Knowledge base

Fulfilment, clearly explained

Cut-off time: what it is and which times fulfilment companies use

The cut-off time is the last moment an order can come in and still ship the same day. What is common among fulfilment companies and what to ask.

Pick and pack (pick en pack): how it works and what it costs per order

Pick and pack (pick en pack) means collecting and packing your orders. The steps, picking methods, cost per order, and doing it yourself or outsourcing.

Verzenden via bol (VVB): how shipping via bol works for sellers

Verzenden via bol (VVB): you buy shipping labels through bol and Ampère or another carrier delivers. How it works and how it differs from LVB.

Webshop stock management: counting, reordering and stock across all your channels

Stock management for your webshop: counting, minimum and maximum, ABC analysis, stock across all your channels and returns. Plus when to outsource it.

What is a 3PL? The meaning of 3PL logistics, from 1PL to 5PL

3PL meaning: a third party handles your storage, order processing and shipping. 1PL to 5PL, 3PL versus fulfilment, and when a 3PL suits your webshop.

WMS system: what it is, what it does and when you need one

A WMS system runs your warehouse: locations, picking, stock and integrations. When your webshop needs one, and which WMS fulfilment companies name.

What is fulfilment? Meaning, how it works and when it pays off

Fulfilment (or fulfillment) means someone else stores your stock and packs and ships your orders. How e-fulfilment works, what a 3PL is and when outsourcing makes sense.

Webshop logistics: do it yourself or outsource?

Storage, stock management, order processing, shipping and returns. How to organise the logistics of your webshop, what it costs and when to hand it over to a fulfilment company.

Outsourcing fulfilment: a checklist of 12 questions

What should you look out for when you outsource your logistics? Twelve questions to ask every fulfilment company, from integrations to returns and notice period.

Fulfilment for bol sellers: LVB, VVB or your own fulfilment partner?

Logistiek via bol, Verzenden via bol or a fulfilment company. The differences in cost, control and flexibility, and when a combination makes sense.

What does fulfilment cost in 2026? All costs at a glance

Order picking, storage, packaging and shipping. What you pay per order at a fulfilment company in the Netherlands and Belgium, with worked examples for 300 and 1,500 orders a month.