Glossary

3PL

Third-party logistics is an outsourced logistics service providing ecommerce sellers with inventory distribution, warehousing, fulfillment, and delivery.

AMZL

Amazon Logistics is a last mile delivery service provided by Amazon.com.

ASIN

Amazon Standard Identification Number is a ten-digit alphanumeric code that identifies products on Amazon. It’s unique for each product and is assigned when you create a new product in Amazon’s catalog.

FBA

Fulfillment by Amazon is a service that allows businesses to outsource order fulfillment to Amazon.

FC

A Fulfillment Center is a third-party service provider warehouse that processes and stores inventory, and ships orders to customers on your behalf.

FNSKU

Fulfilment Network Stock Keeping Unit is a term for a unique barcode used by Amazon specifically for FBA sellers. Amazon uses a FNSKU to track your items across their fulfillment network, and to differentiate your inventory from others sellers’.

Seller Central

Amazon Seller Central is the interface used by Amazon sellers to market and sell their products to customers on the Amazon marketplaces.

SFP

Seller Fulfilled Prime is an Amazon Prime program that allows Amazon sellers to ship and deliver Prime orders directly using their own warehouse.

WMS

Warehouse Management System is a set of tools and software intended to organize the work of a warehouse or distribution center through expedited workflows and optimized operational efficiency.

WFS

Walmart Fulfillment Services is a 3rd party fulfillment service for ecommerce sellers powered by Walmart’s world-class logistics and supply chain network.