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Problem · Late delivery

Ordering is quick. Unfortunately not delivered.

Between order and front door are four links: approval, stock, packing, shipping. Almost always one of them slows the others down. If you know which, you can act on it directly.

Find the bottleneckUnderstand the causes

Fulfillment bottleneck check

Where is it waiting your order?

Think of the last orders that arrived too late. Answer the questions for the typical case.

01How long does a new order sit before someone handles it?
02How often is stock missing when an order is about to be packed?
03What happens on days with many orders?
04Where do packages lose time after shipping?

0 of 4 answered

Your result

Answer all questions. Then this shows where the problem probably starts and which small step helps first.

Assumptions and limits

  • The check asks for your impression. For a reliable statement you need the timestamps of the individual steps.
  • Returns and exchanges are not included; they follow their own chain.

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How you'll notice

The order is here. The package is a long way off.

  • The inbox fills up with the question "Where is my order?"
  • After promotions, the warehouse needs days to work through the backlog.
  • Reviews mention delivery time more often than the product.

Understand the causes

Four links, four possible brakes.

  1. 01

    Orders left sitting

    How you'll notice
    Some orders hang for days, others run normally.
    Why it happens
    Special cases such as address problems or open payments have nobody to resolve them.
    What helps
    Review stuck orders daily and name one person for it.
    Limit
    Some special cases depend on the customer; then quick follow-up is the only help.
  2. 02

    Stock doesn't match

    How you'll notice
    The item is available in the shop but not on the shelf.
    Why it happens
    Stock in the system and in the warehouse drift apart.
    What helps
    Recount frequently missing items regularly and check stock postings.
    Limit
    When stock is simply reordered too late, that's a matter for the reorder point.
  3. 03

    Packing capacity doesn't match demand

    How you'll notice
    Backlog on promo days and after weekends.
    Why it happens
    Packing time is planned for the average, not for peaks.
    What helps
    Plan for peak days in advance and simplify processes in the warehouse.
    Limit
    Above a certain volume, an external fulfillment provider pays off; that is a question of cost.
  4. 04

    Shipping and pickup

    How you'll notice
    Packages are ready but arrive late.
    Why it happens
    Pickup times don't match the packing rhythm, or the shipping carrier is unreliable.
    What helps
    Align pickup time and packing cutoff, and compare delivery rates by carrier.
    Limit
    You only have indirect influence over delays at the provider.

Ways to solve it

Deliver faster. At the right link.

Ways to fix late delivery, compared
WayEnough ifLimit
Daily review of open ordersA few orders a day and a small team.Shows what's stuck, but not where the time is lost.
Table with timestamps per stepYou want to measure once where the bottleneck is.A lot of manual work, not sustainable long term.
External fulfillment providerPacking is the bottleneck and the volume justifies the cost.Less control over packaging and special cases.
Peak OneYou want to see orders, stuck cases, shipping times, and stock in one place.Needs your shop connected; you keep processing the order itself in the shop or warehouse.

Peak One in action

From the complaint to the bottleneck.

  1. TriggerWhy are our orders going out late?
  2. 01 · OrderSignalFulfillment Health shows whether shipping is running smoothly today, and Orders shows where orders stand.
  3. 02 · ExceptionUnderstandingOrder Exceptions shows which orders are stuck, and Time to Fulfill shows how fast an order goes out.
  4. 03 · ShippingDecisionOn-Time Shipment shows whether you ship on time. That way you separate warehouse delays from transport delays.
  5. 04 · TaskActionThe fix for the bottleneck becomes a task in Peak Board, with an owner and a date.
Result: You know which link loses the time, and start exactly there.

The apps for it

Fulfillment in Peak One.

Three steps

Find the bottleneck this week.

  1. 01 / 03

    Track five cases

    Take five late orders and note for each one when it came in, when it was packed, and when it was picked up.

  2. 02 / 03

    Name the longest wait

    Look at which steps take the most time between them. That is where your bottleneck is.

  3. 03 / 03

    One action, one person

    Take exactly one action at this link and name who carries it out.

Frequently asked questions

Briefly answered.

What delivery time do customers expect?

That depends on the industry and your promise. What matters is that you keep the delivery time you state in the shop. An honest longer estimate beats a broken short one.

Is an external fulfillment provider worth it?

When packing is permanently the bottleneck and order volume covers the cost. A service provider does little for stock discrepancies or problems with order release.

Where does Peak One get my orders?

Through the integrations, such as Shopify with products, orders, and inventory. Which shop systems are connected is listed on the Integrations page.

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What's included.

Welt Value

✦ A Peak principle

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A clear framework

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