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Types of Typical Printing Fulfillment Services

Printing fulfillment includes storing, printing, collecting, packing, assembling and shipping of printed and promotional materials by a third-party vendor. Outsourcing printing fulfillment has a number of advantages, the most important of which is greater efficiency.
Let us look at a few examples of typical printing fulfillment services:

Choose and pack:
As the name indicates, this service entails picking ordered items from their boxes and combining them with other required components from other cartons. After that, you ready the products for shipment.

When orders fluctuate and do not follow the correct bundling of conventional amounts, you have to use this type of printing fulfillment service. One order would call for 20 folders, 10 brochures, and 15 pens. On the other hand, another might request 15 folders, 20 inserts, and 12 notepads.

Case picking:
This type involves the process of removing unopened, complete cartons off warehouse shelves and preparing them for shipping. This service does not entail unpacking containers and selecting materials and promotional items from inside.

Assembling:
You collate, integrate, collect, fold, and order printed elements into a unit. Placing printed forms, promotional pen, printed notepad and a printed brochure into a printed pocket folder is an example of assembly.

Kitting:
You can find kitting similar to Pick and Pack fulfillment. Here, you kit the items ahead of time with pre-selected goods and quantities, rather than choosing an individual order on demand. You can store the kits till you process them for any order.
Variable Data Printing:

In this printing fulfillment service, you can tailor the printed components for each recipient. A printed promotional postcard, for example, will include each person's name and address.

Print on Demand (POD):
It allows you to print only what you need for each order, eliminating the need to buy or store vast amounts of printed and promotional materials in advance. Printing on Demand also allows you to make modifications as needed without having to worry about the backstock. If you're using POD, you'll need to budget a little more time for order fulfillment if you don't have any stock in hand.

Warehousing and Fulfillment:
If you need to add things to your outgoing orders that your print fulfillment provider does not offer or make, they may be able to store, fulfill, and send these items for a fee.

With these, you will find several other types of printing fulfillment services. For more information, visit Spectra.