What Are Kitting & Repackaging Services for 3PL Fulfillment?

Kitting and repackaging are value-added services often offered by a third-party logistics (3PL) company. Implemented correctly, they can help businesses optimize their logistics, cut shipping costs, increase customer satisfaction, and sell more of their products.

In this blog, we are going to explore what these services are and why you may want to implement them. We’ll also get into some of the more specialized kitting and repackaging services offered so that by the end, you’ll understand how these value-added services can improve your logistics operations and boost your business.

What Are Kitting Services?

Kitting involves bundling multiple individual items into a single package, or “kit,” which is then shipped as one unit. It’s commonly used for promotional packages, subscription boxes, or other types of product bundles. Companies can identify potential kits to sell by looking at products that are frequently bought together by their customers.

A 3PL like Dothan Warehouse can help you create and ship these kits, taking the individual items from your inventory and packaging them together to form the needed kits.

Benefits of Kitting Services:

• Efficiency: Streamlines the assembly and packaging process, reducing the time and labor required to prepare orders.
• Cost Savings: Lowers shipping costs by consolidating multiple items into a single package and reducing the number of shipments.
• Inventory Management: Simplifies inventory tracking and management by reducing the number of individual SKUs (stock-keeping units).
• Improved Customer Experience: Enhances the unboxing experience for customers, providing a neatly packaged and organized product.
• Can Increase Sales: Kits that are sold as a bundle can help you sell more products and increase revenue.

What Are Repackaging Services?

Repackaging services involve changing the packaging of a product to meet specific needs. Most often, this refers to repackaging products from the commercial shipment packaging into the branded retail packaging that the end customer will see. However, inventory can also be repackaged to replace damaged packaging, optimize shipping capacity, comply with packaging regulations, meet retailer requirements, create kits, and more.

Benefits of Repackaging Services:

• Branding: Allows for updated packaging that reflects your organization’s branding for your product.
• Retail Compliance: Ensures that products meet the latest retail requirements, ensuring your products are accepted and available to be sold.
• Better Customer Experience: Repackaging allows you to ensure your customer has a strong unboxing experience, where you can add personalized touches, special labels, or promotional inserts.
• Inventory Management: Helps manage inventory more effectively by allowing for the repackaging of bulk items into smaller, more manageable units.

Specialized Kitting & Repackaging Services

As a 3PL that offers temperature-controlled warehousing and fulfillment, Dothan Warehouse works with many customers who have special product and packaging requirements. To meet them, we’ve come to offer more specialized kitting and repackaging services. This includes co-packing and Amazon prep services.

What Is Co-Packing?

Co-packing, or contract packaging, involves outsourcing the packaging process of your products. It’s often used to package products with custom packaging that improves the user experience or helps meet packaging requirements. 

Co-packing can help businesses decrease overhead and cut costs, as they won’t need to invest in packaging equipment or labor. Instead, they can use the 3PL’s experienced team to do the job, often increasing the quality of the packaging and allowing the business to easily scale up as it grows.

What Are Amazon Prep Services?

Amazon prep services are designed to help sellers prepare their products for fulfillment by Amazon (FBA). These services ensure that products meet Amazon's strict packaging and labeling requirements, reducing the risk of delays or penalties. As with co-packing, this can help you increase efficiency and cut costs. 

What to Consider When Choosing a Kitting & Repackaging Partner

While all these services sound great, they don’t matter if they are not implemented correctly. This is why it’s important to partner with an experienced 3PL that can get you the results you need. 

When looking for a kitting and repackaging partner, be sure to ask about their experience. Ask about the quality control processes they have in place and the technology they use for inventory management. It’s also important to consider the company’s location to optimize costs and shipping times.

Work With Experts

Of course, we recommend that you work with Dothan Warehouse. Our experienced team can help you optimize your logistics operation and provide you with the kitting and repackaging services your business needs to thrive.

Why Partner With Dothan Warehouse?

• Food-Grade, Temperature-Controlled Warehousing and Fulfillment: With over one million square feet of storage space total, including ambient, refrigerated, and food-grade space, we have the capabilities to meet nearly any product storage requirements.
• Dedicated and Experienced Team: Our expert team can help you identify ways to optimize your logistics operation and make sure your products are accurately fulfilled to your exact specifications.
• Strategically Located Warehouse: Based in Dothan, Alabama, we have easy access to five major ports in the Southeast and can provide three-day shipping (or less) to 80% of the U.S. population, all at a lower cost compared to warehousing in major cities.
  

Learn more about our kitting and repackaging services by requesting a quote to reach a representative today and discover what Dothan Warehouse can do for your business.