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title: 1PL
description: First-party logistics solution guides for warehouse roles, workflows, and operational execution.
product: ops
audience: operator
voice_pillar: coordinate
---

# 1PL

First-party logistics guides cover warehouse operations where one brand or operator runs its own fulfillment flow.

## The operational problem

1PL sites often run several warehouse departments at once: receiving, storage, inventory control, picking, packing, returns, value-added work, and shipping. When demand shifts, managers need to move labor without losing track of work in progress or starving another department.

## How Array HQ solves it

Array HQ gives operators a shared model for department-based warehouse execution. The 1PL solution area focuses on the roles, workflows, and operational data needed to keep fulfillment moving across receiving, replenishment, pick, pack, and shipping.

## How it works

1PL operations usually follow a direct brand warehouse flow:

| Stage | Purpose |
|-------|---------|
| Receiving | Accept inbound goods and stage them for storage or routing |
| Storage and replenishment | Keep inventory available for active work areas |
| Pick and pack | Fulfill customer or store orders |
| Returns and exceptions | Route returned, damaged, or rework inventory |
| Shipping | Verify destination and release orders to carriers |

## What you'll be able to do

- Explain how inventory moves through a first-party warehouse.
- Identify where labor shifts when volume spikes.
- Separate department ownership from site-specific procedures.
- Identify the roles and handoffs that keep each department moving.

## Key terms

| Term | Meaning |
|------|---------|
| 1PL | First-party logistics: a warehouse operation run for one brand or operator |
| Replenishment | Moving inventory from storage into active pick areas |
| Value-added work | Additional handling such as tagging, repricing, repair, or packaging changes |
| Work in progress | Inventory or tasks that have started but have not reached the next operational handoff |

## Related

- [//Solutions](../index.md)