Having spoiled or broken goods on the shelves doesn’t help business, especially not long-term business. When goods are thrown away because they can’t be sold, it can be very expensive for business owners who use supply chain services.
Third-party shipping and transportation solutions company Forwarding Inventory Transportation has taken care of that for its business clients. Losing money because a product’s shelf life has passed or an item is broken won’t stop businesses from making money anymore.
The company works hard to make sure that clients don’t lose any of the goods they store with them. This keeps clients from losing a lot of money.
“What makes it especially hard is that [property loss] can snowball into more losses, like missed sales and customer satisfaction issues,” the company’s website at Fitorra.com says. The company also does order fulfillment.
How to keep your stock safe
The supply chain company Forwarding Inventory Transportation goes the extra mile more than most. The business says, “We handle your inventory with care even before it gets to our building.”
Let’s look at some of the ways that service providers handle quality control of goods that are different from one another.
“Superior handling of your valuable goods” is what MyUS says it does.
Shipito says it takes detailed pictures of the things that are sent to their center and adds extra tape or bubble wrap to protect them even more.
And NYBox runs its services online with cutting-edge tools that let customers handle all of their things from their mailboxes.
Early inventory safety is key
Forwarding Inventory Transportation, on the other hand, protects its goods with cutting-edge technology. There are even climate and temperature controlled places where you can store things that need to be kept cool so they don’t go bad.
As soon as the goods arrive at the building, they are subject to more safety and quality checks. For tracking and keeping an eye on things, each item has a sticker and a number.
“As each item comes through the door, we scan everything into our system so we know how much we have, where it should be stored and all the miscellaneous information about that item. “We can get to everything,” the business says on its website Fitorra.com.
The software system at Forwarding Inventory Transportation keeps track of how many goods are in stock and when they go bad. The company lets business clients know when inventory levels drop and goods are getting close to their expiration dates so that they can take action. Customers are told to place an order or switch out their stock so that things don’t go bad before they can be sold.
And employees tell bosses right away about problems with goods, who then tell business clients. The company wants to keep from losing money.
How to train for quality control
Forwarding Inventory Transportation regularly put staff through intensive training, including earning mandatory certifications in some cases and being in compliance with governmental regulations to ensure product safety. Employees also get training on safety rules and procedures all the time.
In addition, if there are questions about how to handle a particular product, the company staff will contact the manufacturer to ensure they are fully knowledgeable about the requirements for proper and safe storage.