--- title: E-Commerce & Fulfillment Blog | byrd | Fulfillment & Logistics description: Fulfillment & Logistics | The e-commerce and logistics blog, which helps online shops to stay up-to-date and to grow your e-commerce business with useful tips. image: https://blog.getbyrd.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/blog%20features%20image.jpeg --- [![Getbyrd](https://blog.getbyrd.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Getbyrd_May2021/images/Header_logo.svg "Getbyrd")](https://getbyrd.com/en) 12+ fulfillment centers in Europe - [Home](https://getbyrd.com/en) - Product - [Our Fulfillment Services](https://getbyrd.com/en/fulfillment) - [Switching 3PL](https://www.getbyrd.com/en/3pl-switch) - [Returns Portal](https://getbyrd.com/en/returns-portal) - [Dedicated Support](https://www.getbyrd.com/en/account-management) - Integrations - [Overview](https://www.getbyrd.com/en/all-integrations) - [Amazon](https://getbyrd.com/en/amazon-fulfillment) - [Billbee](https://getbyrd.com/en/billbee-fulfillment) - [ChannelEngine](https://getbyrd.com/en/integration-channelengine) - 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[All](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en) - [E-Commerce](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/e-commerce) - [Fulfillment & Logistics](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/fulfillment-logistics) - [byrd](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/byrd) - [Success Stories](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/success-stories) - [byrdAi](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/byrdai) ## [Amazon FBM Ship+: What European Sellers Need to Know](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/amazon-fbm-ship-plus) [![Amazon FBM Ship+: What European Sellers Need to Know](https://blog.getbyrd.com/hubfs/fbm%20ship%20plus%20(1).png)](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/amazon-fbm-ship-plus) [E-Commerce](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/e-commerce) [Fulfillment & Logistics](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/fulfillment-logistics) [An Amazon order arrives before your cutoff. Your warehouse has the stock, but the order still needs to reach the picking queue, receive the right shipping label, and leave with the carrier on time.](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/amazon-fbm-ship-plus) [Continue reading](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/amazon-fbm-ship-plus) ## [Inventory aging: the early warning system for your stock](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/inventory-aging-stock-age-byrdai) [![Inventory aging: the early warning system for your stock](https://blog.getbyrd.com/hubfs/Inventory%20Aging%20byrdAI.png)](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/inventory-aging-stock-age-byrdai) [Fulfillment & Logistics](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/fulfillment-logistics) [byrdAi](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/byrdai) [Every pallet in your warehouse has a goods-receipt date. And from that day, a bill starts running: storage fees month after month, tied-up capital, and for some products a ticking shelf-life clock on...](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/inventory-aging-stock-age-byrdai) [Continue reading](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/inventory-aging-stock-age-byrdai) ## [Inventory Turnover: How Fast Does Your Stock Sell?](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/inventory-turnover-ratio-byrdai) [![Inventory Turnover: How Fast Does Your Stock Sell?](https://blog.getbyrd.com/hubfs/inventory%20Report%20byrdAI.png)](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/inventory-turnover-ratio-byrdai) [Fulfillment & Logistics](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/fulfillment-logistics) [byrdAi](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/byrdai) [Inventory turnover is one of the oldest metrics in business, and one that is used properly far too rarely. Everyone knows the formula: quantity sold divided by average stock. What almost nobody has:...](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/inventory-turnover-ratio-byrdai) [Continue reading](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/inventory-turnover-ratio-byrdai) ## [Blocked stock: the inventory that's there but still missing](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/blocked-inventory-byrdai) [![Blocked stock: the inventory that's there but still missing](https://blog.getbyrd.com/hubfs/Blocked%20Inventory%20Report%20byrdAI.png)](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/blocked-inventory-byrdai) [Fulfillment & Logistics](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/fulfillment-logistics) [byrdAi](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/byrdai) [It's one of the most confusing moments in day-to-day fulfillment: the warehouse reports 120 units, the shop shows "out of stock." Both are right. Because between "physically on the shelf" and...](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/blocked-inventory-byrdai) [Continue reading](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/blocked-inventory-byrdai) ## [Days of cover and reorder point at a glance, with no spreadsheets](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/reorder-point-planning-byrdai) [![Days of cover and reorder point at a glance, with no spreadsheets](https://blog.getbyrd.com/hubfs/Reorder%20Report%20byrdAI.png)](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/reorder-point-planning-byrdai) [Fulfillment & Logistics](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/fulfillment-logistics) [byrdAi](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/byrdai) [Almost no stockout is a real surprise. The numbers were always there: current stock, sales velocity, your supplier's lead time. Nobody added them up, because working out the reorder point for each...](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/reorder-point-planning-byrdai) [Continue