Swift Consign is an integrated shipping operation involving both warehousing and fulfillment services. Although these two functions, warehousing and fulfillment, are often used interchangeably, they have very different roles in the shipping chain. Both these shipping practices involve e-commerce business, and both usually require a large space for storing goods and material that is being shipped.
In general, a warehouse exists to store and control large amounts of inventory for an extended period whereas warehouse fulfillment companies maintain a large inventory of goods but have the added purpose of filling customer orders that can be large business to business (B2B) or smaller business to consumer (B2C) shipments.
Each function has a unique role in the chain of shipping logistics, and the clarification of their roles helps to smooth out the overall shipping process and assist the business owner in choosing what is right for their situation.
