Shopify Fulfillment

Fulfillment, generally speaking, is the fulfillment of the order. More precisely, the process that follows after the customer order. So pick out the items, pack them, stick on the shipping label and hand them over to the shipping service provider. This process can be accelerated in Shopify by using a few helpful tools.

Shopify Fulfillment Apps

A few little helpers will assist you in making your shipping faster.

Every major shipping service provider has apps for Shopify, which gives you a direct connection. So when an order comes in, you can order a shipping label with one click and also get the shipment number right away, which you just have to forward to the customer. Some apps also support automatic mail sending. Then your customer will automatically receive shipping information when printing the shipping label.

Dropshipping apps

If you don’t do the shipping yourself, but sell via dropshipping, many dropshipping apps will take care of marking the order as shipped. Also, if you still have to do the ordering yourself, this service can be included. It depends on the manufacturer.

Use Shopify with fulfillment providers

If your sales are increasing but you don’t have a warehouse, or have limited capacity, you might consider a fulfillment provider. In this case, you always send the goods to the fulfillment warehouse on request, where the provider takes care of the entire shipping process, including the delivery of the goods. Returns. So you only need administration and customer service.

For reorders, you can choose to inspect the goods yourself first, or send them directly from the manufacturer or wholesaler to the fulfillment provider. This is faster, but you have no control over the goods themselves, whether they arrive damaged, etc..

When you mark an order as “Executed” in your admin area, an email is automatically sent to the supplier, who will then take care of shipping. However, synchronization does not happen. So, when the shipment has been made and you are notified about it, you can manually adjust the status accordingly in Shopify.

The process can also be automated so you don’t have to work with it anymore. A customer places an order, pays directly and Shopify recognizes this. Your Fulfiller will then be commissioned to ship the goods and will automatically ship the goods to the customer.

Shopify Fulfillment and ERP Systems

As your business grows, you may want to move to a larger software solution instead of just the Shopify backend. In this case, the processes change somewhat. A good candidate is the powerful ERP system Xentral, which comes with very good support for dropshipping with Shopify.

As your business grows, you may want to move to a larger software solution instead of just the Shopify backend. In this case, the processes change somewhat. A good candidate is the powerful ERP system Xentral, which comes with very good support for dropshipping with Shopify.

We will be happy to advise you on the options and what is most worthwhile for you. Why not make an appointment for a consultation right away?

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