fulfilment centre

Order processing warehouse

A fulfilment centre is a large warehouse where online orders are processed, packed, and shipped to customers.

The term emerged with e-commerce giants like Amazon, distinguishing these high-volume, automated operations from traditional warehouses that simply store goods.

Also spelled fulfillment center in American English.

The company opened a new fulfilment centre to handle holiday orders.

Related

shipping · e-commerce · conveyor belts · logistics · barcode scanning · storage · palletization · distribution · supply chain · packaging · sorting · packing tape · cardboard boxes · Amazon · product catalog · delivery · same day delivery · last mile

Opposites
retail distribution model

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Commercial sales establishment

storefront · shopping mall · department store · boutique · showroom

supply chain position

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Industrial production facility

manufacturing plant · assembly line · workshop · point of sale · farm

Family

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Top 500,000
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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G