Packing and shipping your own orders, is
fun, cost effective and flexible. Most start-up businesses that requires unique
packaging ideally handles their own logistics.
In-house logistics is also preferred when
business is still working out their cash flow.
However, when businesses grow and cash flow
is no longer an issue, outsourcing packaging and shipping becomes a crucial and
practical practice, to give more time to focus on what matters most for the
business.
Packaging orders for SMEs can easily become
a pain if there is a sudden surge in demand and there becomes a sudden
shortness in readily available resources. Most often than not, the hustle
becomes a burden and affects the
company logistics. When this
happens, promised delivery times are missed, customer satisfaction becomes gravely disturbed. As
an interim solution, third party packaging warehouse will have the daunting
task of reversing the commitment problem, some succeed, and others don’t.
Third party packaging warehouse should be
employed as soon as you become visible in the market. The allocation becomes
vital and necessary to continue growth, maintain efficiency and intensify
convenience of packing and shipping.
Here’s the most notable benefits of outsourcing to a local packaging warehouse.
- Keep up with Demand
- Managing orders from selection to packaging and shipping is fun. The hand-on task is fulfilling because you don’t stop to realise that the product will be shipped to your customer. However, these processes can hamper efficacy if there is a limited manpower and resources to accommodate the growing demand.
- Storage and Space Allocation
- One apparent reason to contract a local packaging warehouse is to limit the annoying accumulation of stocks that has invaded or taken over your personal home space. A local packaging warehouse will ease the burden or having the need to find a place to lease to accommodate your stocks space requirement, or in some cases expanding spaces by buying a new one.
- Lease only the Space you Need
- A third-party packaging warehouse is cost effective for SMEs with minimal space requirement. What could fill out a home garage could only occupy a fraction of a warehouse space. Hence, leasing a warehouse is not a practical option. Contracting with a packaging warehouse will allow you to only pay for the space your need, while leaving plenty of opportunity for expansion.
- Limit unnecessary Hiring of Employees
- A packaging warehouse that operates as distribution center already have employees. SMEs are assured that there will be trained workers at a warehouse fully equipped for pick and pack services saving you from having to hire and train your own employees. This guarantees efficiency and optimum solution since you already have people with experience working to intensify and improve your logistic operations.
- Better rates with Shipping Companies
- Contract packaging warehouses have multiple customers, and because of that are given preferential rates by local and national carriers, trucking companies and transportation service providers. This logistics advantage will allow you to offer customers comparable and cheaper shipping prices. This in the long run will allow you to consider offering free
These are all undisputed advantage of hiring a local packaging warehouse. Give us a call at 03 5278 6644 or visit www.jtdixon.com.au to see how much smoother your operations would run with our professional packaging solutions at your fingertips.
