The Advantages of Fulfilment Services for Business

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Given the immense popularity of fulfilment services, it seems like stating the obvious to say that many businesses are aware of and enjoy the benefits of fulfilment, however depending on the business in question there are a variety of reasons why the use of fulfilment remains so advantageous.

Economists and businesses have identified four main reason why outsourced fulfilment services are so useful to the businesses who employ private companies to manage their delivery and storage needs.

Storage Facilities

The average cost of renting out a storage unit continues to rise and depending on the size in question can set businesses back thousands per month. This money obviously represents a huge investment and is one which all but the most successful of businesses are unable to justify.

Owning or renting a dedicated building for storage not only comes with a rent or mortgage but also with the cost of maintaining, powering and staffing the unit.

The use of fulfilment services such as those provided by www.ilguk.com can represent a significant financial saving to a business. In addition to being able to provide the same or similar storage facilities at a competitive price, fulfilment companies incorporate staff, power, any associated taxes and rates and up to date information technology systems required to manage the facility efficiently.

Competitive Delivery Charges

As Royal Mail hit the headlines once again for price rises, it stands to reason that many fulfilment services are selected on the basis that they are able to provide delivery services more cost effectively than traditional sending, postage or courier charges.

The reason for this is because they offer these services to a variety of customers and are able to plan the most efficient and therefore economical delivery routes and plans. Furthermore, fulfilment companies have the bargaining power to be able to negotiate with haulage and freight shipping companies who are able to offer them preferential rates on overseas haulage.

Customer Service

Ecommerce companies are often criticised for their lack of customer interaction, this requires greater need for the delivery staff who do engage in the face to face interaction and customer services teams who may deal with queries to provide the best possible services. This is often a major consideration of the managers and human resources staff of the fulfilment services providers and they employ staff for their customer service abilities.

Growth

There is a lot to be said for preparation. Many companies find themselves unable to grow or develop in the way they would like or had planned to because they lack the space, delivery abilities or the resources to make the necessary changes. Adding fulfilment services to a company’s arsenal therefore gives them the scope to spread their wings as they are able to add more stock to their inventory of products, deal with customers further afield than they might already be working with and furthermore be able to fulfil more customer requirements than they might be able to if they were handling their own fulfilment requirements.

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