Invoicing and Fulfillment Strategies - Revision history

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	If the local digital decides to eventually advertise the product with his catalogs but does not want to do the local stockpiling, he has these intermediary business strategies:		If the local digital decides to eventually advertise the product with his catalogs but does not want to do the local stockpiling, he has these intermediary business strategies:

	* '''Non-commercial''' - this is the default strategy of b-op which enables transparent markets. This enables the customer to directly contact the ultimate supplier and request the supplier of the good to purchase it there directly.		* '''Internal use''' - this product is not to be redistributed to other partners
			*'''Non-commercial''' - this is the default strategy of b-op which enables transparent markets. This enables the customer to directly contact the ultimate supplier and request the supplier of the good to purchase it there directly.
	* '''Commercial strategy''' - this is a strategy which allows making money out of information / e.g. trade, commission fees, curation fees, ...		* '''Commercial strategy''' - this is a strategy which allows making money out of information / e.g. trade, commission fees, curation fees, ...

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	This user must pick one when creating a new product. This only impact of this option button is to create the default fulfillment flow.		This user must pick one when creating a new product. This only impact of this option button is to create the default fulfillment flow.
	* '''regular fulfillment by digital [default for own articles]''' - the customer will receive a goods defined by the fulfillment flow setting		* '''regular fulfillment by digital [default for own articles]''' - the customer will receive a goods defined by the fulfillment flow setting
	* '''fulfillment by article provider''' '''[default for 3rd party articles]''' - the supplier ships the product to the customer ~~(ignores the~~		* '''fulfillment by article provider''' '''[default for 3rd party articles]''' - the supplier ships the product to the customer
	{{Note\|This setting just creates default fulfillment flows according to the setting. The effective flow is driven by the defined fulfillment flow.}}		{{Note\|This setting just creates default fulfillment flows according to the setting. The effective flow is driven by the defined fulfillment flow.}}

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Available fulfillment strategies

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	====== Available fulfillment strategies ======		====== Available fulfillment strategies ======
	This user must pick one when creating a new product. This only impact of this option button is to create the default fulfillment flow.		This user must pick one when creating a new product. This only impact of this option button is to create the default fulfillment flow.
	* '''regular fulfillment by digital [default]''' - the customer will receive a goods defined by the fulfillment flow setting		* '''regular fulfillment by digital [default for own articles]''' - the customer will receive a goods defined by the fulfillment flow setting
	* '''fulfillment by article provider''' - the supplier ships the product to the customer (ignores the		* '''fulfillment by article provider''' '''[default for 3rd party articles]''' - the supplier ships the product to the customer (ignores the
	{{Note\|This setting just creates default fulfillment flows according to the setting. The effective flow is driven by the defined fulfillment flow.}}		{{Note\|This setting just creates default fulfillment flows according to the setting. The effective flow is driven by the defined fulfillment flow.}}

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Using articles of 3rd parties

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	== Using articles of 3rd parties ==		== Using articles of 3rd parties ==
	When articles of a 3rd party are used, the local digital needs to define the intermediary business strategy, which can be:		When articles of a 3rd party are used, the local digital needs to define the intermediary business strategy, which can be:

	* '''Trade business strategy''' - In this case the local digital does procurement, warehousing, sales, fulfillment and invoicing

	If the local digital decides to eventually advertise the product with his catalogs but does not want to do the local stockpiling, he has these intermediary business strategies:		If the local digital decides to eventually advertise the product with his catalogs but does not want to do the local stockpiling, he has these intermediary business strategies:

	* '''~~Point~~-~~To-Point business strategy~~''' - this is the default strategy of b-op which enables transparent markets. This enables the customer to directly contact the ultimate supplier and request the supplier of the good to purchase it there directly.		* '''Non-commercial''' - this is the default strategy of b-op which enables transparent markets. This enables the customer to directly contact the ultimate supplier and request the supplier of the good to purchase it there directly.
	* '''~~Comission business~~ strategy ~~(marketplace)~~''' - this is a strategy which allows making money out of information.		* '''Commercial strategy''' - this is a strategy which allows making money out of information / e.g. trade, commission fees, curation fees, ...

	=== ~~Comission~~ business strategy ===		=== Commercial business strategy ===
	When the marketplace business strategy is applied, the using party has to define the '''applicable invoicing''' and '''fulfillment strategy.'''		When the marketplace business strategy is applied, the using party has to define the '''applicable invoicing''' and '''fulfillment strategy.'''

