In today's international business world, products are bought and sold from one part of the globe to another. The expenses often involved in this type of purchasing may lessen the profits of the company and extend the time required to satisfy customers' needs. One way around this is to discuss setting up a drop shipping service that sends from the supplier directly to the customer. This will reduce the cost to the company and speed the arrival of the product to the customer.
Instructions
1. Call your vendors and inquire about drop shipping directly to your customers. To drop ship merchandise to your customer will save you money and time not to mention the added labor of a shipping clerk.
2. Talk to your customer service account manager and discuss what can be done to bill you and ship to your customer.
3. Ask about order deadlines and shipping turnaround. Ask if you need to provide shipping labels and packing slips or if your supplier will do that for you without any identifying marks appearing of their company.
4. Get all the terms of the agreement in writing before signing any deal. Your customer database is a very valuable asset of your company.
5. Begin advertising the ability to speed shipping to your customers at lower costs by drop shipping directly from the manufacturer. Be sure to specify the deadlines for daily processing and normal shipping times.
