DISCOVER THE MAIN CHALLENGES E-COMMERCE FACES IN TERMS OF LOGISTICS SERVICES
What is eCommerce logistics?
Logistics for ecommerce is the activity that manages both the supply chain and the distribution of goods sold online. It is, therefore, a complex process that ranges from the storage and management of stocks, the preparation of orders to delivery to the end customer and, even, the processing of any returns. The logistics process of e-commerce has acquired undeniable relevance in recent times due to the unstoppable growth of online sales. At this point, comprehensive and specialist logistics solutions lend themselves as the standout option when it comes to fully meeting consumer expectations.
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Learn about the benefitsAt Logisfashion we offer an international service for e-commerce supplying throughout Europe from our logistics hubs located in Spain and Poland. Constant international growth has also meant supplying the market on the American market from the logistics hub located in Panama, and others in Mexico, Colombia and Chile.
Logistics for e-commerce entails a series of challenges that the logistics sector must tackle with integrity and swiftness, some of these are:
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Timely and adequate delivery
At Logisfashion, we endeavor to fulfil delivery times and making these deliveries in perfect condition. To achieve this, our human team and our logistics processes are at the fulcrum of our customers’ satisfaction.
Scalability
Wide-ranging experience in the sector and logistical supply capacity means growing your sales is a given. Therefore, Logisfashion is an ideal place to scale your brand.
Reactivity to sales flows
To tackle sales fluctuations and special sales campaigns, it is of the utmost importance to be able to turn to a logistics partner boasting the ability to increase your workload and logistics management in order to maintain delivery times and the quality of the logistics service without giving rise to incidents,
Optimizing the supply chain
The momentum of e-Commerce in the present challenges the management of all channels to be handled in a comprehensive and proper manner. Circular flow and link reduction stand out as highly effective measures as a means of automating the supply chain. Not surprisingly, there are obvious advantages such as increased sustainability, greater control of orders, cost savings and reduced incidents.
Solving inventory mismatches
Errors and inaccuracies in stock are among the main challenges e-Commerce must overcome. Undue movement management or poorly organized warehouses are often at the root of this type of shortcoming. The solution entails implementing technological solutions, such as RFID and WMS, to reduce human errors and gain precision, which allows highly fine-tuned inventories to be maintained.
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Fulfillment for ecommerce
Fulfillment is the term given to e-Commerce entailing all the processes required by brands from the time the order is placed until it reaches consumers’ homes, in other words, your brand’s comprehensive logistics management. It is therefore a matter of outsourcing or outsourcing the activities that comprise the logistics process, ranging from the storage of the goods to the processing of returns.
Boasting a logistics operator fully versed in e-Commerce ensures successful operational management. After all, these partners’ specialization puts tailor-made and comprehensive solutions in the hands of online commerce that harness state-of-the-art technological innovations.
The great advantage of fulfillment for e-commerce is to leave in the hands of experts the management of such an important and key channel for brands as online, meaning that they can fully invest in their core business. Naturally, whether this translates into profits will depend on partnering with a renowned logistics partner
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Drop-shipping as part of the logistics process
When an online store does not have the goods it sells in stock, we say that it has opted for a business model known as drop-shipping or direct shipment. This trade therefore acts as an intermediary that acquires the item from a supplier, who sends it to the consumer.
In the case of drop-shipping, the supplier of the goods also becomes the e-Commerce logistics hub. This results in clear advantages, such as economic savings, risk reduction and large expansion options.
Consequently, many companies prefer to put 3pl logistics operations for e-commerce in the hands of specialists.
Advantages of using ecommerce logistics properly.
Streamlining logistics for e-Commerce has become essential in attaining success. Indeed, outsourcing these services with a specialized partner affords a series of benefits that would be a struggle to accomplish when the seller alone oversees the entire process.
Amongst the main advantages of improving logistics services for e-Commerce, the following are particularly noteworthy:
- Reduction in operating expenses. Ultimately, certain common practices are likely to increase this type of cost.
- Streamlining of logistical resources: economies of scale in terms of operational surface, infrastructures, technology and equipment (HR), and variable costs depending on sales volume.
- This guarantees a higher quality of service: it must be borne in mind that consumer demand levels are on the rise.
- Encouraging internationalization: selling online means operating inside and beyond your borders. Logistics partners with distribution hubs strategically located in several countries make this task much swifter, easier and more cost-effective when conducting cross-border logistics operations.
- Facilitating business scalability: this way, in the event of a sudden upsurge in demand, you can rest assured that your e-Commerce logistics will always be ready to meet it.
Technology used for logistics for your ecommerce
AI, automation, Big Data, IoT… Innovative technologies pose interesting opportunities when it comes to improving e-commerce logistics. Not surprisingly, all of its phases can be enhanced by its implementation.
In Logisfashion we offer Logiscore, a WMS or warehouse management system developed in-house, which has evolved over the years, offering best practices to give an optimal user experience while similarly incorporating new functional innovations.
Picking technologies
- Wireless radio frequency terminals for code reading, voice picking, as well as pick-to-light and put-to-light devices are some of the technologies used in the picking process.
- Automated warehouses: we also use RAAS (robot as a service) AGVs (automated guided vehicles) and Cobots (Collaborative Robots) technologies for the most repetitive tasks, thereby improving productivity in the picking process.
Last mile transportation management systems
These systems are entrusted with receiving order orders, confirming shipment dates, assigning carriers, and setting both pickup and delivery times.
For our last mile transportation, we have the Last Mile Control Tower platform, which guarantees deliveries are performed successfully.
For the management of our returns and for all reverse logistics, we have the RMS (Reverse Management System) platform.
In short, the paramount importance of logistics for e-Commerce stresses the need to fine-tune the choice of your partner. Cutting-edge technology and a high degree of specialization are what, at Logisfashion, we bring to the table.