Video – When is the right time to outsource your fulfilment?

Learn when growing ecommerce businesses should consider outsourcing fulfilment rather than continuing to store, pick and pack orders themselves.

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One of the questions we are asked most often is: when is the right time to outsource your fulfilment?

Many ecommerce businesses begin at home or from a small storage unit. As the business grows, products may start taking over the available space and the owners can find themselves spending increasing amounts of time picking and packing orders.

When fulfilment begins preventing you from concentrating on sourcing products, generating sales and growing the business, it is time to consider the available options.

You could take on your own warehouse unit and manage the operation internally, or outsource fulfilment to a trusted partner.

Many ecommerce founders start a business to sell products but gradually find themselves working primarily as warehouse pickers and packers. Outsourcing can help them return their attention to the areas where they provide the most value.

The business should generally have moved beyond its earliest start-up phase and entered a period of growth. Broadly speaking, once you are dispatching around 200 or more consignments per month, it may be the right time to start considering outsourced fulfilment.

Some of our customers have worked with us since Diamond was established nearly 30 years ago. We value the opportunity to support, nurture and grow alongside the businesses we work with.

Businesses looking for a trusted logistics adviser with extensive experience in overnight and international delivery are encouraged to contact Diamond Logistics.