In this article, you read how to set it up.
Every order you purchase is delivered to your warehouse in some form of a container. Think of a 40-foot shipping container, a EURO pallet, or a truckload. If you would like to know how many containers you need when placing the order, follow the steps below.
Determine the container size
Each supplier ships his own containers. Fill in the physical constraints, so we can calculate how many containers you need.
Go to the 'Supplier page' and click on 'the supplier'
Fill in the 'Maximum capacity (kg)' and 'Container volume (m3)'. These are the maximum values one container can handle when purchasing at this supplier.
Fill in product values
To calculate the fill rate of a container, we need to know how much your products weigh and how big they are.
Go to the 'Products page' and click on a 'product'.
In the overlay, go to 'Settings → Supplier Product Settings → Edit'.
Fill the 'Weight' and 'Volume' and click 'Save'. Note that these can differ per supplier, make sure to fill them all in. We can also upload these values in bulk for you. Please find a format here.
Working with containers is a feature that needs to be activated in Optiply and can incur extra costs. If you do not have this feature active contact your CSM or support@optiply.nl and we'll be happy to activate it for you.