RE: A - not sure what definition of shrinkage you're using, it depends on whether the Packers take inventory on their own balance sheet or not. This is orthogonal to whether packagers are independent contractors or more "employee"-like freelancers.
Of course an MLM agent need to take inventory on his/her balance sheet, otherwise that wouldn’t be an MLM ;)
For example, a restaurant employee may be asked to compensate for losses due to an unpaid bill (i.e., shrinkage). It may be illegal, but that's what usually happens.
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Given 4 stakeholders, which is quite a lot to externalize in the value chain:
1. Sellers
2. Packers
3. Buyers
4. Shippers (i. 1->2 & ii. 2->3)
I'm wondering how they solve:
A. Gamification of shrinkage on the buyer and packer levels.
B. Trust of sellers to give packers product. Really good insurance coverage?
C. If a packer also happens to be local to a buyer, might there be an option to request last-mile, accelerated delivery?
D. Incentivizing buyers to give packers and sellers OOBE feedback.
RE: A - not sure what definition of shrinkage you're using, it depends on whether the Packers take inventory on their own balance sheet or not. This is orthogonal to whether packagers are independent contractors or more "employee"-like freelancers.
Of course an MLM agent need to take inventory on his/her balance sheet, otherwise that wouldn’t be an MLM ;)
For example, a restaurant employee may be asked to compensate for losses due to an unpaid bill (i.e., shrinkage). It may be illegal, but that's what usually happens.