In Amazon sales, especially during peak seasons, sellers often face the problem of warehouse division, which leads to additional logistics costs and increased complexity of inventory management. To solve this problem, sellers actively seek warehouse locking techniques to ensure that the goods are sent to the warehouses they expect and reduce logistics costs. This article will explain in detail the concepts of Amazon’s warehouse division and warehouse consolidation, as well as some warehouse locking techniques that sellers can adopt.
Warehouse division: Amazon’s warehouse division means that the same batch of goods shipped by the seller is assigned to different warehouses. This may cause the same SKU to be scattered in multiple warehouses, increasing logistics costs while increasing the difficulty of inventory management.
Warehouse consolidation: In contrast, warehouse consolidation means placing the goods sent by the seller to Amazon in the same warehouse. Sellers can choose to use warehouse consolidation services, which, although they need to pay additional warehouse consolidation fees, can significantly reduce logistics costs and simplify inventory management.
Warehouse locking techniques: Ensure that the goods are sent to the target warehouse
To ensure that the goods are sent to the warehouse expected by the seller, sellers can try the following warehouse locking techniques:
Adjust the shipping location: Adjust the shipping address to the vicinity of the target warehouse to increase the chance that the goods will be assigned to the target warehouse.
Modify product size: Try to influence the system’s warehouse allocation decision by modifying the product’s size information. However, this is a risky approach and needs to be carefully considered.
Increase the number of SKU shipments: When creating a shipping plan, try to increase the number of SKU shipments to help ensure that the goods are sent to the target warehouse, but be aware that it will increase logistics costs.
Control the number of shipping boxes: Keep the shipment quantity within a certain range to avoid sending too many goods at one time, thereby reducing the possibility of being divided into warehouses.
Use ERP to create a shipping plan: Using an ERP system to create a shipping plan may be less likely to be divided into warehouses, so you can consider using this method.
These warehouse locking techniques allow sellers to better control the flow of goods, reduce logistics costs, and improve inventory management efficiency. Sellers can try different methods based on actual conditions and choose the warehouse locking strategy that best suits them.