Fulfilment & Inventory

AI demand forecasting analyses historical sales, seasonal patterns, market trends, and external signals to predict demand by market. This prevents both stockouts (lost sales) and overstocking (tied-up capital and potential markdowns). Swap Inventory provides AI-enabled real-time demand forecasting to help you scale smarter.

Multi-location inventory requires real-time visibility across all warehouses, demand forecasting by market, and automated rebalancing. AI-powered demand forecasting can predict which markets need stock before you run out. Swap Inventory provides AI-enabled inventory management with real-time demand forecasting to help you scale smarter across markets.

Central: simpler operations, lower overhead, but higher shipping costs and longer transit. Regional: faster delivery, lower per-unit shipping, but higher operational complexity and inventory investment. Most brands start central and add regional hubs as volume justifies it. Swap ships globally from your existing 3PLs or warehouses, you can start from one location and expand without changing platforms.

Consider a 3PL when: you're shipping 50+ international orders per day, you need regional fulfilment but can't justify your own warehouse, you want to focus on marketing/product rather than logistics, or you need expertise in customs compliance. Swap integrates with your existing 3PL partners, so you maintain your fulfilment relationships while adding cross-border capability.

A bonded warehouse stores imported goods without paying duties until they're released for delivery. This lets you position inventory close to key markets without upfront duty costs, you only pay when goods are actually sold and shipped to customers. It's useful for high-value goods or markets where you're testing demand.