	====== Available invoicing strategies ======		====== Available invoicing strategies ======
			The user must pick one of those
	* '''regular invoicing to customer''' - the customer will receive a bill from the catalog providing digital		* '''regular invoicing to customer [default]''' - the customer will receive a bill from the catalog providing digital
	* '''comission invoicing to customer''' - the customer will receive a commission fee invoice from the catalog providing digital		* '''comission invoicing to customer''' - the customer will receive a commission fee invoice from the catalog providing digital
	* '''commission invoicing to article source''' - the supplier will receive a commission fee invoice from the catalog providing digital		* '''commission invoicing to article source''' - the supplier will receive a commission fee invoice from the catalog providing digital

	====== Available fulfillment strategies ======		====== Available fulfillment strategies ======
			This user must pick one when creating a new product. This only impact of this option button is to create the default fulfillment flow.
	* '''regular fulfillment ~~to customer~~''' - the customer will receive a goods ~~from~~ the ~~catalog providing digital~~		* '''regular fulfillment by digital [default]''' - the customer will receive a goods defined by the fulfillment flow setting
	* '''fulfillment by article provider''' - the supplier ships the product to the customer		* '''fulfillment by article provider''' - the supplier ships the product to the customer (ignores the
			{{Note\|This setting just creates default fulfillment flows according to the setting. The effective flow is driven by the defined fulfillment flow.}}

	== Related articles ==		== Related articles ==

Stefanseiler: /* Using articles of 3rd parties */

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	* '''Point-To-Point business strategy''' - this is the default strategy of b-op which enables transparent markets. This enables the customer to directly contact the ultimate supplier and request the supplier of the good to purchase it there directly.		* '''Point-To-Point business strategy''' - this is the default strategy of b-op which enables transparent markets. This enables the customer to directly contact the ultimate supplier and request the supplier of the good to purchase it there directly.
	* '''~~Marketplace~~ business strategy''' - this is a strategy which allows making money out of information.		* '''Comission business strategy (marketplace)''' - this is a strategy which allows making money out of information.

	=== ~~Marketplace~~ business strategy ===		=== Comission business strategy ===
	When the marketplace business strategy is applied, the using party has to define the '''applicable invoicing''' and '''fulfillment strategy.'''		When the marketplace business strategy is applied, the using party has to define the '''applicable invoicing''' and '''fulfillment strategy.'''

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Intermediary business

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	When ~~goods are sold, two main questions arise:~~		When a digital creates a article various decisions have to be made which define the invoicing and fulfillment strategy.

	* Who sends the ~~bill?~~		== Using own articles ==
	* Who is ~~responsible for fulfillment?~~		These article have been self-created and have not been imported from 3rd party digitals. In this case the local digital does warehousing, sales, fulfillment and invoicing of the goods. No 3rd party is involved.

	~~Generally there~~ are ~~two categories depending on the business case of~~ the local digital on the ~~products. Generally there are two~~ business ~~cases~~:		== Using articles of 3rd parties ==
			When articles of a 3rd party are used, the local digital needs to define the intermediary business strategy, which can be:

	~~== Regular trade~~ business ==		* '''Trade business strategy''' - In this case the local digital does procurement, warehousing, sales, fulfillment and invoicing
	~~This means, that~~ the local digital, ~~which is publishing a product catalog~~, ~~stockpiles products of the catalog. Local stock is subject to regular stock disposition. Goods can be purchased or produced (make or buy) in a fully independent processes. In this case~~, ~~the~~ fulfillment and invoicing ~~strategy are synchronous: the fulfillment and the invoicing are both managed by the local digital.~~

	~~== Intermediary business ==~~		If the local digital decides to eventually advertise the product with his catalogs but does not want to do the local stockpiling, he has these intermediary business strategies:
	~~When products are adopted into a catalog, which have underlying articles withough self-stockpiling,~~ the local digital ~~acts as intermediary for 3rd party goods. In this case,~~ the ~~catalog publishing digital has~~ to ~~define which of~~ the intermediary business strategies ~~should be used~~:

	* '''Point-To-Point business ~~[b-op default] -~~''' this is the default strategy of b-op which enables transparent markets. This enables the customer to directly contact the ultimate supplier and request the supplier of the good to purchase it there directly.		* '''Point-To-Point business strategy''' - this is the default strategy of b-op which enables transparent markets. This enables the customer to directly contact the ultimate supplier and request the supplier of the good to purchase it there directly.
	* '''Marketplace business''' - this is a strategy which allows making money out of information.		* '''Marketplace business strategy''' - this is a strategy which allows making money out of information.

