How to Create a Shipping Plan
There are two ways to start your Shipping Plan in our Portal:
a. Upload a box manifest to import your SKUs and quantities via CSV file.
b. Create a shipping plan to manually select your SKUs and quantities.
In this article, we cover how to manually create your shipping plans within the Portal based on the size of your shipment (Small Parcel vs. Freight/LTL) and how you plan to send them to your 3PL's facilities for processing.
How to Create a Shipping Plan for Small (Parcel) Shipments
Creating a Shipping Plan for a Small Parcel Shipment
- Select Deliverzen location where you are sending your products to.
- Add the products and total quantities included in this shipment.
- Indicate how the products will be packed. Select Small Parcel and decide on one of the options below.
- Specify which products will be in each box; SKU and quantity. In this step, you can also print product barcodes as needed.
- If applicable, add a note for the warehouse or vendor order number.
- Print the packing slips and shipping labels, and apply them to the shipment.
- Send Deliverzen your goods!
Parcel Shipping Plan Labels
The layout for Parcel Shipping Plan labels, automatically configures the required labels based on the Shipping Plan’s packing setup by adding the total quantity of items within each box and marking them as Parcel Mixed when in a multiple box configuration, helping to streamline the receiving process at the warehouse.
It also prints two barcodes, allowing you to place them on opposite faces of the box. This helps to improve the scanning efficiency at the warehouse when boxes are in piles.
Download Parcel Shipping Plan Labels
You can download the Parcel Shipping Plan labels once you complete creating the shipping plan or box manifest.
- Open the Shipping Plan just created.
- If Shipping Plan’s status is still “Processing”, please wait until it changes (labels are being generated)
- Click on the Print icon next to the “Shipping plan details” title at the right of the screen
- Place the corresponding packing slip inside each box
- Make sure to place shipping labels and barcodes outside of each box in a visible place
NOTE: There is a limitation of not more than 200 boxes on a single Parcel Shipping Plan. If more than 200 boxes are required to be sent to the warehouse, it will be need to be split into multiple Shipping Plans.
How to Create a Shipping Plan for Large Shipments.
NOTE: Large shipments include LTL, FTL, Containers, and Palletized Goods.
What does the Portal consider a larger shipment?
Larger shipments include LTL (Less Than Load), FTL (Full Truckload), Containers, and Palletized Shipments. Please review with us our freight guidelines before shipping your goods.
Creating a Shipping Plan for Large Shipments. (LTL, FTL, Containers, and Palletized Goods)
- Choose Deliverzen fulfillment center you're shipping your products to.
- Add the products and total quantities included in this shipment.
- Tell us how the products will be packed. Select Pallets and decide on one of the options below.
- Create pallet tags for your shipment. Please indicate how many pallets you are sending and if they are floor-loaded.
- Print your pallet tags and apply them to the outside of your pallets so they are visible for our teams to process.
Pallet Shipping Plan Labels
You can download the Pallet Shipping Plan labels once you complete creating the shipping plan or box manifest.
- Open the Shipping Plan just created.
- If Shipping Plan’s status is still “Processing”, please wait until it changes (labels are being generated)
- Click on the Print icon next to the “Shipping plan details” title at the right of the screen
- Make sure to place shipping labels outside of each box in a visible place.
Important notes:
- All shipping plans must include box labels, packing slips, and pallet tags to identify what is inside each shipment you're sending. You can print these during the final steps of creating your shipping plan. Below are some Dos and Don'ts of how these should be applied to your shipments.