By Jennifer Chang.    Photo : Adrian Sulyok 

The warehouse is a key node in modern logistics that connects buyers and sellers. Placing this node overseas not only facilitates the expansion of overseas markets, but also reduces logistics costs. The seller commissions an international logistics company to transport the goods by sea, air or express to an overseas warehouse center for storage, and gives instructions through the logistics carrier's inventory management system. Unlike traditional international trade, which is produced on order, cross-border e-commerce, which has developed new business models in recent years and created new models, is directly oriented to consumers and can arrange production in advance based on past sales data. By setting up overseas warehouses, we are able to ship from the country where the factory is located, thus shortening the order cycle, making the logistics timeframe more secure, enhancing consumer experience and increasing the number of orders, and allowing sales to break through the bottleneck and rise to a higher level!

In the past, many warehouses used to manually operate Excel sheets to keep track of inventory, packages and shipments, but with a large number of goods and a wide variety of styles and types, warehouse personnel  must often be overwhelmed with a mountain of goods. And human operation, it is inevitable that mistakes will be made in the middle of the rush. With the rise of e-commerce, Warehouse Management System (WMS) has evolved into an intelligent computer software system for managing logistics centers. In addition, WMS can quickly establish SOPs, coordinate and update information on the storage location, quantity, and expiration date of materials or products in the warehouse, and optimize the inbound, picking, and outbound processes through computer calculations to reduce error rates and enhance warehouse management efficiency. Imagine how unhappy you would be if you were a purchaser and waited for a long time to get the goods after placing an order, only to get goods that were not what you ordered. The impression of the brand itself will also be greatly reduced, and even leave a negative evaluation! The seller uses the logistics information system provided by the international logistics company to remotely operate the goods stored in overseas warehouses. The system will be updated in a timely manner after the goods are completed to show the inventory status so that the seller can grasp it in real time.

The global supply chain management industry is constantly evolving to meet the needs of today's ever-changing global enterprises. It is a complex and dynamic industry that requires strategic planning, advanced technology and the integration of various resources to succeed. This covers a wide range of stakeholder components, including suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, customers and third-party logistics providers. Overseas warehouse is not only a new type of international trade, but also an important global infrastructure to support the new type of trade represented by cross-border e-commerce.  We help enterprises to find suitable overseas warehouses from the perspective of third-party services to meet the exclusive needs of their own service customers, highlighting the professional service capabilities of overseas warehouses. This enables our customers to play an active role in reducing costs, increasing timeliness, and facilitating the supply chain.

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