Prioritize transit-time coverage to your customer base, carrier connectivity, slotting and throughput capacity, WMS and API integration, SLA guarantees for order accuracy and lead time, and flexible labor models. Evaluate facility layout for pick-path efficiency and ability to scale during seasonality.

Indre’s connectivity to major trunk routes shortens road transit to central and southern markets, reducing fuel and line‑haul costs. Reliable carrier access enables zoned rate negotiation and smaller parcel consolidation strategies, which can lower last‑mile costs and improve delivery predictability.

Require a modern WMS with real‑time inventory, API/EDI connectivity for order-routing, reverse-logistics workflows, kitting and light assembly, lot and temperature control where required, and reporting for cost-per-order and SLA compliance to support omnichannel operations.

Build a total landed cost model including rent, labor per-pick, inbound/outbound transport, and inventory carrying. Model service-level impacts (delivery day guarantees) and run scenario analyses for order density, average order value, and carrier rates to identify the lowest total cost while meeting service targets.