Buy Auto Parts revs up reverse logistics operations

The Challenge

Buy Auto Parts is one of the leading e-commerce and wholesale auto parts companies in the US. With offers like free shipping on orders over $99 and competitor price matching, it had little room for error.

Its warehouse needed to keep pace with rising delivery demands such as next-day shipping, especially during its unusual summer peak.

Fast Shipping Demands: Customers expected next-day delivery and accurate orders.

Unusual Peak Season: Summer is the busiest time, when people replace car parts like air conditioning.

Bulky Inventory: Parts like radiators and compressors are stored in small quantities across locations.

The Solution

Buy Auto Parts chose SnapFulfil’s cloud-based WMS, partly for its cost-effective monthly pricing. The system enables wave picking, prioritizes urgent orders, and picks from the lowest inventory level to the highest when an item is stored in several places, so managers can monitor stock more easily.

Wave Picking & Prioritization: Push next-day, international and urgent orders first.

Smart Stock Picking: Pick from the lowest inventory location to the highest.

Flexible Returns Handling: Manage dynamic returns and integrate with other systems.

The Impact

Picks per hour rose by more than 50% after implementation, and restock times sped up. Buy Auto Parts can now organize its packers and shippers better, fulfil critical orders faster and give its growing customer base better service. It’s also working with SnapFulfil on an enhanced inventory cycle count program.

50%+ more picks per hourFaster restock timesUrgent orders prioritized

Buy Auto Parts

50%+

Next-Day

Faster

Summer