🎬 Gearing up for success: Picking, packing & shipping efficiency advice for online retailers
🎬 Gearing up for success: Picking, packing & shipping efficiency advice for online retailers
Video overview:
Managing Orders
Establish a packing area to manage picking, order stamping, and scanning
Consider using a service like ShipStation. Having all website information in one dashboard is beneficial for managing multiple locations or websites
Protect yourself from missing packages
Having cameras above the picking and packing location is essential.
When fulfilling an order annotate the time packed for easy follow up. Alternately, a service like ShipStation can do this for you as you scan products.
When customer claims they didn't receive their entire order, the order can be reviewed, which is time-stamped and camera footage checked to verify what was packed
Packaging & Equipment Tips
Cardboard boxes are sourced from Stanley Packaging, Awesome Pack, and EV packaging
For smaller shipments, they use expandable book wraps that are self-sealing
Game changer - use an automatic moistened tape dispenser, for sealing boxes, which improves speed, security, and presentation
Staying on top of things
Keep up to date on popular services and services that you use.
Use multiple carriers for cost-effectiveness and to accommodate different item sizes and shipping locations
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