[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":370},["ShallowReactive",2],{"wiki-en:e-commerce-fulfillment":3,"wiki-en:e-commerce-fulfillment:related":337,"wiki-en:e-commerce-fulfillment:surround":361},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"blog":7,"body":8,"category":293,"dateModified":294,"datePublished":294,"description":295,"extension":296,"faq":297,"icon":307,"keywords":308,"kind":314,"meta":315,"navigation":316,"path":317,"quickAnswer":318,"readingTime":6,"related":319,"seo":325,"services":326,"shortTitle":147,"sitemap":328,"stem":329,"synonyms":330,"translationOf":327,"__hash__":336},"wiki_en\u002Fen\u002Fwiki\u002Fe-commerce-fulfillment.md","E-commerce fulfillment: order handling for online shops, from checkout to return",null,[],{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":284},"minimark",[11,16,43,61,65,68,117,125,129,229,242,246,254,261,268,272],[12,13,15],"h2",{"id":14},"what-is-e-commerce-fulfillment","What is e-commerce fulfillment?",[17,18,19,20,25,26,30,31,34,35,38,39,42],"p",{},"E-commerce fulfillment is the form of ",[21,22,24],"a",{"href":23},"\u002Fen\u002Fwiki\u002Ffulfillment","fulfillment"," that was developed for online shops. 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Address validation and payment status are checked automatically.",[72,79,80,83],{},[27,81,82],{},"Release and pick task:"," the WMS reserves the stock, assigns the order to a wave or batch and generates the pick list.",[72,85,86,93],{},[27,87,88,92],{},[21,89,91],{"href":90},"\u002Fen\u002Fwiki\u002Forder-picking","Order picking"," (by 14:00):"," a picker collects the items from the shelf with a handheld scanner, and each scan confirms the line against the order.",[72,95,96,99,100,104],{},[27,97,98],{},"Packing:"," at the packing station the carton or mailer is chosen, inserts are added, the weight is checked and the shipping label is printed. Picking and packing together are billed as ",[21,101,103],{"href":102},"\u002Fen\u002Fwiki\u002Fpick-and-pack","pick and pack",".",[72,106,107,110],{},[27,108,109],{},"Handover to the carrier (from 16:00):"," DHL, GLS, DPD or UPS collect. The tracking number goes to the shop and the customer receives the dispatch confirmation.",[72,112,113,116],{},[27,114,115],{},"Delivery and possibly a return:"," delivery the following day within Germany. If the goods come back, they are inspected, graded and sellable again within one to two days.",[17,118,119,120,124],{},"A provider that manages this cycle within one day works with a ",[21,121,123],{"href":122},"\u002Fen\u002Fwiki\u002Fcut-off-time","cut-off time",": orders received by 2 pm, for example, still go out the same day.",[12,126,128],{"id":127},"what-separates-e-commerce-fulfillment-from-classic-logistics","What separates e-commerce fulfillment from classic logistics",[130,131,132,148],"table",{},[133,134,135],"thead",{},[136,137,138,142,145],"tr",{},[139,140,141],"th",{},"Feature",[139,143,144],{},"Classic warehouse logistics",[139,146,147],{},"E-commerce fulfillment",[149,150,151,163,174,185,196,207,218],"tbody",{},[136,152,153,157,160],{},[154,155,156],"td",{},"Order size",[154,158,159],{},"pallets, cartons",[154,161,162],{},"1–3 items per parcel",[136,164,165,168,171],{},[154,166,167],{},"Order intake",[154,169,170],{},"planned, EDI, purchase order",[154,172,173],{},"continuous, automatic from the shop",[136,175,176,179,182],{},[154,177,178],{},"Recipient",[154,180,181],{},"companies, loading docks",[154,183,184],{},"private addresses, parcel lockers",[136,186,187,190,193],{},[154,188,189],{},"Time pressure",[154,191,192],{},"days to weeks",[154,194,195],{},"hours (same-day cut-off)",[136,197,198,201,204],{},[154,199,200],{},"Returns",[154,202,203],{},"exception",[154,205,206],{},"fixed process, 5–40 %",[136,208,209,212,215],{},[154,210,211],{},"Packaging",[154,213,214],{},"functional",[154,216,217],{},"part of