UPS Retail Store | Inventory Storage & Fulfillment | Innovation Lab with 3D Printers
Ware2Go, a UPS company, has partnered with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) & UPS to build the Logistics Launchpad. RICE Stakeholders (entrepreneurs) will have access to a UPS Store with discounted shipping rates, a distribution center for e-commerce fulfillment, and an innovation lab for 3D printing and textile-based prototypes.
THE LOGISTICS
LAUNCHPAD
Eva Jane Bunkley, Founder,
Eva Jane Beauty, LLC.
THE INNOVATION LAB WILL:
- Allow RICE stakeholders (entrepreneurs) to ship and receive with discounted rates from the on-site UPS store;
- Provide safe and cost-effective order fulfillment to 71% of USA within 2 days center for stakeholders;
- Utilize warehouse management system to integrate with e-commerce sales channels for tracking inventory, orders and delivery to customers;
- Develop prototypes that are textile based and/or 3D printed, so stakeholders can ideate and iterate multiple times before going to market. The Innovation Lab will also facilitate the testing of new concepts;
- Utilize this space to teach stakeholders and reach the community through product development and advanced manufacturing education; and
- Build an ecosystem where stakeholders feel comfortable learning about advanced manufacturing and utilizing those techniques within their respective companies.
L'Angela Lee, CEO,
Honeysuckle Moon, LLC.
THE INNOVATION LAB WILL:
The services to be utilized at The UPS Store are meant to be self-serve. The store will provide RICE entrepreneurs access to packing and shipping their orders (outside of the Ware2Go program) The services are limited to:
- Shipping via UPS.com using a personal UPS account
- Packing
- Shipping Label Printing
- Shredding