3PL · 4 applications
Blind returns, multi client inventory and disposition, inside the warehouse you already run.
A third party logistics provider serves hundreds of clients under one roof, and receives returns for all of them without a record for most. Vendidit identifies each item, matches it to a client, and dispositions it by that client’s rules, inside the existing operation.
DeploymentUpstream alongside the provider’s existing warehouse management system, on AWS or integrated directly, in days rather than quarters.
Past performanceLogistics engagement. Item level returns processing for a third party logistics operator, deployed on the platform. Case study in preparation. Case studies →
How to buyDirect, or under a technology licensing agreement with a partner. Deployed inside your existing operation. How to buy →
A blind return is an item that costs money until someone can say what it is and whose it is.
Client returns arrive without the client’s system knowing, are handled manually until they can be identified, and are shelved when they cannot. The provider absorbs the labor and, often, the item.
The platform identifies the item from the capture, matches it to the client and the order, applies that client’s disposition rules, and records the outcome so the provider can bill the work and return the recovery.
Where the technology changes the work
Four applications.
01
Blind return identification
A capture identifies the item and matches it to a client and an order, so the return is recorded, billed and dispositioned rather than shelved.
02
Multi client disposition
Each client’s rules applied automatically, restock, return to vendor, resale, donation or disposal, with the outcome returned to the client.
03
Consignment and recovery
Inventory the client would rather not take back is sold through the channel with the highest recovery, on the provider’s floor, with proceeds returned by rule.
04
Item level warehouse operations
Receipt, put away, tasking and shipment at item level for the returns and recovery operation, alongside the existing warehouse management system.
Recommended product
Upstream is the platform, built for the warehouse floor.
The product operators use to identify, disposition and resell at item level, deployed alongside the warehouse management system already in place.
- Item level identification and grading at receipt
- Disposition by rule, channel routing and resale
- Deployed alongside the existing WMS in days
Sources
- Captures at receipt
- Client orders and serials
- The existing warehouse management system
Platform
- Identification
- Condition and valuation
- Custody, events and verification
Decisions
- Restock, return or resell
- Client billing
- Recovery and reporting
What we optimize for
Stakeholders and outcomes.
| # | Stakeholder | Outcome | What changes | Capability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Operations leadership | Blind returns cleared, not shelved | Identification at the first touch | Operate |
| 02 | Client success | Every return billed and reported | Client rules applied automatically | Route |
| 03 | Facility management | Space recovered from aged returns | Disposition by rule, on receipt | Route |
| 04 | Finance | Recovery as a service line | Consignment proceeds tracked by client | Sell |
Capability names the platform function that delivers the change. All 5 capabilities →
Questions
Questions we are asked
- 01
Can it apply a different rule set for each client?
Yes. Each client’s disposition rules are applied automatically to that client’s items, and the outcome is returned to the client.
- 02
Can the provider bill for blind returns?
Yes. Once an item is identified and matched to a client and an order, the return is recorded and billable, and the disposition is reported.
- 03
What about inventory the client will not take back?
It is sold through the channel with the highest recovery, on the provider’s floor, with proceeds returned by rule as a service line.
- 04
How does it fit with the WMS?
Upstream runs alongside the existing warehouse management system, and integrates directly when the provider wants it to.
Discuss your requirements with our team.
Our solutions architects work directly with third party logistics providers.