How a Sortation System Can Optimize Your Order Fulfillment Services
Upgrade Your Order Fulfillment Operations to Meet Today’s Customer
When it comes to shipping, fast is no longer fast enough. Consumers who were impressed with Amazon’s two-day shipping now want shorter delivery times and lower shipping charges. Twenty-minute delivery windows may soon be the new standard for delivery times as adopters of quick commerce (Q-Commerce) gain traction in the grocery segment, which could soon expand to other retail industries. A recent study also revealed that 66% of online shoppers had abandoned their carts because of shipping costs.
Operational Efficiencies May Be the Answer to Meeting (and Exceeding) Customer Expectations
As consumers want more for less, warehouses, distribution centers and order fulfillment operations are looking for ways to be more productive. One way to offer these efficiencies is through sortation systems. After an item has been packaged on our automated packaging equipment, it then travels to the sorter when the package is identified and diverted with the assistance of our Tension Director software.
How a Tension Sortation System Can Help Your Order Fulfillment Operations
There are several benefits to sortation automation. They include:
- Increased Speed: With routing that is completed in a fraction of the time compared to a manual process, a sortation system can help drastically improve item sorting rates.
- Improved Accuracy: A scanner automatically assigns the package to the correct carrier so your staff doesn’t have to.
- Decreased Labor Costs: With the added efficiencies a sortation system can provide, your staff can focus on other high-skilled areas that need their expertise.
- Better Use of Valuable Warehouse Space: Save floor space with a sophisticated, flexible design tailor-made for tight warehouses.
- Enhanced Versatility: Our sorters can handle nearly every size, shape and weight, including apparel, shoes, jewelry, pharmaceuticals, CDs, mail, books and small parcels.
Sortation Systems: A Warehouse Automation System Designed to Grow with You
Compact and adjustable, our sortation system fits into small or large spaces, and can adjust to different modes or fulfillment channels. This system is also designed to grow in capacity, and is flexible enough to handle a changing product mix.
We work in an environment where the only constant is change. It’s an environment where responding to a more demanding customer is vital to your business. With increased fulfillment demands, an automated sortation system just may be the key to lasting success.
About Tension Packaging & Automation
Tension Packaging & Automation is a leader in complete packaging and automation solutions for the eCommerce and pharmacy automation industries. Our line of packaging equipment seamlessly integrates with sortation systems and related software to help rate-shop and select the best carrier at the best price. Contact Tension today to discuss how we can help set up your eCommerce or pharmacy order fulfillment operation for success with the help of our sortation systems.
