Prioritize location relative to customer clusters and carriers, WMS and API integration, SLA performance for picking and shipping, dock and staging capacity, inventory accuracy processes, returns handling, and the partner’s ability to scale labor and storage during peak periods.

A Gomba-based 3PL typically improves regional lead times by shortening trunk and last-mile distances to central and southern markets; carrier access depends on the 3PL’s existing lane contracts and consolidation practices, so verify pallet cut-offs, carrier frequency and transit maps when assessing coverage.

Confirm presence of a modern WMS with real-time inventory, secure racking and adequate clear height, material handling equipment, packing and returns stations, physical security, temperature control if required, and documented KPIs for accuracy and order-cycle times.

Gomba can lower occupancy and labor costs and enable larger, more efficient footprints that improve pick density and reduce handling. Shorter regional haulage to customers and consolidation opportunities with national carriers can reduce per-unit transport spend; balance these savings against carrier frequency and international gateway access.