Skylab is built from the ground up to specifically service the growing ecommerce logistics and fulfillment market in North America. Built by ecommerce vendors, it understands the needs of busy ecommerce startups that are fulfilling orders from demanding clients, who are just a few keystrokes away from leaving a high-impact review of your store whether positive or negative. The right logistics partner can help you scale up by reducing your order processing costs and handling times. Located in a modern 57,000 square foot facility in Irvine, CA and just 30 minutes from the world-class Port of Long Beach, Skylab provides you with quick access to half of the American population. The company features a fully automated order management system that is easy to use and provides you with full transparency of the Skylab platform.
eCommerce Fulfillment or eFulfillment or 3PL is basically the outsourcing of warehousing and order fulfillment processes to a third party provider such as Skylab, which allows you the ecommerce vendor to focus on the more value-added processes of marketing and product innovation. The commonly used term 3PL stands for 3rd Party Logistics. eFulfillment and 3PL are used interchangeably by many logistics companies and the basic concept is the same; however be sure to ask the right questions and that your specific requirements are being met. When partnering with an eFulfillment provider, you are entering a strategic partnership which will simplify all the physical handling of your orders while removing the overhead costs associated with operating your own warehouse. The costs may include rent and warehouse staff costs. An eFulfillment provider will help you scale up more quickly and on demand as your business grows as it has access to more capacity and maintains long-standing relationships with shipping companies and last-mile delivery (WGD) companies. Some ecommerce companies may even use a hybrid of different eFulfillment providers, such as unloading containers at Company A and shipping pallets of goods to Company B to fulfill end-user orders on an as needed basis.