diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/dropshipping.rst b/inventory/management/delivery/dropshipping.rst index b725dfd34..d6040b71f 100644 --- a/inventory/management/delivery/dropshipping.rst +++ b/inventory/management/delivery/dropshipping.rst @@ -1,107 +1,109 @@ -========================================================================== -How to send products to customers directly from suppliers (drop-shipping)? -========================================================================== +================================================================== +Send Products to Customers Directly from Suppliers (Drop-shipping) +================================================================== -What is drop-shipping? ----------------------- +What is Drop-Shipping? +====================== Drop-Shipping is a system that allows orders taken from your store to be shipped straight from your supplier to your customer. On a usual delivery system, products are sent from your supplier to your warehouse -to be put in stock, and then shipped to your customers after ordering. +to be put in stock and then shipped to your customers after ordering. + With drop-shipping, no item is stocked. When a customer places an order in your shop, the item is delivered straight from the supplier to the customer. Therefore, the product doesn't need to get through your warehouse. -Points to be considered while implementing drop-shipping --------------------------------------------------------- +Points to be Considered while Implementing Drop-Shipping +======================================================== -- Use drop-shipping only for the products you can't or don't want to - keep in stock. One reason is that you'll always make smaller - margins on items that are drop-shipped, so you should keep it - only for items that take up a lot of space in your warehouse. +- Use drop-shipping only for the products you can't or don't want to keep in stock. + One reason is that you'll always make smaller + margins on items that are drop-shipped, so you should keep it + only for items that take up a lot of space in your warehouse. -- Drop-shipping is best for niche products. Chances are that products - that are in high demand are being offered by large suppliers at a - fraction of the price you'll be able to charge, so using a more - costly shipping method won't be financially rewarding. But if - your product is unique, then it makes sense! +- Drop-shipping is best for niche products. + Chances are that products that are in high demand are being offered by large suppliers at a + fraction of the price you'll be able to charge, so using a more + costly shipping method won't be financially rewarding. But if + your product is unique, then it makes sense! -- To protect your customers from bad experiences, test drop-shipping - companies for yourself beforehand and list the best ones. +- To protect your customers from bad experiences. + Test drop-shipping companies for yourself beforehand and list the best ones. -- Make sure time is not against you. Drop-shipping should take a - reasonable amount of time and surely not more than it would have - taken you to handle it all by yourself. It's also nice to be able - to provide your customers with a tracking number. +- Make sure time is not against you. + Drop-shipping should take a reasonable amount of time and surely not more than it would have taken you to handle it all by yourself. It's also nice to be able + to provide your customers with a tracking number. -- Items have to be available from your supplier. It's good to know if - the product you're selling is available upstream. If you don't - have that information, inform your customers that you don't hold - the item in stock and that it's subject to availability from a - third party. +- Items have to be available from your supplier. + It's good to know if + the product you're selling is available upstream. If you don't + have that information, inform your customers that you don't hold + the item in stock and that it's subject to availability from a + third party. .. tip:: - For more information and insights on Drop-shipping, read our blog on - `What is drop-shipping and how to use it `__. + For more information and insights about Drop-Shipping, you can read our + blog: `*What is drop-shipping and how to use + it* `__. -Configuring drop-shipping -------------------------- +Configure Drop-Shipping +======================= -- Open the menu :menuselection:`Inventory --> Configuration --> Settings`. - Go to **Location & Warehouse**, locate the **Dropshipping** - option and tick the box **Allow suppliers to deliver directly to - your customers**. Then, click on **Apply**. +Activate the functionality in the *Purchase* application by going to +*Configuration > Settings*. -.. image:: media/dropshipping06.png - :align: center +.. image:: media/dropshipping_01.png + :align: center -- Then go to the menu :menuselection:`Sales --> Configuration --> Settings`. - Locate **Order Routing** and tick the box **Choose specific - routes on sales order lines (advanced)**. Click on **Apply**. +Then, go to the *Inventory* app, in *Configuration > Settings* to +activate the *Multi-Step Routes* feature. It will allow you to make +the *Route* field appear on the sale order lines to specify you send a +product via drop-shipping. -.. image:: media/dropshipping05.png - :align: center +.. image:: media/dropshipping_02.png + :align: center -- Now, open the menu :menuselection:`Sales --> Sales --> Products`. - Add a supplier to the products you want to dropship. +Now, in the *Sales* app, go to *Products > Products*. Select the +product you would like to drop-ship and add a vendor pricelist which +contains the right supplier, via the purchase tab. -.. image:: media/dropshipping03.png - :align: center +.. image:: media/dropshipping_03.png + :align: center -How to send products from the suppliers directly to the customers -================================================================= +Send Products from the