory received matches the inventory expected—guaranteeing the right product in the right quantity. After verification, your products are securely stored in our warehouse, ready for immediate picking, packing, and shipping to your customers.
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Processing and Picking
Your Online Order
When your customers place an online order, the order details are instantly routed to our fulfillment center through our SmartFill fulfillment management platform. This advanced system tells us exactly which items are included in the order, allowing us to quickly locate the products in our warehouse. When an order is picked for fulfillment, each item is scanned and visually inspected to ensure that the SKU and item description match the physical product, guaranteeing accuracy and quality every time.
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Packing Items and
Quality Assurance
Our experienced ShipNetwork warehouse teams carefully pack each order using durable boxes, protective materials, and secure tape. Before sealing the package, the picked items undergo a final inspection to ensure accuracy. Once the package is sealed, the shipping label is attached, scanned, and your inventory levels are updated. Our 3-Point accuracy inspection system ensures industry-leading order accuracy. In the rare event of an error, we guarantee to correct it at no cost to you.
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Shipping with Our
Xparcel Ship Method
With Xparcel, we help you choose the shipping service that minimizes both transit time and shipping costs. Once the ideal service is selected, our carrier network, including partners like FirstMile, UPS, USPS, DHL, and more, picks up the package for delivery to your customer. You and your customers can easily track orders through our eCommerce shipping partners, ensuring transparency and peace of mind throughout the delivery process.
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Streamlined Returns
Management
Even with 100% order accuracy and on-time delivery, some customers may still need to return products. Whether it's due to a change of mind or the item not meeting their expectations, ShipNetwork offers complete return management services. When appropriate, we also restock returned items back into your inventory, ensuring your operations continue smoothly without disruptions.
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We guarantee to fulfill orders 100% accurately within 1 business day, every time. We always keep it flawless so your growth is endless.
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3PL Services FAQs
Distributed fulfillment involves using multiple strategically located warehouses to store and ship products. This approach reduces shipping times and costs by positioning inventory closer to customers, enhancing overall delivery efficiency.
By leveraging multiple warehouses, you can offer faster shipping options, reduce shipping costs, and improve customer satisfaction. This scalability also allows you to handle higher order volumes without the need for significant capital investment in new facilities.
Yes, ShipNetwork offers seamless API integrations with various eCommerce platforms. This allows for efficient management of orders, inventory, and fulfillment processes across all your sales channels.
ShipNetwork guarantees 100% order accuracy through robust systems and processes. Our team ensures that each order is picked, packed, and shipped correctly from any of our fulfillment centers.
Alongside distributed fulfillment, ShipNetwork provides eCommerce returns management, kitting services, subscription box fulfillment, and specialized services like lot tracking and climate control.
With multiple return centers, ShipNetwork can process returns faster and more efficiently. This localized approach reduces the time and cost associated with shipping returns back to a central location.
Yes, ShipNetwork allows you to tailor your fulfillment strategy. You can choose from various shipping speeds and services to match your budget and timeline requirements, ensuring optimal delivery solutions for your customers.
While there may be initial setup costs, distributed fulfillment can significantly reduce long-term shipping costs by minimizing the distance packages travel. Additionally, it can lead to higher customer satisfaction and repeat business, boosting overall profitability.
ShipNetwork uses advanced inventory management systems to track and optimize inventory levels across all fulfillment centers. This ensures products are always available where they are needed most, reducing stockouts and excess inventory.