Order Fulfillment 101: Understanding Shipping Labels

Aarushi Ranjan
Shiprocket
Published in
1 min readApr 26, 2019

Order fulfillment is a tiring process for eCommerce businesses, yet there is no escaping it.

Accomplishing it successfully is every seller’s goal, which is why it is important that order fulfillment receives apt attention.

To break it down for you, the order fulfillment process comprises of the following processes:

  1. Receiving the order
  2. Assembling the inventory
  3. Dispatching products
  4. Shipping them to the customer’s doorstep

Each of these steps requires proper strategies for execution. However, when it comes to shipping, shipping labels are something you must be aware of.

What’s a shipping label?

It is a document for the identification for your package, that is attached to it, once the order is ready to be shipped. A shipping label consists of plenty of information such as:

  • Origin of package
  • Destination of package etc.

Interested to know more about shipping labels? Read the complete story here.

Disclaimer: This article was originally published on the Shiprocket Blog

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Aarushi Ranjan
Shiprocket

I am an eCommerce logistics expert and an avid follower of trends in the eCommerce industry.