Consolidating shipments

In Sterling Order Management System Software, orders released from IBM® or third-party ERPs, or both can be consolidated to shipments.

Consolidation of Shipments is carried out based on various parameters, including Ship To, Buyer, Seller, Mark For, and Economic Shipping Parameters (ESP).

For example, a buyer may frequently place orders that must be split into several shipments, based on some condition, such as order lines being associated with different departments. The items going to the same department may be consolidated, if ESP processing is used. Here, the routing process begins after the ESP conditions are applied and met.