02 — Capability · BC-670.30
Fulfillment Orchestration
Decide where and how each order line is fulfilled — which warehouse, store, supplier or partner — and hand the work to that node with everything it needs.
- Distributed Order Management
- Order Routing
- Order Sourcing
In scope
- Sourcing rules weighing cost and distance and stock and service level
- Order splitting and release to fulfillment nodes
- Drop-ship and third-party fulfillment coordination
Out of scope
- Execution inside the warehouse (see BC-650)
- Carrier selection and shipment planning (see BC-660)
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Used in · 3
Build it · 0
- Nothing in the library points here yet.
Decomposes into · 4
- BC-670.30.10Fulfillment Sourcing RulesChoose the fulfilling node for each line on a weighted view of stock, cost, distance and promised date, and explain the choice when asked.
- BC-670.30.20Order Release & SplittingRelease orders to the chosen nodes, split lines across nodes when one cannot fill them all, and keep the customer-facing order whole.
- BC-670.30.30Drop-Ship & Partner FulfillmentSend orders to suppliers or partners who ship directly, track their confirmations and shipments and hold them to the same promise.
- BC-670.30.40Store & Alternate Node FulfillmentUse stores, forward locations or partner sites as fulfillment points for ship-from, pick-up and transfer orders where that serves the customer better.