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title: "May 2025 | Feature -  Direct Shipping"
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# Streamline Your Supply Chain with Direct Shipping

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Frameworks' Direct Shipping feature offers a streamlined approach to order fulfilment by enabling suppliers to deliver goods directly to customers, bypassing internal warehousing. This method not only reduces handling time but also enhances customer satisfaction through faster deliveries.

> ℹ️ **Note: **Branch transfers are excluded from this view and direct ship sales can also be excluded form the Min/Max calculation.

# 🚀 Key Benefits of Direct Shipping

- **Accelerated Delivery Times**: By eliminating internal warehousing, products reach customers more swiftly.
- **Cost Efficiency**: Reducing the need for internal handling lowers operational costs.
- **Enhanced Customer Experience**: Faster deliveries lead to increased customer satisfaction and loyalty.
- **Simplified Logistics**: Direct coordination between suppliers and customers streamlines the delivery process.

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# How to Utilise Direct Shipping in Frameworks

Direct Shipping in Frameworks makes it easy to manage orders that are delivered straight from your supplier to your customer. 

> 📝 ### Configuration Requirement
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> 📝 To use Direct Shipping, both the **Sales Order** and **Purchase Order** must be set up correctly with the following:
> 📝 
> 📝 - **Shipping Basis: **<u>[PODrctDel](https://kb.myframeworks.com.au/space/FRAM/542779668/Sales+Order+Related+System+Settings#PODrctDel)</u> – This setting must be applied on the purchase order to indicate that it's a direct delivery.
> 📝 - **Despatch Method: **<u>[SOPDrctDel](https://kb.myframeworks.com.au/space/FRAM/542779668/Sales+Order+Related+System+Settings#SopDrctDel)</u><u> </u>– This must be selected on the sales order to mark it as a direct ship transaction.
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> 📝 These settings ensure the system recognises the transaction as eligible for direct ship processing.

Here’s a simplified overview of how the process works:

#### 1. Create the Sales Order

- Go to **Sales > Transaction Processing > Sales Orders** and create a new order.
- Set the **Despatch Method** to your defined method for direct deliveries.e

#### 2. Link a Purchase Order

- In the **Sales Order Fulfilment (SOF)** tab, select the items to be purchased.
- Click **Create Order** to generate a linked purchase order.
  - The system copies delivery details from the sales order.
  - The purchase order will be flagged for direct delivery.
- Review the purchase order, then send it to your supplier.

#### 3. Goods Delivered to Customer

- The supplier ships the goods **directly to your customer**, no warehouse handling needed.
- Once the supplier confirms delivery, open the **Direct Ship Dashboard** to manage the next steps.

![Direct Ship Image.png](media://9c0eda0a-b9c2-4ff3-b454-f4de38ce44e0)

#### 4. Confirm Delivery

- Click the linked **Purchase Order** to open the **Direct Ship Maintenance** screen.
- Enter the **Docket Number** from the delivery.
- Confirm the **quantities delivered**.
- If needed, update the **item costs**.
- Click **Save**.

#### 5. Automatic Processing

- Frameworks automatically:
  - Receipts the purchase order.
  - Invoices the sales order.
- You’ll see a message confirming:  
*“Purchase Order [####] has been automatically receipted and Sales Order [####] has been invoiced.”*

> ✅ Refer to the [Direct Ship Dashboard](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FRAM/pages/28412914). for more information.

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Embracing Direct Shipping within Frameworks can significantly enhance your operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. By streamlining the delivery process, you position your business for greater agility and responsiveness in today's fast-paced market.