All About Awaiting Fulfillment

 

In our social media savvy place, communication is vital for success, and this applies to a lot of companies, since if they can’t provide customers immediate physical information about their package, it can be an issue. You definitely want to keep people updated with the order as it progresses. Offering order statuses is now a major part of this, with most people wanting to know that they got something, and if there is a holdup, they want answers.  The details that you offer are important, and it can be something that makes people a little bit upset, and here, we’ll discuss awaiting fulfillment. 

What is Awaiting Fulfillment 

This is when someone has paid for something, but they’re waiting for the items to be packed and shipped. This is something that is before the shipping label is made, and it’s important to understand that the order is being made to prepare for shipping. There are other order statuses that are there, since it goes through a lot of different stages. First, you need to confirm this with a person who is selling this, and then, it usually has an order cycle, and this falls into order cycle time, which is the time that someone needs to wait for orders to be shipped. 

This is something that is important to consider if you want to make sure he experience is seamless. First step is submitted for fulfillment, which is basically confirming that the details are in the system, and it’s moved from the company to logistics. It may have tracking notifications, but usually, this is basically the payment has been taken, is verified, and is going to get fulfilled soon. 

Pending fulfillment is that they’re picking up and getting ready to fulfillment. This is the same as awaiting fulfillment.  They may also have “on hold” which basically entails that the information is not there, and it is something that’s been required without the order being fulfilled. It may be incomplete information about the customer and whatnot. 

The next step is partially shipping, which is where part of it ships, cause the rest of this is out of stock. This is usually a split fulfillment process. Shipped of course, means that it’s been shipped out from the store, and it’s something that has the date, the tracking information, and of course, it will have other labels too. These include in transit, at the local hub where it’s getting ready to be delivered, and then out for delivery. Most major shippers offer this. 

Then there is order delivered, which means it’s sitting somewhere, and it’s waiting for you to pick it up and then, you can take it inside. Sometimes, they’re wrongfully labeled though, so you should talk to them. sometimes, there are delivery exceptions, such as in the case of holidays, bad weather, or labels which are damaged. 

Awaiting Vs. Pending Fulfillment 

Awaiting fulfillment and pending fulfillment mean literally the same thing, and most companies use them as one in the same. Awaiting shipment differs from awaiting fulfillment however because awaiting fulfillment means that it hasn’t been fulfilled yet, but awaiting shipment means that it’s been fulfilled, it’s just waiting to be shipped out. It also may be waiting for other products to be put in there and packaged. 

All of these terms are important, and they’re great to know so you’re not confused about what this may mean for you, and lets you put together a lot of better options for you to try, and it can help with controlling order fulfillment quite readily for your company needs too.

Invisible Security in Shipping Labels

Some security isn’t seen by the naked eye.  Covert security features are becoming ever-so popular for looking at risks, especially to packaging and other such items.  Microtext is one of them, which are very small pieces of text at the bottom, making it hard to see what’s inside. 

The other is UV inks, which will only show the contents when under a UV light.You also have thermal reversal strips, which are strips that will only activate when there is heat or something else involved.  Finally, you have hidden watermarks, some which might be water-activated. Others might just be generic marks that are hidden in invisible inks, and will need a sort of response to get them to activate. 

Why They’re Needed 

This seems excessive, doesn’t it? 

Not necessarily. There are many who are still taking people’s items and making dups and fakes. Counterfeiting is a major problem for a lot of companies, and it’s important to reduce such measures. Covert security features do just that, as it takes out all of the counterfeiting that might be happening. 

It also reduces the tampering of such items.   It will tell you right away if someone tampered with your items, and what you can do to make this better for customers. 

It’s good to have security in place, as it will prevent further problems from coming to light. 

Applications for This 

A lot of high-value goods will use this type of packaging, as it will offer extra protection against such items. 

It also works well for sensitive shipments, which are items that are easy for one to break into, or need that extra level of protection. Documents for instance, will use this, so it’s important to consider this as well. 

The Technologies involved. 

Obviously, you have a lot of features that you can use, but there are constant new features being added to these types of items. One of them is nonprinting, where nanomachines are used in inks, creating very tiny print. This can make it so hard for people to make out. 

There’s also thermochromic materials, where they will react and change color if someone messes with the internal components. Again, it prevents tampering of such items as well, making it safer for you to use too. 

Finally, you have bloc chain tracking, where the items get naturally tracked on the blockchain, again making things much easier for one to track when an item is not legitimate. Putting it on the blockchain authenticates such an item, and also brings forth a stronger peace of mind when looking into this item. 

The challenges 

While this is all good, it can be a bit of a challenge. 

Visibility is a major concern. If you cannot read what the item says, it creates some huge problems for you.   if you’re looking to utilize nanoprinting, you need to make these strong, but also not so hard that it alienates customers. 

The other major concern is the costs. It can cost a lot to implement this, especially if you’re a small business. Some might have to forgo certain security elements, in order to make them with their packaging.

The final challenge is scanning the items, determining the overall compatibility of the scanned items with the packaging as well. Being mindful of all of these features is important, and making sure that you look into all of them before you choose something is super important. 

Consider all of these today, and make sure that, once you have a sure idea of what you wish to do, utilize these components to see for yourself what it offs.