reading](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/reorder-point-planning-byrdai) ## [Overstock: the cash sitting on your shelves as stock](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/reduce-excess-inventory-overstock-byrdai) [![Overstock: the cash sitting on your shelves as stock](https://blog.getbyrd.com/hubfs/Overstock%20Report%20byrdAI.png)](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/reduce-excess-inventory-overstock-byrdai) [Fulfillment & Logistics](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/fulfillment-logistics) [byrdAi](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/byrdai) [There's a number many merchants have never seen, and it still has a say in their liquidity: the value of the goods sitting in the warehouse beyond actual demand. A byrd customer saw that number for...](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/reduce-excess-inventory-overstock-byrdai) [Continue reading](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/reduce-excess-inventory-overstock-byrdai) ## [Dead stock: the products quietly burning your money](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/identify-dead-stock-byrdai) [![Dead stock: the products quietly burning your money](https://blog.getbyrd.com/hubfs/Slow-Mover%20Report%20byrdAI.png)](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/identify-dead-stock-byrdai) [Fulfillment & Logistics](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/fulfillment-logistics) [byrdAi](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/byrdai) [Every product range has them. Products that were a good idea two years ago, have sat on the shelf ever since, and do three things: rack up storage fees, tie up capital, and eat time at every stock...](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/identify-dead-stock-byrdai) [Continue reading](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/identify-dead-stock-byrdai) ## [Best sellers: know your top-selling products, and protect them](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/best-sellers-top-movers-byrdai) [![Best sellers: know your top-selling products, and protect them](https://blog.getbyrd.com/hubfs/Top-Mover%20Report%20byrdAI.png)](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/best-sellers-top-movers-byrdai) [Fulfillment & Logistics](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/fulfillment-logistics) [byrdAi](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/byrdai) [Ask a merchant for their three best sellers, and you get a quick answer. Ask about ranks four through fifteen, the share of total volume your top 10 carry, or which best seller is quietly losing...](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/best-sellers-top-movers-byrdai) [Continue reading](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/best-sellers-top-movers-byrdai) ## [Expiring batches: catch them while you still have stock to sell](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/expiring-batches-lot-tracking-byrdai) [![Expiring batches: catch them while you still have stock to sell](https://blog.getbyrd.com/hubfs/Expiring%20lots.png)](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/expiring-batches-lot-tracking-byrdai) [Fulfillment & Logistics](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/fulfillment-logistics) [byrdAi](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/byrdai) [For merchants selling food, drinks, supplements or cosmetics and beauty products, the best-before date is a silent clock in the warehouse. Once a batch expires, the goods are no longer sellable and...](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/expiring-batches-lot-tracking-byrdai) [Continue reading](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/expiring-batches-lot-tracking-byrdai) ## [Parcel Delivery Peak Season Surcharges 2025 in Europe](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/peak-surcharges-europe) [![Parcel Delivery Peak Season Surcharges 2025 in Europe](https://blog.getbyrd.com/hubfs/Cost%20per%20Shipment.png)](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/peak-surcharges-europe) [Fulfillment & Logistics](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/fulfillment-logistics) [Every year, Q4 turns into a battlefield of promotions, deliveries, and customer expectations. While Black Week and Christmas bring in record sales, they also come with a less glamorous reality: peak...](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/peak-surcharges-europe) [Continue reading](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/peak-surcharges-europe) ## [Direct Injection in E-Commerce](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/direct-injection) [![Direct Injection in E-Commerce](https://blog.getbyrd.com/hubfs/Direct%20injection%20explained.png)](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/direct-injection) [Fulfillment & Logistics](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/fulfillment-logistics) [Expanding your online shop across Europe? Direct injection is one is one way to efficiently cut cross-border shipping costs and speed up deliveries - especially with increasing volumes.. Still, many...](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/direct-injection) [Continue reading](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/direct-injection) ## [Cross-Border E-Commerce in Europe: 3 Proven Fulfillment Strategies to Boost Profitability](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/cross-border-logistics-strategies) [![Cross-Border E-Commerce in Europe: 3 Proven Fulfillment Strategies to Boost Profitability](https://blog.getbyrd.com/hubfs/Proven%20Fulfillment%20Strategies.png)](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/cross-border-logistics-strategies) [Fulfillment & Logistics](https://blog.getbyrd.com/en/tag/fulfillment-logistics) [This article summarizes key insights from a recent Expert Session with Petra Dobrocka, co-founder and CCO of the international e-commerce fulfillment provider byrd. 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