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Drop shipping

Term · Logistics and supply chain · MLC-T-LOG-000094

A retail fulfillment method where a store does not keep the products it sells in stock. Instead, when a store sells a product, it purchases the item from a third party, such as a manufacturer or wholesaler, who then ships it directly to the customer. The retailer never physically handles the product, acting as a middleman between the supplier and the end consumer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LOG-000094
FieldLogistics and supply chain
SubjectFreight shipping
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LOG-000094",
  "term": "Drop shipping",
  "field": "Logistics and supply chain",
  "definition": "A retail fulfillment method where a store does not keep the products it sells in stock. Instead, when a store sells a product, it purchases the item from a third party, such as a manufacturer or wholesaler, who then ships it directly to the customer. The retailer never physically handles the product, acting as a middleman between the supplier and the end consumer.",
  "subject": "Freight shipping",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/logistics/drop-shipping/"
}

Record 103 of 256 in Logistics and supply chain terminology (MLC-0105). Request the full dataset.