Special Report: 7 Operations and Fulfillment Tips to Boost Efficiency

For example, let's say your company currently handles order fulfillment in-house and last year it shipped 20,000 orders. Looking at expenses for the year, including shipping, labor (don't forget taxes and benefits), rent, utilities and depreciation, you find that total costs were $250,000. By dividing $250,000 by 20,000 orders, your per order fulfillment cost is $12.50.