Cutting costs with supplier direct fulfillment programs

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Supplier direct fulfillment can help retailers manage supply chain expenses by increasing fulfillment space, optimizing inventory levels and reducing shipping time at minimal cost...

Supplier direct fulfillment, also known as drop shipping, extends a retailer’s fulfillment capability by adding the supplier’s capacity and specialized knowledge for handling and shipping products without the cost of building a facility or hiring an employee, the white paper says. In addition, it removes inventory level and location issues, and related logistics costs of transporting goods from a supplier to an internal fulfillment location and then to the customer...

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