ShipMonk Academy
An overview of eCommerce, fulfillment, and ShipMonk to get you started on becoming a logistics expert.
We’re on a mission to transform the fulfillment industry through technology and we want our product to kick some serious SaaS.
We’ll need to get you up to speed, so your first thirty days will be characterized by lots and lots of learning. You’ll get familiar with ShipMonk’s processes and tools, and before you know it, you'll be a full-fledged shipping expert.
The Paper Work Check
Sales Training Overview
Ecom Basics Intro
Why transition from brick-and-mortar to eCommerce? What are the trends?
Benefits of Outsourcing Order Fulfillment
What elements are needed to sell via eCommerce?
What is multichannel/omnichannel eCommerce?
What is Nexus?
Part 1 Complete
Fulfillment Basics
Common Abbreviations
eCommerce Companies (in-house)
eCommerce (outsourcing)
Order Flow and Statuses: What is the flow of the order from beginning to end?
Order Flow and Statuses: Infographic
Order Flow and Statuses: Order Fulfillment explained in 1 minute
Life of the Package (E-commerce)
Receivings: How do receivings work?
Receiving: What is good faith receiving?
Receiving: What are our receiving guidelines and why are they important?
Receiving: Why do we need to know when a large shipment (container) is coming?
Receiving: What does it cost?
Quality Assurance: It starts at Receiving!
Storage : Why can we only have 1 SKU per location?
Storage: What types of locations do we have?
Storage: costs
Inventory: Types
Inventory: Why is it important to have accurate weights and dimensions?
Inventory: What is allocated vs available vs on hand inventory?
Inventory: Why can the number of “available inventory” be a negative number?
Inventory: What is estimated run-out time on inventory?
Inventory: Missing Inventory
Inventory: Is inventory synced across channels?
Inventory: How do you export inventory or orders?
Replenishment: What is replenishment & How does replenishment work?
Replenishment: What we tell accounts
Slotting: The 2 V's
Pick & Packing
Picking:
Minimums
SLA's ( often standards of performance)
Packing: Packaging Types
Packing: Types of Packing Filler
Packing Material Pricing
Sorting:
Branded Tracking:
Tracking Number: What is a tracking Number? The tracking number is not updating, what does that mean?
Tracking Number: Why does the tracking number say it's delivered, but customer claims they never received it?
Returns:
Returns: How do returns work and how are they handled?
Returns: Return Options
Returns: Empty Returns
Returns: Return Process Map
Unrestockable & Missing Inventory: What is Unrestockable Inventory?
Unrestockable & Missing Inventory: What is Missing Inventory?
Claims, Mispicks & Line Items
Claims, Mispicks & Line Items: Why do we need to know the value of a product?
Part 2 Complete
Warehouse days (prep)!
Add'l Fulfillment T&D's
Lot Tracking:
Slap Label: What does “slap a label” mean?
Packing Slips: What are they and can customers customize packing slips?
Packing Note vs Packing Slip
Inserts: What is an insert?
Gift Messages: What are they? How many types do we offer?
Hazmat & Lithium Ion-Batteries: What is Hazmat?
Custom Packaging
Custom Packaging: The trauma of customization - What can be done and what’s “too much”?
Backorders: What are backorders?
Dropshipping: What is dropshipping?
Freight: What is it?
Special Projects: What is it?
Special Projects: Time studies continued
E-commerce Batches
Batches: What are they? What are the different types?
What types of complex businesses are succeeding?
Wholesale: What is it?
Wholesale: What are typical labeling requirements for a retail order/Wholesale order? (carton labels, SKU labeling)
Wholesale/Retail Breakout
EDI
Crowdfunding Campaigns/Kickstarters: Kickstarter VS Indiegogo
Crowdfunding Campaigns/KickStarters: What is it?
HS Code: What is the HS code (also know as the “Schedule B number”), and why is it important?
Verified Inventory
Part 3 Complete
Tech and players in the industry
Stores: What are stores?
Shopping Carts & Marketplaces: What are they?
Shopping Carts & Marketplaces: Role of Amazon, Jet, Walmart and other marketplaces
Shopping Carts & Marketplaces: What shopping cart is the best and why?
Integrations: How does ShipMonk integration work with marketplaces and shopping carts?
Mapping: What is shipping mapping?
Indirect Competitors: What is an ERP and how does an organization use it? What are key players?
Indirect Competitors: Shipping Label Software
Indirect Competitors: What is inventory management and who are the key players?
Indirect Competitors: Independent eCommerce Specific Order Management Software Companies
Direct Competitors: What is warehouse management and who are the key players in our industry?
Direct Competitors: Brief Overview of Direct Competitors
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