Suppliers Directly to the Customers +========================================================== -- Create a **Sales Order** and specify on a sales order line for your - products that the route is **Dropshipping**. +Create a *Sales Order* and add the product on which you just set the +vendor. Add the *Route* field thanks to the widget on the right of the +sale order line. Now, you are able to specify that your products’ route +is *Drop-Shipping*. -.. image:: media/dropshipping01.png - :align: center +.. image:: media/dropshipping_04.png + :align: center -- Open the menu :menuselection:`Purchases --> Purchases --> Requests for Quotation`. - The draft purchase order is automatically created from the - procurement with the drop-shipping route. Once the order is - confirmed, you will see that one shipment has been created. +.. image:: media/dropshipping_05.png + :align: center -.. image:: media/dropshipping04.png - :align: center +Once the sale order is confirmed, Odoo automatically generates a +*Request for Quotation* for the supplier who will proceed to the +drop-shipping. You can find it in the *Purchase* app, with the sale +order as *Source Document*. -- To confirm the sending from the vendor to the customer, go back to - **Inventory** app. On the dashboard, click on **# TO RECEIVE** on - the dropship card. +.. image:: media/dropshipping_06.png + :align: center -.. image:: media/dropshipping02.png - :align: center +Once this *Purchase Order* is confirmed, a *Receipt Order* is +created and linked to it. The source location is the vendor location and +the destination location is the customer location. Then, the product +won’t go through your own stock when you validate the dropship document. -- It will open the list of drop-shipping transfers. Validate the - transfer once it has been done. The items will be directly - delivered from the partner to the customer without transiting to - your warehouse. +.. image:: media/dropshipping_07.png + :align: center -.. seealso:: - * :doc:`inventory_flow` +You can also easily access the dropship document directly from your +inventory dashboard. -.. todo:: - Add link to this section when available - * How to analyse the performance of my vendors? +.. image:: media/dropshipping_08.png + :align: center \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping01.png b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping01.png deleted file mode 100644 index f6d6d52a3..000000000 Binary files a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping01.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping02.png b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping02.png deleted file mode 100644 index db3e7f001..000000000 Binary files a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping02.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping03.png b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping03.png deleted file mode 100644 index 3537056ed..000000000 Binary files a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping03.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping04.png b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping04.png deleted file mode 100644 index 1f39bde79..000000000 Binary files a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping04.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping05.png b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping05.png deleted file mode 100644 index 8feba4b34..000000000 Binary files a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping05.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping06.png b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping06.png deleted file mode 100644 index e4823f0c7..000000000 Binary files a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping06.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_01.png b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_01.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..faf0aac28 Binary files /dev/null and b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_01.png differ diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_02.png b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_02.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..01439914a Binary files /dev/null and b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_02.png differ diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_03.png b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_03.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..aa078927d Binary files /dev/null and b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_03.png differ diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_04.png b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_04.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c825f61be Binary files /dev/null and b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_04.png differ diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_05.png b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_05.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..365c6bf85 Binary files /dev/null and b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_05.png differ diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_06.png b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_06.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..22e617884 Binary files /dev/null and b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_06.png differ diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_07.png b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_07.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2b2a55b17 Binary files /dev/null and b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_07.png differ diff --git a/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_08.png b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_08.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..39c6d9bc4 Binary files /dev/null and b/inventory/management/delivery/media/dropshipping_08.png differ