{"id":3910,"date":"2018-11-08T15:19:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T14:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intomarkets.com\/?post_type=encyclopedia&#038;p=3910"},"modified":"2018-11-08T15:19:50","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T14:19:50","slug":"fulfillment","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.intomarkets.com\/en\/wiki\/fulfillment\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulfillment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Fulfillment<\/h2>\n<p>When selling physical products through an own website \/ online shop or Amazon or other marketplaces, many companies have upgraded to optimize their own appearance. By creating high-quality product images, new product texts or a better website performance. However, an important factor is often disregarded here. The shipment to the customer. Only after sending the article the customer holds the product in his hand and can physically get an impression of the purchase.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, it is important to provide good <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intomarkets.com\/en\/wiki\/fulfillment\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Fulfillment When selling physical products through an own website \/ online shop or Amazon or other marketplaces, many companies have upgraded to optimize their own appearance. By creating high-quality product images, new product texts or a better website performance. However, an important factor is often disregarded here. The shipment to the customer. Only after sending&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">fulfillment<\/a><\/strong> so that the customer is satisfied and the return rate is kept low. Amazon offers a special program &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intomarkets.com\/en\/wiki\/fulfillment-by-amazon\/\" target=\"_self\" title='FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) The term Amazon FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) has shaped a whole scene. With the Amazon FBA program, many small retailers are venturing their first steps into self-employment. What exactly does Amazon FBA stand for? Amazon defines the \"shipping through Amazon\" service as follows: Most Amazon sellers choose to ship through Amazon&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">Fulfillment by Amazon<\/a>&rdquo; for merchants.<\/p>\n<h3>Fulfillment includes the following services:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>warehousing<\/li>\n<li>order picking<\/li>\n<li>packing<\/li>\n<li>dispatch<\/li>\n<li>tracking<\/li>\n<li>accounting<\/li>\n<li>payment processing<\/li>\n<li>dunning<\/li>\n<li>returns management<\/li>\n<li>repairs<\/li>\n<li>support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The Gabler Business Encyclopedia defines the term fulfillment as follows:<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><em>The entire order processing in e-commerce. It includes storage, picking, transport, delivery and, in some cases, payment for the goods as well as after-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intomarkets.com\/en\/wiki\/sales\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"What does sales mean? A sale is a special offer sale in both retail and online trade. The aim is to create a unique purchasing incentive for the buyer, e.g. through a high reduction in price. These actions are carried out either with discounts or through sales promotions. Sales are usually related to time or&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">sales<\/a> service and the processing of returns. It begins immediately after the order has been placed. In addition to the tasks mentioned above, the fulfillment process can also include the maintenance of the shop and the merchandise management system.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Many online merchants rely on external fulfillment service providers to take over the fulfillment process. In the area of e-commerce, the term e-fulfillment is also used to describe this process. The transfer of fulfillment activities to a service provider can mean significant relief for many smaller online merchants. Using a data interface to the fulfillment center, processes can be initiated automatically and the entire process runs independently of day-to-day business for the online shop operator.<\/p>\n<p>Some providers have an &ldquo;all-round worry-free&rdquo; package that already includes accounting and returns processing. This automates many work processes and makes the structure of the company more lean. By using a larger fulfillment provider, merchants usually also benefit from lower shipping rates, because the total quantity of parcels sent by the fulfillment service provider is significantly greater than for a single merchant. This gives the service provider better conditions from the delivery companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fulfillment When selling physical products through an own website \/ online shop or Amazon or other marketplaces, many companies have upgraded to optimize their own appearance. By creating high-quality product images, new product texts or a better website performance. However, an important factor is often disregarded here. The shipment to the customer. Only after sending [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intomarkets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/3910"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intomarkets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intomarkets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intomarkets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intomarkets.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}