As a company, you do everything to get the products to consumers in the best possible condition. This process involves many steps. The quality of the product is already tested when it arrives in the warehouse. Then, the goods need to be stored safely. Once a consumer orders the product, it must be picked and packed correctly without damaging it. Packaging the products is extremely important to deliver them without damage. Once the order is packed, you still need to ship it. But how? In this blog, we delve into shipping partners and how you can connect them to your WMS system.
What shipping partners exist?
The list of possible shipping partners is very long. Within the shipping partner sector, there are also different segments. For instance, there are courier companies that focus on parcels, while others specialize in pallets. You can deliver parcels in a standard way or use an express service. As you can see, there are various ways to get products and orders to their destination. And this doesn’t even include specialized transportation such as refrigerated trucks and animal transport.
Here are some well-known and less-known shipping partners: Bpost, GLS, DPD, PostNL, UPS, TNT, DHL, H.essers, De Rudder Transport, and M-express. This is just a sample of the many options available. No matter what products you want to ship, you’ll always find a suitable shipping partner.
Should I choose different partners?
Of course! We notice that too many companies still stick to one shipping partner. This is usually not a well-thought-out choice. Many entrepreneurs think: we have a shipping partner, why put in extra effort? A wrong way of thinking! Each shipping partner has its own pricing table. It’s likely that shipping partner A is the ideal match for domestic shipments, while shipping partner B may be more interesting for international shipments. Before you choose one or more shipping partners, you must carefully consider your needs. You need to take into account several factors, such as:
- Address
- Pickup time
- Parcel or pallet
- Saturday delivery
- Weight
- Second delivery attempt
- Return service
Based on the answers to the above questions, you’ll look for one or more shipping partners. The fulfillment center Webship, the developer of Webship Online, works with six shipping partners, for example.
Connect shipping partners to the WMS system
It’s obvious that each shipping partner charges different prices. Don’t you lose a lot of time choosing the right shipping partner for each order? Not if you work with a smart inventory management system! You can link every shipping partner and every shipping method of the partners to the inventory management system. During packing, the system automatically assigns a shipping method. Simple, efficient, and easy! You’ll have more shipping partners and shipping methods, while being able to create shipping labels faster. A smart inventory management system will already fill in the shipping label based on the available data.
Looking for such a system? Check out Webship Online! Webship Online has all these features, making it the ideal partner for your inventory management. This type of system is, of course, not free. However, you’ll quickly recover your small investment because you save a lot of time while labeling parcels. Curious about the system? Try Webship Online for free or contact us at hallo@webship.online for more information.
