Shipping Workflow
Flat Rate and Carrier shipping management, workflow and UI.
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Integration with domestic and global carriers
- USPS
- UPS
- FedEx?
- DHL?
- Other?
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Shipping date estimates displayed to shopper
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Apply categories/tags to shipping carriers that identify which products may be shipped by which carriers
- examples: oversized items only shipped through UPS, fragile item…
Flat Rate and Carrier shipping management, workflow and UI.
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Integration with domestic and global carriers
- USPS
- UPS
- FedEx?
- DHL?
- Other?
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Shipping date estimates displayed to shopper
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Apply categories/tags to shipping carriers that identify which products may be shipped by which carriers
- examples: oversized items only shipped through UPS, fragile items can only be sent with FedEx, perishable items can only be sent by a special refrigerated carrier.
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Select active regions for each carrier.
- Predefined by carrier with override.
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Select active methods for each carrier
- Example: only use overnight shipping method for FedEx but not Ground.
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Shipping rates
- Flat rate charge -- Adds a specified amount to each order
- Percentage -- Adds a percentage of the order amount (before or after tax).
- Rate Table -- A shipping table can be based on the order value (before or after tax), number of items, order weight, or number of shipments.
- Real-Time Rates -- Calculates shipping rates in real-time (via carrier/3rd-party integration)
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Support for label printing
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Support for tracking URL integration
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Analytics for Shipping
- Popular regions
- Average time to ship by vendor
- Average shipping time by carrier
- Average shipping cost by product, carrier
Future Considerations:
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Shipping method by vendor (dropshipping)
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Calculated total rates in cart by vendor/number of shipments
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Backorder restocking schedule ?
- display estimated shipping time for items on backorder
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Questions
- Where will we collect total package dimensions + weight
- How to calculate number of boxes per order?
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