Business View Magazine | January 2020

18 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JANUARY 2020 This effort can keep you safe when things slow down and make your holidays even more profitable. Look at areas where you have fixed costs and variable costs and try to find new options for each element. This can be something as familiar as shipping, where your carrier partners will have varying charges and calculators based on each item you ship. Dimensional weight (DIM weight) calculators can protect you, especially during the holidays , when orders change or when people start buying larger orders. Each package needs to be priced right and still arrive on time. These tools can automatically pick the most affordable shipping option while meeting your needs. However, the shipping selection needs to occur after an order is packed, so there’s integration at your packing station and your shipping prep area. Just by taking the time to check every option, you can start saving significantly. Integrating this software with your entire warehouse is required in many cases, but ROI is easy to achieve. Take that approach to your whole operation and you’ll be in strong shape to compete with leading e-commerce businesses. **Jake Rheude is the Vice President of Marketing for Red Stag Fulfillment, an order fulfillment company for online retailers and ecommerce businesses. www.redstagfulfillment.com GUEST BLOG