The Scary Truth: Your Fulfillment Logistics Are About To Expire

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Fulfillment Logistics

Unless you’ve already found your lifelong partner, you may be at risk of expired fulfillment logistics. It’s possible they’ve been going downhill for a while now, or maybe they’ve never really been up to standard. Perhaps they’ve strung you along, just good enough to let you scrape by – but subpar quality doesn’t really match your business standards, does it?

It can be scary to admit you need some help in the fulfillment department, but it’s the first step toward improvement. The more you commit to quality fulfillment logistics, the more you dedicate your business to customer satisfaction. And the more you dedicate your business to customer satisfaction, the more successful you’ll be in the long run.

Remember, this is a marathon not a sprint. Your goal is sustained consistency, efficiency, accuracy, and improvement. That equation equals long-term success.

Signs of expiration

Many things in life have an expiration date – and for the better. We want things when they’re at their peak quality, so we can have peak performance. When they’ve lost all their value, they really don’t have any use to us anymore. Even more, if we continue to use them after expiration, we risk doing damage – damage that could have been easily avoided.

So be sure you know the signs of expiration when it comes to the fulfillment process. There’s no use using a vendor or outsourced partner if they’re no longer giving you the return you rightfully expect and deserve. It may just be your time to invest in something new.

Fulfillment fatigue is a sign of encroaching expiration, so keep any eye out for these:

Customers are leaving bad reviews about unhelpful customer service or rude call center representatives
Consistent and/or excessive customer returns due to an inaccurate and careless pick and pack process
Customers are receiving broken, wrong, damaged, or messy orders as a result of warehouse negligence
Orders are arriving later than promised due to a chronically malfunctioning fulfillment operation

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Hit the refresh button

The entirety of your fulfillment logistics matters. You can’t expect one part to be healthy unless you nourish the entire process, from start to finish.

If any piece of your fulfillment puzzle is no longer qualified or capable of getting the job done quickly and correctly the first time around, it’s really time to move on. Maybe you’re outsourcing your entire fulfillment production or maybe you’re only outsourcing one part. Either way, be sure it’s up to snuff.

But if it’s not and you’re ready to hit that refresh button, know that you have options. It can be intimidating to hand everything over to someone outside the business, but if you choose the right partner, you’ll be dealing with experts and professionals – and they’ll soon become part of the family.

Rather than lagging logistics that hold you back, a true partner will clear out the muck and take the lead in supporting your growth and expansion. Your fulfillment will be a flawless and sustainable procedure – one that will last you for years to come.

The thing is, when you have the highest quality fulfillment logistics partner, there is no expiration date. They adapt to fluctuating changes year after year, all the while keeping you at the forefront of their attention.

Interested in learning more about how to snag the perfect fulfillment partner? Give us a call, we’d love to chat!