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Re: drop shipping

 

On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Fabien Pinckaers <fp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I wonder if it's not better to keep both operations in mto (reception,
> delivery order) and the second one is in auto_picking. Instead of using the
> stock of the warehouse, you should use an intermediate location "in
> transit".
>
> This would allow better flows in multi-company or customers using the
> portal. You can also set a duration in days for the transit for a better
> scheduler efficiency.
>

In fact that will help in import / export business.

Regards,


>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 06 Oct 2011, at 15:10, Davide Corio <davide.corio@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> > On 06/ott/2011, at 14:39, Raphael Valyi wrote:
> >>
> >> A) drop shipping products pickings are generated upon the sale order but
> they have the supplier location as the origin.
> >> The corresponding purchase order line doesn't generate any reception.
> >>
> >> B) drop shipping products don't generate pickings upon the sale order.
> But when they are bought, the reception goes to the customer instead.
> >> Eventually there could be an invoice upon this delivery if he product
> hasn't been invoiced upon the sale order already.
> >
> > Actually we experienced both situations.
> >
> > The second one seems to be the most used cause it applies quite well to a
> classic ecommerce+drop shipping scenario.
> >
> > We normally use the first when, for instance, the main company receives
> the order and a branch delivers the goods.
> >
> > But i guess that someone else could say the exact contrary
> >
> > cheers,
> > --
> > Davide Corio
> > davide.corio@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
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