Operations

There are several reasons: 

1. Availability / Buyability: Amazon does not order all items which are listed on Vendor Central, and will only order the ones which have high sales velocities and glance views.
2. Profitability: Most of the items in your catalog can be far more profitable on Seller Central, as compared to Vendor Central.
3. Price Control: It is unlikely that you will get a cost increase on Vendor Central. However, in Seller Central, you control the retail price for your products. 
4. Faster Payments: Faster Payments: On Seller Central, you get paid every 15 days for the items that have been sold, in contrast to Vendor Central, which may have a 60 to 90 day payment term.

Absolutely! A brand can be present on both, Vendor Central and Seller Central. 

1. SalesDuo will come up with the profitability report for all your ASINs for both Vendor Central and Seller Central. Based on the profitability, and using the inputs from your Warehouse and Finance teams, you can decide whether the item needs to be on Vendor Central or Seller Central. 
2. If we feel that an item is better suited for Seller Central, we come up with a plan to deplete the inventory on Vendor Central, and transition the item to the Amazon FCs via the Seller Central/Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) program. 
3. Once an item has been transitioned to Seller Central, the SalesDuo Operations team will help you with the replenishment report, which shows the number of items to be sent to Amazon FCs via the Seller Central / Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) program. 
4. The items which continue on Vendor Central can continue with the Purchase Orders via In-Network (Purchase Order Model) or Dropship Orders. 

Unless your products are very big in size (such as a refrigerator, or a television), you are better off on Vendor Central / In-Network (Purchase Order Model) or Seller Central / Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) for the simple reason that you get the Amazon Prime Tag for your products. In Seller Central / Fulfilled by Merchant (FBM) - you do not get the Amazon Prime Tag. Even with Vendor Central / Dropship, the criteria for getting the Prime Tag is decided twice a month based on your trailing fortnightly averages.

Yes, every Monday, you will get a report with recommendations on inventory replenishment for the items on your Seller Central catalog. It is extremely crucial to strike the right balance between the Inventory Performance Index (IPI) scores and ensuring that you have enough inventory to support sell-through rates.