Sounds better now! An example of what I suppose to need development is to support the individual set of rules defined by each factory. Every factory (and supplier and brand are the same here) has it's own set of rules to accept purchase orders, like minimum total, or to apply for discounts. So the customer order will need to obey to supplier rules. This rules could be set at the supplier or the brand entities...
Leonardo 2009/7/16 David E Jones <[email protected]> > > This sort of detail is very helpful. You are basically describing the > business process for the mall site and that is the most clear and actionable > way to communicate requirements. > > Even based on just this it sounds like OFBiz will do most of what you need. > You can have products and inventory that are "drop shipped" and the basic > process for this is that when these items are ordered OFBiz can > automatically create purchase orders to suppliers with the shipping address > set to the customers shipping address. > > Chances are you will still want some sort of variation on this, but it > sounds like this combined with various other features of the software will > get you most of the way there. > > -David > > > > On Jul 16, 2009, at 2:07 PM, Leonardo Ruoso wrote: > > I'm not going to keep accounting for each store and will not have any >> system >> integration with then. All the horizontal integration will be done >> manually. >> >> >> Customer will browse the products from all the stores, buy several >> products >> from several stores, pay at once. When we check the payment, the customer >> order should generate several back orders, but the stores will sale direct >> to the customer and we will pay then without our comission. >> >> >> >> 2009/7/16 BJ Freeman <[email protected]> >> >> to keep accounting, and access separate, but have a single interface for >>> the shipping department would take some customization. >>> it would also take an instance of ofbiz running for each store, the way >>> I envision it. >>> there may be other ways, would have to get detailed requirements to go >>> further. >>> >>> Leonardo Ruoso sent the following on 7/16/2009 12:45 PM: >>> >>>> I'm not sure it's about sub-companies, because they are independent >>>> companies that have in commom a factory store in an specifc outlet mall. >>>> >>> The >>> >>>> outlet mall team has a website and intends to create an e-commerce >>>> >>> website >>> >>>> to allow resellers to buy from the stores without coming to mall. >>>> >>>> 2009/7/16 BJ Freeman <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> this has been answered before so let me take different approach. >>>>> The model was for A company and Sub-companies related to the Company >>>>> Code can be written that allows this. >>>>> it is not 100% OOTB though. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Leonardo Ruoso sent the following on 7/16/2009 12:01 PM: >>>>> >>>>>> Saudações, >>>>>> >>>>>> I'd like to know how much Ofbiz could help me deploy an eletronic >>>>>> >>>>> outlet >>> >>>> mall. Resellers will login, add products from several diferent factory >>>>>> stores and checkout. Ofbiz should create one order for each store and >>>>>> >>>>> the >>> >>>> eletronic outlet mall staf will receive all the goods from all the >>>>>> >>>>> stores, >>>>> >>>>>> pack it and mail it to the custommer. Revenue is based on COMMISSIONS, >>>>>> >>>>> so >>> >>>> we'll not resale anything. >>>>>> >>>>>> TIA, >>>>>> Leonardo Ruoso >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> BJ Freeman >>>>> http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation >>>>> http://bjfreeman.elance.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro >>> >>>> Systems Integrator. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> BJ Freeman >>> http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation >>> http://bjfreeman.elance.com >>> >>> >>> http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro >>> Systems Integrator. >>> >>> >>> >
