Questions to Ask a Prep Center
Practical questions that reveal a provider's capabilities, limits, pricing, process, and communication style.
Before sending inventory, sellers should ask practical questions that reveal whether the provider is a good fit.
The goal is to understand the provider's capabilities, limits, pricing, process, and communication style before inventory arrives.
Questions to ask
- What shipment types do you receive?
- Do you accept pallets, LTL, or manufacturer-direct shipments?
- What services do you perform in-house?
- What is your typical turnaround time?
- How do you report damaged or missing units?
- How do you price receiving, labeling, packaging, and storage?
- Do you support my product category?
- How do you handle urgent requests?
- What happens if shipment details are missing?
- How do you communicate status updates?
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