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Drop Shipping

Definition: Drop shipping is the practice of having a supplier ship goods directly to a customer. The process flow is for a company to receive an order from a customer, and transmit this order to the supplier who produces the ordered item. The supplier ships the ordered item directly to the customer, and notifies the company of the shipment. This approach eliminates a company's inventory holding costs.