3PL(Third party logistics) For Ecommerce

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Introduction

In EC, logistics is an indispensable and important part.

The problem that many EC businesses are currently facing is that they are required to play the role of a traditional “wholesaler” or “courier service provider” at the same time.
However, logistics is not the main business for EC businesses, which should be the main business of retailers, but logistics services are being equalized by major EC businesses, and they are unable to match the level of human, material, financial, and information resources required to handle all the processes necessary for EC logistics on their own. In the current situation, it is no longer possible to match the level of human, material, financial, and information resources required to handle all the processes necessary for EC logistics.
Amazon and Rakuten Logistics have foreseen this point in advance, started working in the logistics field from the beginning, and have fully committed themselves to it.

For many other specialized e-commerce companies, it is difficult to handle logistics on their own due to the scale of their business. For this reason, we believe it is important for them to outsource using a combination of traditional “3PL providers + courier service providers” and focus on expanding their own business to reduce “logistics costs per sales.

In recent years, an increasing number of companies are strategically outsourcing their logistics functions through the establishment of supply chain management (SCM), and are working to improve their management in order to differentiate themselves from their competitors in the same industry.
By entrusting us with your overall logistics operations, you can reduce overall logistics costs, reduce inventories, and improve customer satisfaction.
Our logistics costs continue to increase due to the diversification of our customers’ needs, such as high-mix, high-frequency, and small-lot production. As a third party (a third-party company with specialized know-how), we propose optimal logistics systems to our customers based on the know-how we have accumulated over the years.

Overview of our logistics services

①Contracted logistics services for catalog gifts and suppliers
Receiving, shipping, storage, inspection, packing (wrapping), material arrangement, and transportation arrangement of gift goods (clothing accessories, wallets, bags, belts, etc.)

②Contract logistics services for online shopping (Rakuten, AMAZON, Yahoo, BASE, etc.)
Warehousing, storage, inspection, packing (wrapping), material arrangement, and transportation arrangement for online merchandise (general merchandise clothing)
Operation using order management system WMS (barcode management)

Main Business Areas

When the goods ordered from the manufacturer arrive at the warehouse, we check the quantity, inspect the goods, process the receipt, and reflect the results in the warehouse management system (WMS). The system is managed in the cloud, so inventory can be checked online at any time.

Orders are automatically captured as needed (every 10 minutes when connected to the API) and shipped as needed, so there are no mistakes in order information, shipping slips, or shipping addresses, and no shipping errors.

We will arrange delivery service providers and process shipments according to each request with Japan Post, Sagawa Express, Yamato Transport, and Seino Transport. Our warehouse can handle Asuraku, Prime, and Asutsuku for same-day shipping for orders placed by 2:00 p.m.

Strengths of this Service

Speedy shipping operations (Makepeople Prime, Asu-Raku, Asu-Tsuku)

We arrange delivery service providers and process shipments according to your requests with Japan Post, Sagawa Express, Yamato Transport, and Seino Transport (B2B). Our warehouse can handle Asu-Raku, Prime, and Asu-Tsuku for same-day shipment for orders placed by 2:00 p.m.
*Please note that refrigerated/frozen storage and cool delivery are not available.

Reasonable work, storage, and shipping costs

Our company is located in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture (click here for map), and shipping costs can be calculated at the lowest price to Tokyo, where many orders are placed. In addition, we can offer 1/2 to 1/3 of the price in Tokyo for storage fees because we ship from a warehouse on a magnificent piece of land in Matsumoto instead of the land market price in the Kanto area.

We can also handle complex tasks (bundling, picking, gift packing, noshi).

Since we used to ship gift items as part of our logistics business history, we can handle detailed picking, bundling, and careful gift wrapping and noshi wrapping. We can also pack large items (e.g., reinforced cardboard boxes for export).