Managing Large Orders: The Challenge
Manufacturers of high-volume finished goods often face complex despatching challenges. Orders can be too large for a single truck, requiring multiple shipments. High-volume despatches need planning the day before, and different SKUs may need to ship at different times. Add to this the confusion of having a selling unit that differs from your despatching unit, and visibility of remaining quantities can become unclear.
Abel Makes it Simple
Abel’s Despatch Builder helps you build despatches from customer orders at the line level, using your preferred despatching unit – e.g. pallets or cartons. You can pre-stage stock for next-day despatch, assign priority or pick-up time to a despatch, and manage live despatching on mobile or forklift screens. Sales teams can create orders using the selling unit, while also viewing available stock in the despatching unit. For example, a manufacturer shipping thousands of bottles can split orders into pallets and despatch them in chunks without losing track of what’s left to fulfill on the original order.
The Business Impact
With Abel, you gain better visibility of stock movements, accurate warehouse data, and seamless invoicing tied to partial despatches. Stock in picking locations stays up to date, enabling high-volume despatching with ease. Planning becomes proactive, despatches are scheduled efficiently, and customers receive their orders on time – even when split across multiple shipments. For industries where volume and speed matter, Abel turns despatching from a pain point into a competitive advantage.
