Delivery of goods and services is an integral part of any business process and is generally done after the order is processed or received. Fulfilment refers to providing facilities for the storing of customers’ materials until a request for delivery is received from the client or from a third party.

1. Fulfillment solutions- Integral to end-to-end Supply Chain Solutions
Delivery of goods and services is an integral part of any business process and is generally done after the order is
processed or received. Fulfilment refers to providing facilities for the storing of customers’ materials until a request for
delivery is received from the client or from a third party. The requests or fulfilment services are either in the form of
mail, fax or any electronic format in a tech savvy environment.
With a number of companies foraying into providing fulfilment services, it is necessary to choose a provider who is
technically good, has a sound distribution network, ability to provide efficient, high quality services, and at an affordable
price. The warehousing solution providers should be able to handle the back end operational issues in any form of
business whether is business-to-business is or it is business-to -consumers.
Opting for a fulfillment service would give the organization an enormous strategic advantage in the highly competitive
market. Instead of locating warehouses at various places, the organization can also consolidate the warehouses in a
global distribution centre, which can be managed through e-commerce. The global distribution centers helps to reduce
the operating and inventory costs. Further, this also has a major impact on customer loyalty, aftermarket services, brand
building and competitive differentiation. Effective fulfillment service would provide the client organization with custodial
control, integrated information flow, optimized inventory, and in compliance with customs clearance and other localized
regulations.
With technological innovations and e-commerce ruling the business world, the supply chain and fulfillment process can
be controlled from the desktop through software solutions. This offers an integrated system including warehousing
solutions, inventory Control, Order Management, Serial Number Capture, Lot Control, Retail Packaging, Distribution,
Freight Tracking & Management as well as on-line inquiry and Reporting. Such systems facilitate lowering of inventory
and overhead costs, a better supply chain fulfillment design and a flexible manufacturing option for the client
organization. Further by accelerating response to market changes through flexible, scalable services, it limits investment
and risk involved in case of companies entering new market segments
To leverage the benefits of fulfillment solutions and reduce the challenges of returns management, the use of
evaluations systems provides the visibility, accessibility and utilization of a product. Such end-to-end visibility facilitates
a better and faster response to customer orders, thus increasing inventory velocity and turning assets into profits.
Fulfillment Services, thus is a system integrated, end-to-end supply chain, incorporated with turnkey solutions.
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