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Distributed Supply Chain Management<\/strong><\/h1>\n

A distributed supply chain can be hard to implement without the right fulfilment infrastructure, technology, expertise, and support. But without it, it will be a challenge to grow your business and stay competitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help you succeed online, ShipBob offers everything you need to manage a distributed supply chain that enables business growth. Easily expand into new markets, sell across different sales channels, and store inventory in multiple locations with ShipBob.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ShipBob enables us to serve both our direct-to-consumer (DTC) customers and our business-to-business (B2B) clients, which include Nordstrom, Target, Bloomingdales, and Saks. This encompasses direct vendor shipments and B2B wholesale operations, all managed seamlessly across ShipBob’s warehouse network.<\/q><\/blockquote>

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What is distributed supply chain management?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Distributed supply chain management refers to the process of overseeing the movement of finished goods from across different distribution channels and locations to the end user. It involves several ecommerce supply chain activities, including warehousing, inventory management, physical distribution, fulfilment, and shipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the types of distribution channels?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are several types of ecommerce distribution channels. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online store<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In ecommerce, your online store is the hub of your brand. ShipBob\u2019s technology offers direct integration with leading ecommerce platforms, including Shopify, BigCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, Square, and WooCommerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marketplaces<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ecommerce businesses have the opportunity to sell through marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, and eBay. This helps businesses expand their brand and get in front of more customers. ShipBob offers direct integrations with online marketplaces to streamline order fulfilment for your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe tried Amazon, but ShipBob packages our products correctly and with better rates. While Amazon was turning other companies away, here we got our own Account Manager.<\/em><\/p>

Fernanda Gomez Ocejo, director of Supply Chain at Open Water<\/h4><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

B2B<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

B2B ecommerce refers to processing orders<\/a> for businesses or retailers, rather than sending orders directly to consumers. B2B orders are often purchased less often, sold in bulk, and shipped via freight (or parcel for smaller orders). As you enter into new channels, ShipBob can help you manage both B2B and B2B orders and provide full visibility into the fulfilment process all from one dashboard. You can learn more about our B2B process here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How distributed supply chain management boosts your ecommerce business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ShipBob makes it easy to manage your entire distributed supply chain all from one dashboard. With ShipBob, you can connect your online store with our best-in-class logistics software. Our software offers all the tools you need, including built-in inventory management software<\/a> to track inventory across all sales channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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