Why kitting matters
It moves work upstream: assembling a hundred kits in one batch beats picking four items a hundred times at order rush. Kits also sell as products in their own right, lifting order value and moving slower components inside attractive bundles.
Where kitting is used
- Gift sets and holiday assortments
- Starter and refill kits around a core product
- Subscription boxes assembled per cycle
- Manufacturer kits: parts plus accessories as one unit
Questions
Kitting vs bundling: what’s the difference?
A bundle is usually virtual, picked as separate items at order time; a kit is physically pre-assembled into a new SKU. Kits ship faster per order but commit inventory to the combination.
What’s the catch with kitting?
Committed components: units locked in kits can’t sell individually without de-kitting labor, and inventory counts must track both levels. Kit what you’re confident sells as a set.