Drop Shipment in Microsoft Dynamics ® AX 2012 Drop Shipment
Dec 14, 2015
Drop Shipment
Seamless creation and update of Drop Shipment order chain Automatically create order chain construct of purchase order supplying sales order demand.
Automatic synchronization of delivery information from sales order to purchase order.
Complete visibility and tracing of sales order line demand to purchase order line supply.
Update of the purchase order from vendor delivery notification automatically updates the status of the sales order to delivered, releasing the sales order for customer invoicing.
Seamless integration between drop shipment and Intercompany Trade Business events in the delivering company automatically trigger updates in the selling company—
ensuring that orders are always in synchronization whilst ensuring minimum process cost.
Business policies for intercompany drop shipment allow for the tailoring of data synchronization, printing of business documents, and process execution to the needs of the business.
Drop Shipment in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 helps companies minimize inventory carrying costs and mitigate risk for products not sold. Drop shipment is a fulfillment method that allows companies to eliminate the cost of packing and shipping operations.
High level Drop Shipment Process
Vendor
External Customer
Delivery
Delivery Notification
Record Product ReceiptSales Order DeliveredInvoice Customer
Vendor Sales Order
Cannot fulfill from inventory
Sales department
Sales Order Purchase Order
High level Intercompany Drop Shipment Process
Distributionsubsidiary
External Customer
Delivery
Sales Packing Slip
Auto Product ReceiptAuto Packing Slip
Invoice
Auto Vendor InvoiceAuto Invoice
IntercompanySales Order
Allways direct to customer
Sales subsidiary
Sales Order IntercompanyPurchase Order
For additional information on Intercompany, please consult CCAX2012BV061
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