Inventory management and operations for webshops ready to scale.
E-commerce growth doesn't fail on marketing — it usually fails on the back-end. Inventory that's off, oversold orders, slow fulfilment, suppliers without SLA. Digitain builds operations that scale with your growth instead of falling behind it.
- Shopify · Sendcloud · Monta · Exact · Picqer
- 3PL selection and integration
- Audit and implementation
For webshops where operations becomes the bottleneck.
Brands at 50–500 orders/day
The volume where spreadsheets and stand-alone apps stop working, but enterprise systems are overkill.
Multi-channel sellers
Own webshop + bol + Amazon — inventory sync, order flows and channel priority have to be watertight.
Brands moving to 3PL
From self-shipping to outsourced. Selection, integration and SLA monitoring need experience.
Why operations can block growth.
Out-of-stock on your bestseller during Black Friday. Oversold orders on bol because stock didn't sync. A 3PL that doesn't report order status back. Purchasing that doesn't know real velocity. Each costs direct revenue — and makes marketing spend meaningless.
Inventory management that holds across channels.
Real-time sync
Stock on Shopify, bol, Amazon and your WMS in sync — no more oversold.
Velocity & forecasting
Insight into true throughput per SKU, seasonal patterns and purchase cycle.
Bundles & variants
Bundles that decrement stock correctly, variants with the right GTIN per channel.
Reserves per channel
Strategic stock allocation per channel and peak moments (BFCM, sale periods).
Order processing that doesn't bottleneck.
Order flow
From order to pick, pack and shipment — automated where possible, manual where needed.
3PL & fulfilment
Selection of 3PL (Monta, Sendcloud, Bleckmann), integration, SLA monitoring and escalation protocols.
Returns
Return flows that don't cannibalise margin: returns policy, portal, restocking and disposition.
Customer communication
Order status, track & trace, delay flows. Gorgias or Re:amaze tied to your order data.
Shopify, Sendcloud, Exact, Monta and the rest.
We work with most common systems in Dutch e-commerce: Shopify (Plus), Sendcloud, Monta, Exact, Yuki, Picqer, Logic4, Channable, ShipStation, MyParcel. No partner lock-in — we pick what fits your volume, channels and how much you want to keep in-house.
SOPs and automation that bring your team along.
Systems alone solve nothing — you need the processes around them. We write SOPs in Notion (or your own tool), build automations in Zapier/Make/Shopify Flow where it matters, and train your team so operations don't depend on one person holding everything in their head.
Frequently asked questions about webshop operations
Why is inventory management crucial for a webshop?
Out-of-stock kills every ad campaign and ranking. Too much stock ties up cash. Wrong stock per channel (web/marketplace) drives oversold orders and negative reviews. Solid inventory management is therefore not a back-office detail but a direct growth enabler: it sets how much marketing pressure you can safely push.
Which systems does Digitain integrate with Shopify?
We work with Sendcloud (shipping), Monta (3PL/fulfilment), Exact and Yuki (accounting), Picqer and Logic4 (WMS), Channable (feed management), and direct API integrations where stock apps fall short. Which combination is best depends on order volume, channels and how much you want to keep in-house.
When is a WMS worth it?
Roughly: from ~50–100 orders per day, or as soon as you sell across multiple channels (own webshop + bol + Amazon) where inventory must sync in real time. Below that volume Shopify + a strong 3PL integration often suffices. We advise before the pain — inventory chaos is expensive to fix after the fact.
Does Digitain help with 3PL and fulfilment?
Yes. We help with 3PL selection (Monta, Sendcloud Fulfilment, Bleckmann and others), integration, processes and SLA monitoring. We often combine that with an ops audit reviewing suppliers, inventory levels and order flows in one go.
What's the first step if my operations are chaotic?
Start with a Growth Bottleneck Audit or an ops conversation. We map where time is lost today, which processes break under growth, and which systems give you the quickest calm. Often 1–2 targeted fixes (e.g. order-status automation or inventory sync per channel) remove 80% of the pain.
Ready to get your back-end as tight as your front-end?
Book a free growth scan. We review your inventory, order and fulfilment flows and pinpoint what to fix first.