Imagine a customer places a single order, but that order includes products stored in different locations, or that require different carriers depending on the type of item, or that simply have different delivery times from one another. Handling that as a single shipment can create unnecessary delays or drive up logistics costs for no good reason.
An order isn’t always a single shipment
As a catalog grows and logistics become more complex, it’s common for a single order to be unable, or unsuited, to ship as one package. There may be products in different warehouses, agreements with different carriers depending on the type of item, or delivery times that are better managed independently so the slowest item doesn’t penalize the whole order.
How Magicfront AI handles it
Magicfront AI lets you generate multiple shipments for a single order based on different logistics criteria, such as the warehouse of origin, the carrier, and delivery times. Instead of forcing the entire order into a single shipment, the system can split it so each part is handled according to whichever logic suits it best.
Say a customer buys two products: one available in a nearby warehouse with fast delivery, and another that’s in a different warehouse and requires a different carrier. Instead of waiting for the whole order to be ready to ship together, the system lets each product follow its own logistics path, optimizing both time and cost.
More efficient logistics, without complicating the process
The advantage of generating multiple shipments per order when the situation calls for it is that logistics efficiency doesn’t depend on artificially simplifying the operation. The business can keep working with several warehouses and several carriers, and it’s the system that takes care of applying the shipment-splitting logic as needed.
This is particularly valuable for businesses that manage inventory distributed across several locations, or that work with different carriers depending on the type of product, destination, or shipment volume.
The customer, at the center
From the customer’s perspective, this flexibility also translates into concrete benefits: they don’t have to wait for the entire order to be available to receive the part that already is. Each shipment can move at its own pace, according to the warehouse of origin, the assigned carrier, or the committed delivery time.
This reduces the sense of slowness that orders with products of varying availability can sometimes create, and improves the overall shopping experience without the business having to give up the real complexity of its logistics.
Logistics, adapted to the reality of your business
With Magicfront AI’s multiple-shipment system, a single order can be split into several shipments based on the warehouse of origin, the carrier, and delivery times. It’s a way for the platform to adapt to the business’s real logistics, instead of forcing the business to simplify its logistics to fit the platform.