A series presenting many key concepts at the heart of third party ecommerce fulfillment.

Before you can start selling, you need products. To keep them distinguished from each other, you needs SKUs.

A blog post on “the ubiquitous barcode” and how you can’t afford to be without them.

As with real estate, location in inventory management is everything.

As water turns the hydraulic turbines in a dam, order flow powers the heart of the modern ecommerce 3PL.

“Orders” are made of bits. “Shipments” are made of atoms. The distinction is everything.

“Inventory Units of Measure” are one of the most powerful ways to control fulfillment costs. They don’t happen without work.

Incoming inventory should not be a surprise to your 3PL. ASNs provide much needed visibility and accountability.

Most inventory SKUs are “fungible.” But in some cases, every unit of a SKU is unique. It’s complicated.