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How Does a 3PL Work #ecommerce
How Does a 3PL Work? #ecommerce
Introduction
Hello everyone, Eric here from Excel 3PL! Today, I'd like to give you an overview of what a day in the life of a third-party logistics warehouse looks like for e-commerce sellers. We'll look at how we use technology, connect to e-commerce stores, and ultimately fulfill orders efficiently.
Our Warehouse Management Software
At Excel 3PL, we utilize a warehouse management software called Pacquiao. They're fantastic and highly recommended for anyone in the logistics space. Pacquiao helps us streamline and automate many of our warehouse functions to ensure smooth operations.
Integrating with Your E-commerce Store
One of the key features of Pacquiao is its ability to seamlessly connect to your Shopify store. This integration allows us to import all orders that need fulfillment for the day. This ensures that no order is missed, improving both accuracy and customer satisfaction.
Order Picking
After we have all the orders imported into our system, the next step is order picking. We use carts to go through the warehouse and pick all the items needed to fulfill the orders. This is a crucial step to ensure speed and accuracy in the fulfillment process.
Bulk Printing Shipping Labels
Once the orders are picked, we move on to printing all the necessary shipping labels. Our software helps us get the best negotiated rates through all major carriers, which is a significant advantage for cost savings.
After printing, we usually keep the shipping labels with us for a while before affixing them to the packages, just to make sure everything is correct.
Package Preparation
After the labels are correctly applied, we prepare the packages for shipping. By mid-day, we usually have a variety of packages ready to go, some destined for USPS and others for various shipment modes.
Conclusion
And there you have it—a day in the life at Excel 3PL! We began our day connecting to Shopify, picked and packed orders, and ensured all packages were ready to ship using the most cost-effective carriers. Thank you for tuning in!
Keywords
- Third-party logistics
- E-commerce
- Warehouse management software
- Pacquiao
- Shopify integration
- Order picking
- Shipping labels
- Cost-effective carriers
FAQ
Q: What software do you use for warehouse management?
A: We use Pacquiao for managing our warehouse operations. It's highly efficient and helps streamline our processes.
Q: How do you connect to e-commerce stores?
A: We integrate with Shopify stores to automatically import all orders that need to be fulfilled each day.
Q: How do you ensure cost-effective shipping?
A: Our software helps us obtain the best negotiated rates through all major carriers, ensuring cost savings for our clients.
Q: What is the process of order picking?
A: We use carts to go through the warehouse and pick all the items needed for each order, then move on to printing and affixing shipping labels.
Q: How do you handle shipping labels?
A: Once orders are picked, we bulk print all the necessary shipping labels, keep them with us for a bit, and then attach them to the packages.
Q: What carriers do you use for shipping?
A: We use all major carriers, but a lot of our packages go out through USPS.