The JCK and Luxury Show in Las Vegas was a whirlwind – tons of new leads, business deals, and potential partnerships with others in the industry. Whether this was your first show or you’re a veteran, you’ve probably walked out with a long list of follow-ups to do and a pile of contacts ready to be mined for value. But now that the dust has settled, how do you actually turn that buzz into real business growth? And how can you ensure that you invest the right time and energy into the most promising opportunities?
First Things First – Analyze Your Experience & Manage EDI Integration Needs
The show likely opened up exciting new business opportunities for your company. Now reality strikes – with those opportunities come new technical requirements and integration needs that must be addressed. If you secured new retail accounts, you’re likely facing EDI integration requirements. New online marketplaces will have their own rules and processes to adapt to. And those potential B2B partnerships? You’ll need to establish mutually agreed-upon trading procedures. Layering these new technical hurdles on top of existing operations can feel daunting. Now is the time for an honest assessment:
- Did the show result in new technical requirements for your business?
- Do you fully understand what satisfying those requirements will entail?
- Are your current systems and procedures capable of handling the new demands?
- Can your systems effectively manage and scale with the new business?
Ignoring these new requirements is a recipe for chaos. When seasonal consumer spikes hit, cumbersome manual processes will lead to operational breakdowns without the right fulfillment systems in place. Trying to process and ship thousands of direct-to-consumer orders can grind your team to a halt if you lack the right automation.
Auditing Your Current Capabilities
It’s time to take a hard, honest look at whether your current operations can handle the influx of new business from JCK. Simply putting new duties on already strained processes and systems is a surefire way to diminish service levels and profitability.
If your current platforms and procedures can’t seamlessly scale up, you’re risking a cascade of negative impacts:
- Skyrocketing operational costs from manual efforts and inefficiencies
- Consistent missed SLAs and poor lead times for partners and customers
- Endless ordering errors, shipping mistakes, and inaccurate inventory tracking
- A complete upheaval in fulfillment capabilities once Q4 peak volumes arrive
While the JCK momentum is still fresh, leave no stone unturned in identifying gaps, redundancies, and potential bottlenecks that could be overwhelmed by new sales channels and order volumes.
But unless you have an entire team of operational architects and system experts in-house, it’s wise to consult external fulfillment specialists at this point. They bring vital experience in optimizing processes and implementing resilient tech stacks for scale.
Optimize Your Systems with Specialized Jewelry Fulfillment Experts
Has your post-JCK audit revealed a few missing pieces? At EDI Options, our 30+ years of expertise as an EDI pioneer and jewelry industry specialist allow us to empower your team for success.
Our powerful tech stack provides the specialized tools and optimizations needed to seamlessly scale your business – from our EDI OptCenter for e-business transactions to our eCommOpt D2C fulfillment solution.
Combined with our industry insights and exceptional support from a team dedicated to your success, we ensure you can translate those JCK wins into real profitable growth – without fulfillment challenges holding you back. We’re your committed partner for capitalizing on new opportunities while avoiding operational pitfalls.
