FULFILLMENT DECISION TOOL
When do return fees flip a 3PL quote?
A rate card can look cheap at an 8% return rate and expensive after a product line or marketplace mix changes. Hold the rest of the quote still and raise the return rate. The table shows the monthly 3PL total, the returns line, whether a minimum is still hiding that growth, and which option is lower.
| Return rate | Returns line | 3PL total | True cost / order | vs in-house | Winner | Minimum? |
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Figures are calculated locally from the assumptions above.
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