How the Container Ship Crisis is Affecting E-Commerce Order Fulfillment The Port of Singapore, shown in this post's image, is the second largest in the world according to Ship Technology. Ahead is the Port of Shanghai with only the Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest, cracking the top-ten non-asian shipping operations in the world. As a [...]
Are You Having Ecommerce Fulfillment Problems? Perhaps you are like most online business owners and rely on external vendors for many stages of your supply chain. Ecommerce fulfillment problems arise because of several factors and in this blog we look at identifying the most frequent challenges. Perhaps you are spending time reading about changes in policy [...]
Global supply chains disrupted as record-breaking queues of container ships are stalled outside major ports A myriad of container ships, like the one pictured above, remain stranded outside American ports. Accordingly, the shipping disruption continues to shake global supply chains and attracts international news. Moreover, cargo vessels contain goods that millions of consumers rely on from their [...]
Crisis at Sea: Container Ships disrupt Supply Chains Across America Retailers around the world may no longer ignore the global container ship and supply chain disruption. In a recent article, Esquire magazine cites an "ongoing traffic jam of huge ships off the California coast." The article estimates hundreds of miles of ships are stranded at [...]
Getting the best Fulfillment Company Estimates When you call to get an estimate, or fill out an online form, it's often more about learning the right questions to ask. Most fulfillment company estimates are based off of storing, packaging and shipping; however, especially e-commerce businesses need to understand the entire fulfillment process. Like any service-based [...]
What software do fulfillment companies use? Companies seek software fulfillment when they need assistance receiving, processing and delivering orders to customers. While there are many SaaS solutions and platforms for enterprise-level companies, this post addresses the needs of first-time adapters. Today, fulfillment companies employ one of two types of software for order fulfillment, monthly subscriptions or [...]
Fulfillment Company Software Solutions and Integration Practices If your company is looking for a fulfillment services provider that needs to work with existing software please read on. Likewise if you're learning about fulfillment software for the first time, understanding fulfillment software solutions and integrations practices is key. Basically software in the fulfillment business functions to [...]
Of all the challenges an online business faces, overstock and understock are some of the most challenging – and the most detrimental to their reputations. If you want to keep customers satisfied and enjoy a healthy profit, you need to get a handle on your inventory. Below are some of the ways in which overstock [...]
Are Fulfillment Companies the Same? About My Fulfillment Company While many fulfillment companies are the same, it's often the most responsive company that wins accounts. That's one of the most important factors for success when thinking about My Fulfillment Company. Another critical success metric isn't an analytic at all, it's proximity. Maybe you asked Siri [...]
The Beginnings: A New Fulfillment Company, Based in Atlanta, Georgia About five years ago, after a successful online mail-order ecommerce run, My FulFillment Company was founded, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Already at home in the nation's 10th largest economy, My Fulfillment Company (MFC) grew out of nutritional supplement industry. With sales exceeding 2 million, the company became [...]