	=== Marketplace business strategy ===		=== Marketplace business strategy ===
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	* '''regular fulfillment to customer''' - the customer will receive a goods from the catalog providing digital		* '''regular fulfillment to customer''' - the customer will receive a goods from the catalog providing digital
	* '''fulfillment by ~~product~~ provider''' - the supplier ships the product to the customer		* '''fulfillment by article provider''' - the supplier ships the product to the customer

	== Related articles ==		== Related articles ==

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Intermediary business

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	== Intermediary business ==		== Intermediary business ==
	When products are adopted into a catalog, which have underlying articles withough self-stockpiling, the local digital acts as intermediary for 3rd party goods. In this ~~business~~ case, the ~~invoicing and fulfillment~~ strategies ~~may differ.~~		When products are adopted into a catalog, which have underlying articles withough self-stockpiling, the local digital acts as intermediary for 3rd party goods. In this case, the catalog publishing digital has to define which of the intermediary business strategies should be used:

	=== Available invoicing strategies ===		* '''Point-To-Point business [b-op default] -''' this is the default strategy of b-op which enables transparent markets. This enables the customer to directly contact the ultimate supplier and request the supplier of the good to purchase it there directly.
			* '''Marketplace business''' - this is a strategy which allows making money out of information.

			=== Marketplace business strategy ===
			When the marketplace business strategy is applied, the using party has to define the '''applicable invoicing''' and '''fulfillment strategy.'''

			====== Available invoicing strategies ======

	* '''Point-To-Point business [default] -''' this is the default strategy of b-op which enables transparent markets. This enables the customer to directly contact the ultimate supplier and request the supplier of the good to purchase it there directly.
	* '''regular invoicing to customer''' - the customer will receive a bill from the catalog providing digital		* '''regular invoicing to customer''' - the customer will receive a bill from the catalog providing digital
	* '''comission invoicing to customer''' - the customer will receive a commission fee invoice from the catalog providing digital		* '''comission invoicing to customer''' - the customer will receive a commission fee invoice from the catalog providing digital
	* '''commission invoicing to article source''' - the supplier will receive a commission fee invoice from the catalog providing digital		* '''commission invoicing to article source''' - the supplier will receive a commission fee invoice from the catalog providing digital

	=== Available fulfillment strategies ===		====== Available fulfillment strategies ======

	* '''regular fulfillment to customer''' - ~~we ship~~ the ~~ordered item~~ from ~~our local stock~~		* '''regular fulfillment to customer''' - the customer will receive a goods from the catalog providing digital
	* '''fulfillment by product provider''' - the supplier ships the product to the customer		* '''fulfillment by product provider''' - the supplier ships the product to the customer

Stefanseiler at 21:25, 19 February 2024

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	* [[App:Catalog designer]]		* [[App:Catalog designer]]

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	*select a '''default invoicing''' stategy There are ~~three available: regular invoicing to customer, comission invoicing to customer~~, ~~commission invoicing to article source~~		When goods are sold, two main questions arise:
	*select a '''default fulfillment''' strategy. There are two ~~available~~: ~~self fulfillment, article source fulfills.~~
	*For each of the product sources you may specify an '''override invoicing''' '''and fulfillment strategy'''. (ofc not for the exlusions)

	* ~~definition of '''contained categories''' (classication structures) - these categories are packed into~~ the ~~catalog file and transmitted to the customer, which can decide which ones are to be used~~		* Who sends the bill?
	* ~~definition of contained '''category mappings''' (only these ones where both categories are included are available) - this helps the customer to map to his local structures.~~		* Who is responsible for fulfillment?

	~~See [https://wiki.zugseil.com/en/index.php/Invoicing%20and%20Fulfillment%20Strategies this article] for more information~~ on ~~invoicing and fulfillment strategies~~.		Generally there are two categories depending on the business case of the local digital on the products. Generally there are two business cases:

