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What Is E-commerce Fulfillment?

Understand how E-commerce Fulfillment fits into the supply chain

E-commerce fulfillment is the process of storing inventory, processing, preparing, shipping and delivering an order that was placed online. The speed and efficiency of the e-commerce fulfillment model is particularly important as more customers shop online in lieu of going to brick and mortar store locations. A specialist within an e-commerce fulfillment center verifies and fulfills orders, updates online records, maintains organization and more.