Drop shipping
Dropshipping is one of the most sensible shipping choices for vendors who do not intend to have goods on hand. With this method, items can be shipped directly from the vendor to the buyer. It will be more beneficial for merchants because there is no need to maintain warehouses and deliveries are made straight from suppliers to clients. Dropshipping allows you to ship goods directly to customers from suppliers or manufacturers, doing away with the requirement for inventory control.
To activate Dropshipping in Odoo 17, navigate to the Settings menu in the Purchase module. As seen in the graphic below, the option will be found under the Logistics tab.
As seen in the screenshot below, you can now customize the product you wish to dropship and set the routes of operation to dropship. The product detail form's Inventory tab displays the choice.
The Inventory module can aid you in managing a product's routes of operation.
For this product, you may now use the Sales module to create a sales order. You can include the customer's details in the appropriate field. The moment you click the Confirm button to confirm the sales order, an order will be produced immediately to buy this product from the relevant vendor.
Using the window's smart button, you can view the just-created purchase order.
This is where you will find the Dropship Address and the operation type of the inbound package. The product will be shipped straight from the relevant vendor to the consumer as soon as you approve the purchase order. In the case of the dropship, you are not required to maintain an inventory for this product.
When you click the Dropship smart button, a new window containing the Dropship Validation will open.
This is how dropships are handled by Odoo 17.