	~~Sales settings~~		== Regular trade business ==
	*publishing ~~price list~~ and ~~currency~~.		This means, that the local digital, which is publishing a product catalog, stockpiles products of the catalog. Local stock is subject to regular stock disposition. Goods can be purchased or produced (make or buy) in a fully independent processes. In this case, the fulfillment and invoicing strategy are synchronous: the fulfillment and the invoicing are both managed by the local digital.
	*
	*		== Intermediary business ==
	*catalogs available to 3rd ~~parties~~		When products are adopted into a catalog, which have underlying articles withough self-stockpiling, the local digital acts as intermediary for 3rd party goods. In this business case, the invoicing and fulfillment strategies may differ.
	*'''~~definition of target audience~~''' - ~~for~~ which ~~business participants will this catalog be available?~~
	**public, specific partners		=== Available invoicing strategies ===
	**
	*'''~~define order routing~~''' - ~~for each of~~ the ~~defined products you may define where~~ the catalog ~~customer~~ digital ~~shall place the orders. There are various business cases, which are supported by routing~~		* '''Point-To-Point business [default] -''' this is the default strategy of b-op which enables transparent markets. This enables the customer to directly contact the ultimate supplier and request the supplier of the good to purchase it there directly.
	**'''~~trade business~~''' - ~~in this case the catalog does not contain~~ the ~~supply-chain of this product. The~~ customer ~~digital is ordering with the publisher of~~ the catalog~~, which procures or produces the products himself. Once they are there, they are shipped.~~		* '''regular invoicing to customer''' - the customer will receive a bill from the catalog providing digital
	**Three digital ~~business cases (catalog customer, catalog publisher, final supplier)~~		* '''comission invoicing to customer''' - the customer will receive a commission fee invoice from the catalog providing digital
	***'''~~point-~~to~~-point business~~''' - ~~in this case~~ the catalog ~~contains the supply-chain of this product. The customer~~ digital ~~orders directly with the last known upstream supply chain digital. The money and~~ fulfillment ~~directly happen between the final supplier and the catalog customer.~~		* '''commission invoicing to article source''' - the supplier will receive a commission fee invoice from the catalog providing digital
	***'''~~brokerage business~~''' - ~~in this case the catalog does not contain the supply-chain of this product. The customer digital is ordering with~~ the publisher of the catalog. The publisher does not do a make or buy decision, but just forwards the order to partner of which he has received the product and passes the order on. The final supplier does the fulfillment. The broker keeps the delta of the procurement price and the price published to the customer.
	***'''~~commission business~~''' - ~~in this case~~ the ~~catalog does not contain~~ the ~~supply-chain of this~~ product~~. The customer digital is ordering with the publisher of the catalog. The publisher does not do a make or buy decision, but just forwards the order~~ to ~~partner of which he has received the product and passes the order on and notifies~~ the customer~~, so they can do the business directly. The final supplier does the fulfillment and takes care of the payment directly. The catalog publisher receives a comission of the final supplier.~~		=== Available fulfillment strategies ===

			* '''regular fulfillment to customer''' - we ship the ordered item from our local stock
			* '''fulfillment by product provider''' - the supplier ships the product to the customer

	== Related articles ==		== Related articles ==

	* [[App:Catalog designer]]		* [[App:Catalog designer]]

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*select a '''default invoicing''' stategy There are three available: regular invoicing to customer, comission invoicing to customer, commission invoicing to article source
*select a '''default fulfillment''' strategy. There are two available: self fulfillment, article source fulfills.
*For each of the product sources you may specify an '''override invoicing''' '''and fulfillment strategy'''. (ofc not for the exlusions)

* definition of '''contained categories''' (classication structures) - these categories are packed into the catalog file and transmitted to the customer, which can decide which ones are to be used
* definition of contained '''category mappings''' (only these ones where both categories are included are available) - this helps the customer to map to his local structures.

See [https://wiki.zugseil.com/en/index.php/Invoicing%20and%20Fulfillment%20Strategies this article] for more information on invoicing and fulfillment strategies.

Sales settings
*publishing price list and currency.
*
*
*catalogs available to 3rd parties
*'''definition of target audience''' - for which business participants will this catalog be available?
**public, specific partners
**
*'''define order routing''' - for each of the defined products you may define where the catalog customer digital shall place the orders. There are various business cases, which are supported by routing
**'''trade business''' - in this case the catalog does not contain the supply-chain of this product. The customer digital is ordering with the publisher of the catalog, which procures or produces the products himself. Once they are there, they are shipped.
**Three digital business cases (catalog customer, catalog publisher, final supplier)
***'''point-to-point business''' - in this case the catalog contains the supply-chain of this product. The customer digital orders directly with the last known upstream supply chain digital. The money and fulfillment directly happen between the final supplier and the catalog customer.
***'''brokerage business''' - in this case the catalog does not contain the supply-chain of this product. The customer digital is ordering with the publisher of the catalog. The publisher does not do a make or buy decision, but just forwards the order to partner of which he has received the product and passes the order on. The final supplier does the fulfillment. The broker keeps the delta of the procurement price and the price published to the customer.
***'''commission business''' - in this case the catalog does not contain the supply-chain of this product. The customer digital is ordering with the publisher of the catalog. The publisher does not do a make or buy decision, but just forwards the order to partner of which he has received the product and passes the order on and notifies the customer, so they can do the business directly. The final supplier does the fulfillment and takes care of the payment directly. The catalog publisher receives a comission of the final supplier.

== Related articles ==

* [[App:Catalog designer]]