Prioritize inventory accuracy, on-time pick-and-ship rate, average order cycle time, and cost-per-order. Verify dock capacity, racking depth, cold-chain certification, insurance, SLA penalties, and WMS/API integration. Confirm staffing models for peak season, transparency in billing (storage, handling, returns), and scalable footprint options.

Proximity to river and coastal terminals reduces drayage and inbound lead times and increases the pool of available carriers and consolidators. This lowers total transport spend and improves replenishment frequency to west-coast markets and Bangkok, enabling tighter reorder cycles and faster customer delivery windows.

Require real-time WMS with API/EDI, barcode scanning, zone and wave picking, lot and serial tracking, temperature-controlled areas, and dedicated returns processing workflows. Evaluate reporting, inventory reconciliation cadence, and support for kitting, subscription box fulfillment, and cross-docking to support omnichannel SLAs.