Fulfillment Wiki
300 terms for US ecommerce teams, with calculators and history.
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- Calculators60Work out shipping, inventory, and 3PL costs
- All terms A–Z300Every term in alphabetical order
- Learning paths4Short reading lists for one topic, in order
- History242The events that shaped fulfillment
- Laws198Rules for storing, shipping, and selling goods
- People135The inventors and founders behind the ideas
- Timeline669Events, laws, people, and term origins by year
Calculators
- DIM weightBillable weight from box size and actual weight
- Landed costProduct, freight, duties, and fees per unit
- Cost per orderEverything it costs to fulfill one order
- 3PL monthly invoiceMonthly 3PL bill and the cost per order
- Reorder pointStock level that should trigger a purchase order
- Safety stockExtra units to cover demand and lead time swings
- Economic order quantityOrder size with the lowest total cost
- Merchandise processing feeUS Customs fee on an entry, fiscal year 2027 rates
Most looked up
- Third-Party Logistics3PLAn outside warehouse that ships your orders
- Dimensional WeightDIM weightBillable weight based on package size
- Shipping ZoneCarrier distance band, from 2 to 8
- Landed CostTotal cost to get a product ready to sell
- Reorder PointROPStock level that triggers a new order
- Less-Than-TruckloadLTLFreight that shares a trailer
- De MinimisValue limit for duty-free imports
- Cost per OrderCPOTotal cost to fulfill and ship one order
- Advance Shipping NoticeASNNotice sent before a shipment arrives
- Free on BoardFOBIncoterm: seller loads goods onto the vessel
- USPS Ground AdvantageUSPS ground parcel service up to 70 lb
- On-Time In-FullOTIFSupplier metric for complete, on-time orders
Browse by topic
- Fulfillment & Warehousing473PLs, picking methods, storage, distributed inventory
- Inventory Planning40Safety stock, reorder points, forecasting, SKUs
- Parcel Shipping40Zones, DIM weight, surcharges, USPS services, last mile
- Freight & Retail Compliance36LTL, freight class, BOL, routing guides, OTIF
- Import & Customs45Incoterms, HTS codes, tariffs, bonds, drayage
- Returns20RMAs, return policies, grading, recommerce
- Metrics & Unit Economics36Cost per order, fill rate, turnover, landed cost
- Systems & Automation36WMS, OMS, EDI, AS/RS, robotics