the brand experience",[136,219,220,223,226],{},[154,221,222],{},"Cost logic",[154,224,225],{},"per pallet, per tonne",[154,227,228],{},"per pick, per parcel",[230,231,234],"callout",{"title":232,"type":233},"Practical tip","tip",[17,235,236,237,241],{},"The quality of the shop integration decides what daily life looks like. Before signing, check whether stock is reported back in real time, whether part deliveries and address changes run cleanly, and whether the connection is native or goes through a third tool. A structured ",[21,238,240],{"href":239},"\u002Fen\u002Fwiki\u002Fonboarding","onboarding"," tests exactly these points with real orders before go-live.",[12,243,245],{"id":244},"why-it-matters-especially-if-you-sell-into-germany-from-abroad","Why it matters, especially if you sell into Germany from abroad",[17,247,248,249,253],{},"Delivery time, parcel condition and the returns experience are the three moments in which the customer experiences your brand physically. A delivery promise such as \"order by 2 pm, delivered tomorrow\" measurably lifts conversion, see ",[21,250,252],{"href":251},"\u002Fen\u002Fwiki\u002Fsame-day-shipping","same-day shipping",". German consumers are used to this standard from the large marketplaces, and a shop that ships each order from another country with several days of transit and possible customs handling competes at a disadvantage. Local stock in Germany removes that gap and gives customers a domestic return address, which matters in a market with high return rates.",[17,255,256,257,104],{},"At the same time, handling and postage are usually the third-largest cost block after cost of goods and marketing. In Germany the blended cost in 2026 is €2.80 to €5.50 per parcel, plus postage of €3.99 to €6.50 net for a domestic DHL parcel. Every mis-shipment costs twice that plus a return, so a pick accuracy above 99.9 % is not a nice-to-have but a cost factor. A full breakdown is given under ",[21,258,260],{"href":259},"\u002Fen\u002Fwiki\u002Ffulfillment-costs","fulfillment costs",[230,262,265],{"title":263,"type":264},"Common mistake","warn",[17,266,267],{},"Sending orders to the warehouse by CSV export. From a few dozen parcels a day, manual exports lead to overselling, duplicate shipments and wrong stock levels in the shop. E-commerce fulfillment only works with an automatic connection in both directions.",[12,269,271],{"id":270},"how-logyou-handles-it","How LogYou handles it",[17,273,274,275,279,280,104],{},"LogYou runs e-commerce fulfillment from Butzbach in the middle of Germany and has done so for e-commerce brands since 2014. Orders from Shopify, Shopware, JTL-Wawi, PlentyONE, Xentral, Lexware, Amazon and eBay flow natively into the LogShip platform, same-day dispatch is possible up to the 2 pm cut-off, and pick accuracy is 99.92 %. Returns are available for sale again within 48 hours. 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E-commerce fulfillment processes thousands of small individual orders to private customers that have to leave the same day, arrive directly from the shop system and, depending on the product range, come back in 5 to 40 % of cases. That requires different processes, software and packaging.",{"q":302,"a":303},"Which shop systems can be connected to fulfillment in Germany?","Common systems such as Shopify, Shopware, WooCommerce, JTL-Wawi, PlentyONE and Xentral, as well as the marketplaces Amazon and eBay, are connected natively by specialised providers. Orders then flow into the warehouse automatically, and stock levels and tracking numbers flow back into the shop.",{"q":305,"a":306},"How quickly is an order dispatched in e-commerce fulfillment?","With professional providers, orders that arrive before the cut-off time leave the warehouse the same day. Typical cut-off times in Germany are between 12 noon and 3 pm. 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