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Dropshipping - The logistics solution for industry and commerce

Not uncommon, it takes a very long time until an ordered furniture or the ordered washing machine arrives at the customer's home. Long distances and capacity bottlenecks in the retail sector are far from being all challenges. The direct shipping option, the direct delivery of goods from the producer to the end customer, without the detour via the retailer is the ideal solution for this. The retailer retains full transparency over the entire logistics process. On behalf of the retailer, we take over the direct delivery to the end customer. As a 2-man handling specialist we deliver to the customer's home and offer additional services such as furniture assembly, device installation and disposal services. consignee. On behalf of the dealer, we take over the direct delivery to the end customer. As a 2-man handling specialist we deliver to the customer's home and offer additional services such as furniture assembly, device installation and disposal services.

Dropshipping offers benefits

Acceleration of the total delivery time of commissioned goods by several weeks possible
No minimum order quantities, no waiting time on delivery of the manufacturer
Relief of own storage and delivery capacities (full ramps, driver shortage)
Avoidance of unprofitable tours outside the core delivery area of a furniture store
Solution for supplying supraregional customers (holiday purchases, online purchases) in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands
Full-service logistics from the start of an online shop (from 200 shipments p.a.)

Optimized business processes in the furniture trade

The FURNeCorp project is part of the funding initiative "eStandards: standardizing business processes, ensuring success", which is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). The aim of the project FURNeCorp is to strengthen the eBusiness competence in the furniture industry and to improve communication processes.

Future Initiative for furniture logistics

In cooperation with the industry associations BVDM, VDM, and AMÖ as well as around 30 companies from industry, trade and logistics, future-oriented solutions for the increasing logistics problems of the furniture industry are developed.