Built-In Lists of Local & National RMA Candidates

For some authorizers, location may be among the more important qualities in their search for service providers. For others, they may simply want to know that their RMA processing is performed to efficiency standards by a trustworthy partner.

Your software should have built-in networks of service providers in consumer-heavy areas whose quality customer relations opportunities are visible from the onset. In other words, know exactly where service providers are located and what that means for your reverse logistics process. And don’t forget about the end goal of customer satisfaction.

Know Their Experience & Qualifications

The right networking software will also be able to tell you the extent of the service provider’s experience and qualifications. Are they medium-to-large retail brands? How well is their inventory stocked? Then, of course, there’s communication which we’ll cover next.

Comprehensive Communication Tools

You can have the world’s most efficient technological support on a programming level, but if it doesn’t provide ample communication opportunities—or, at the very least some product, visibility—it’s time to look for a new system.

Software tools that provide real-time data connections are a must. We’re talking about service ticketing details, location availability, status updating, service requests, and more. What would that mean for your operation? You can know the what, where, and when of the product without straining yourself via complex systems.

Workflow Standardization Tools for Returns & Repairs

Speaking of technological support, regulatory measures for a standard of workflow should be among the top qualities in your RMA software search. Setting the standard for how things are done with your product is more than a matter of uniformity, it’s a matter of simplicity for all involved parties.

That way, if something goes wrong, your first QA investigation can be: Were processes implemented correctly? If not, find out where along the way things went awry and perhaps adjust accordingly. Your RMA software should enable you to set standards from the point of customer engagement all the way through the product’s return or repair journey.

Why These Tools Matter

At the end of the day, just like any business, the authorizer’s end goal is optimizing profitability while maintaining quality customer relations. If you’re an authorizer or another RMA party, you’ll want to ask yourself: Do I have the tools necessary to stay afloat in today’s fast-moving digital age?

Perhaps you’re jumping around between different applications – checking off a box in one window, adding line items in another. Or maybe your head is spinning from the contradictory demands of third-party providers that you don’t see eye-to-eye with. Rest assured, there are digital solutions to RMA challenges, and they go beyond a great interface and fancy buttons.