Shopify is brilliant at being the shopfront: products, checkout, payments, promotions, and the general theatre of “buy now”. But the moment your brand is doing meaningful volume, the back-end stops being a “fulfilment task” and becomes a production system with inventory, locations, fulfilment logic, returns, and carriers all needing to agree with one another, in real time.

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No one starts a logistics company for the thrill of reconciling courier invoices. It is an unglamorous, behind-the-scenes task that rarely gets public recognition. Yet for third-party logistics (3PL) providers, courier bill reconciliation might be the most important process you are not talking about.

For eCommerce and logistics teams, choosing the right tools can make or break fulfilment efficiency. Two terms you’ll hear often are WMS (Warehouse Management System) and shipping software. They sometimes get thrown around interchangeably, but they’re as different as a warehouse forklift and a FedEx truck. Both are critical for getting orders out the door, yet each serves its own distinct purpose.

Manual stock allocation can be a significant bottleneck in modern warehouse operations. Assigning stock to orders manually takes time, increases the risk of errors, and slows down fulfilment; particularly for eCommerce brands or 3PLs managing high order volumes.

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