These 4 types of fulfillment include:
In-house fulfillment: You’ll take full control over the order fulfillment, from receiving, storing inventory to delivering to customers.
Outsourced fulfillment: If you choose this option, a third party will do all fulfillment-related tasks, including receiving inventory and storing it. They also help select, package, and send out the products.
Dropshipping: Dropshipping and outsourcing are comparable, however, dropshipping eliminates the need for inventory management. Retailers don’t hold products in their stock. Rather, they’ll request the ordered products from the suppliers. After that, it’s the suppliers who take charge of delivering the products to the customers.
Hybrid fulfillment: This approach is a combination of some order fulfillment types listed above. For example, a business might use dropshipping for non-custom items while processing orders for custom items or items that need to be assembled before shipping in-house.