{"id":136,"date":"2019-12-24T12:13:16","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T17:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/au\/ecommerce-inventory\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T16:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:27:28","slug":"ecommerce-inventory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/au\/ecommerce-inventory\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecommerce Inventory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-shipbob-blocks-section-hero-standard-form hero-standard\"><div class=\"container row\"><div class=\"col hero-standard-content\"><h1 class=\"hero-standard-title \"><strong>Inventory Management Solutions for Ecommerce<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span>Building an effective <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/ecommerce-inventory\/guide\/\">ecommerce inventory<\/a> process is one of the most important yet challenging aspects of running a successful business for many DTC brands and retailers, whether you\u2019re a small business or growing business. A great place to start is to develop a solid foundation that streamlines the process, and to familiarize yourself with industry best practices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Partnering with a 3PL can simplify the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/inventory-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>inventory management<\/span><\/a><span> process with best-in-class inventory management software that integrates in minutes with your online store and across all your sales channels. Our technology delivers real-time insight and data you can rely on. With ShipBob, you can rest assured that your inventory is in good hands!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"col hero-standard-form offset-1  \"><div class=\"card hero-home-customer-card form-card\"><h3 class=\"form-title\"><strong>Request Fulfilment Pricing<\/strong><\/h3><h3 class=\"h4 form-subtitle\"><\/h3><p class=\"form-copy\"><\/p><div class=\"card-body form-2c853f60-8374-4dbc-937d-1fecb0e842f2\" data-controller=\"form-controller\" data-form-controller-form-id-value=\"2c853f60-8374-4dbc-937d-1fecb0e842f2\" data-form-controller-form-container-query-value=\"form-2c853f60-8374-4dbc-937d-1fecb0e842f2\"><\/div><p class=\"form-note\">We\u2019ll get back to you within 24 hours. <a href=\"\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ecommerce-inventory-management-solutions-with-shipbob\">Ecommerce inventory management solutions with ShipBob<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span>ShipBob combines order fulfilment services and proprietary technology with ecommerce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/inventory-management\/software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inventory management software<\/a> built in. With ShipBob, merchants are able to seamlessly manage inventory control, even across multiple stores and fulfilment centres, while delivering fast and affordable shipping for their customers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ShipBob Fulfillment Center Guided Tour - 3D 360\u00b0 VR Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YdTbM4XlizY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inventory-distribution\">Inventory distribution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/blog\/3-benefits-using-more-than-one-warehouse-ecommerce-fulfillment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using more than one warehouse<\/a> to store inventory, also known as distributed inventory, is a great way to deliver fast and affordable shipping to your customers. ShipBob owns several fulfilment centres within the<span>c<span>ontiguous<\/span><\/span> US to deliver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/blog\/guide-offering-affordable-2-day-shipping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2-day shipping<\/a> nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-blog is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cOff the bat, I liked that I would be able to control multiple warehouses through one page with ShipBob. With my old 3PL, I could never just open a page and get the info I wanted. I had to click several times, then export it, and try to make sense of it. ShipBob lets you manage your inventory while providing important data in a very digestible way.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wes Brown, Head of Operations at <a class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/blog\/black-claw\/\">Black Claw LLC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inventory-tracking\">Inventory tracking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With ShipBob\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/inventory-management\/inventory-tracking\/\">inventory tracking<\/a> software in place, your orders and inventory are synced in real-time. Having the technology to set up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/inventory-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">real-time inventory counts<\/a> in our fulfilment centres allows you to view the status of inventory you send to us as it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/blog\/inventory-flow\/\">flows<\/a> through your supply chain, the quantity on hand at our fulfilment centre(s), and many metrics on your inventory\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-blog is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cWe have a Shopify store but do not use Shopify to track inventory. In terms of tracking inventory, we use ShipBob for everything \u2014 to be able to track each bottle of perfume, what we have left, and what we\u2019ve shipped, while getting a lot more information on each order.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ines Guien, Vice President of Operations at <a class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/blog\/dossier\/\">Dossier<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inventory-reorder-points\">Inventory reorder points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>ShipBob\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/inventory-management\/software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inventory management software<\/a> and analytics dashboard make it easy to calculate and automate reorder points to maintain healthy stock levels. This type of automation helps ensure you\u2019ll always have just enough inventory on hand without falling behind on your next batch. Being able to calculate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/blog\/reorder-point-formula\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reorder points<\/a> also leads to better, more accurate forecasting by having timely and accurate data to pull from and understand your optimal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/blog\/reorder-quantity-formula\/\">reorder quantity<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-shipbob-s-ecommerce-inventory-management-solutions-work\">How ShipBob\u2019s ecommerce inventory management solutions work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you choose ShipBob as your 3PL partner, you\u2019re given the support, resources, facilities, and tools you need to simplify the inventory management and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/ecommerce-fulfillment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ecommerce fulfilment<\/a> process. Once you connect your store to our technology all of your ecommerce platforms integrate easily with ShipBob and streamlines your ecommerce business workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-blog is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cSo many 3PLs have either bad or no front-facing software, making it impossible to keep track of what\u2019s leaving or entering the warehouse.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>On the supply chain side, I just throw in what we placed at the factory into a WRO in the ShipBob dashboard, and I can see how many units we have on-hand, what\u2019s incoming, what\u2019s at docks, and so on. I can see all of those numbers in a few seconds, and it makes life so much easier.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harley Abrams, Operations Manager of <a class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/blog\/superspeed-golf\/\">SuperSpeed Golf, LLC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll help get you set up to send us your inventory and ecommerce orders will automatically be fulfilled after your customers make a purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-shipbob-blocks-section-container section section-container\"><div class=\"container section-info section-info-align-center u-hidden\"><h6 class=\"section-title \"><\/h6><h2 class=\"section-content h2\"><\/h2><p class=\"section-copy u-hidden\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"container flex-container direction-col justify-center align-center flex-wrap\"><\/div><div class=\"cta-container u-hidden\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary \" href=\"\"><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-shipbob-blocks-section-container section section-container  max-width-blog\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\"><div class=\"container section-info section-info-align-none \"><h6 class=\"section-title \"><\/h6><h2 class=\"section-content h2\">Ecommerce inventory management software FAQs<\/h2><p class=\"section-copy\">Here are some of the common questions we\u2019ve heard from our customers related to inventory management software.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"container flex-container direction-col justify-none align-none flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-shipbob-blocks-single-faq single-faq direction-col  col-8\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" data-controller=\"faq-controller\" data-faq-controller-open-value=\"true\"><div class=\"single-faq-title-contianer\"><h4 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"single-faq-title\">Which software is best for inventory management?<\/h4><div class=\"single-faq-expand\" data-faq-controller-target=\"expand\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/shipbob-2022\/resources\/svg\/plus-solid.svg\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"single-faq-childs\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" data-faq-controller-target=\"answer\"><div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>There are several inventory management software solutions on the market, such as Skubana and Zoho. However, ShipBob offers built-in inventory management tools that can be accessed from your ShipBob dashboard at no extra costs. With ShipBob, you can track inventory levels in real time, set automatic reorder points, and manage orders all from one place.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"cta-container u-hidden\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary \" href=\"\"><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ecommerce inventory management solutions with ShipBob ShipBob combines order fulfilment services and proprietary technology with ecommerce inventory management software built in. With ShipBob, merchants are able to seamlessly manage inventory control, even across multiple stores and fulfilment centres, while delivering fast and affordable shipping for their customers. 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