How Kitting and Assembly Services Streamline Order Fulfillment
Order fulfillment is a complex process that can pose challenges for businesses of all sizes, especially when demand picks up during busy seasons. How can your company improve efficiency in order fulfillment while minimizing mistakes and maximizing their bottom line?
One solution is to outsource kitting and assembly services. Kitting, or product bundling, refers to grouping two or more products together to create a new SKU. Assembly is the process of arranging individual items into the kits that are ready to ship before an order is placed. Together, kitting and assembly can help to streamline the entire order fulfillment process. Here’s how:
Improve productivity
When it comes to order fulfillment, timing matters. Businesses are always looking for ways to improve turnaround and offer faster shipping and delivery to their customers. By choosing to outsource with a third-party logistics provider, you’ll gain access to a large pool of skilled workers with expertise in bulk kitting and assembly services, which in turn leads to faster shipping. Having a third-party company handle all the kitting and assembly will also free up your in-house team to work more efficiently and productively in other areas of your business.
Stay flexible as demand fluctuates
Preparing bulk orders for fulfillment can be stressful during seasonal busy periods, leading to inaccurate orders, shipping errors or delays, and product returns. Luckily, you can avoid these issues by outsourcing kitting and assembly services with a third-party provider. Outsourcing facilities are extremely flexible and experienced in dealing with fluctuating demands. They can scale up or down depending on your business needs and growth, helping you stay agile and get ahead of the competition.
Manage packaging costs
Not only is kitting and assembly more efficient, but it can also help you keep packaging and postage costs down. By pre-packaging orders into ready-to-ship kits, there’s less guesswork about the size, shape, and weight of each order. This allows you to purchase packaging and postage in bulk, which can help you save big in the long run.
Make your business better with outsourcing!
Looking for kitting and assembly services in Cincinnati? Ohio Valley Goodwill does that! Our Industrial Services Division gives businesses in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana access to quality kitting and assembly services with unparalleled accuracy, flexibility, and efficiency.
Ohio Valley Goodwill’s large-scale outsourcing operation is driven by human intelligence, with the ability to undertake kitting and assembly projects for a variety of different industries. We complete all our work by hand, utilizing a highly motivated workforce of individuals ready to take on jobs of any size and scale.
Outsourcing kitting and assembly services through Goodwill will help to streamline your fulfillment while meeting increased market demands and keeping overhead costs low. However, improving business processes isn’t the only good reason to choose Ohio Valley Goodwill for your outsourcing needs.
When you partner with Ohio Valley Goodwill’s Industrial Services Division, you also become a part of our social mission to change lives through the power of work. Our innovative and economical outsourcing services help provide meaningful employment for individuals with disabilities in Greater Cincinnati, giving them the opportunity to enjoy greater independence, self-esteem, and inclusion in their communities. In this way, outsourcing with Goodwill will support our life-changing mission and empower your business!
Check out our testimonials to get an idea of what to expect when you partner with Ohio Valley Goodwill, then contact us to find out more about how our kitting and assembly services can benefit your business!
