Automatic generation of delivery notes and shipping labels

Purpose

1.1. Eliminate manual errors and delays by automating delivery note and shipping label generation for wholesale beverage orders.
1.2. Ensure compliance with shipping regulations, provide traceability, and optimize logistics for carbonated drink suppliers.
1.3. Integrate order entry, customer details, inventory, shipping carrier, and document creation into a seamless processing flow.
1.4. Make order fulfillment auditable, standardized, and rapid for high-volume wholesale beverage operations.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New order placed in ERP or sales platform.
2.2. Change in order status to “Processing” or “Ready for Shipment.”
2.3. Inventory allocation or batch assignment completed.
2.4. Manual trigger by warehouse team for urgent dispatches.

Platform Variants

3.1. SAP ERP
• BAPI_OUTB_DELIVERY_CREATE_SLS: Generate outbound delivery note; configure order mapping.
3.2. Oracle NetSuite
• Sales Order Fulfillment API: Auto-generate shipping docs on order status change.
3.3. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Business Central API – Post Sales Shipment: Shipments auto-print labels via integration.
3.4. Zoho Inventory
• Create Delivery Note endpoint: Use automation rule on order confirmation.
3.5. Salesforce
• Workflow + Apex Trigger: Custom logic for PDF delivery notes and carrier label API call.
3.6. Shopify
• Fulfillment API: Webhooks to auto-create carrier-compliant shipping labels.
3.7. WooCommerce
• REST API – Orders: Hook on paid order to generate PDF and integrate with ShipStation.
3.8. ShipStation
• Shipments/Label API: Receive orders, assign carrier, bulk-generate labels.
3.9. FedEx API
• Create Shipment endpoint: Generate carrier-approved shipping label.
3.10. UPS API
• Shipping API: Call Label Recovery/Create functions post order allocation.
3.11. DHL Express
• Create Shipment API: Configure with account credentials for instant label PDF.
3.12. EasyPost
• Shipping Labels API: Order details in, multi-carrier label out.
3.13. QuickBooks Commerce
• Order Fulfillment: Event trigger for delivery note PDF and email send.
3.14. Google Drive
• Docs/Sheets API: Template merge for branded delivery notes on trigger.
3.15. Dropbox
• File Upload API: Save delivery note PDFs with order ID on status update.
3.16. Adobe PDF Services
• Document Generation API: Auto-create delivery notes with mapped fields.
3.17. Smartsheet
• Sheet Automation Rules: Configure workflow for delivery note data entry to PDF.
3.18. Monday.com
• Automation recipe: On item status “Ready,” export order data to delivery document.
3.19. Airtable
• Automation + Page Designer Block: Auto-generate shipping docs on record update.
3.20. Zoho Creator
• Workflow rule: On order submit, create and email delivery note document.
3.21. DocuSign
• Bulk Send/Envelope API: Send delivery notes for digital sign-off if required.
3.22. SendGrid
• Email API: Attach and send shipping label and delivery note to client/warehouse.

Benefits

4.1. Accelerates order-to-dispatch cycle, reducing warehouse idle time.
4.2. Prevents mistakes typical in handwritten or manually created documents.
4.3. Supports real-time document sharing with logistics partners and customers.
4.4. Enhances tracking, audit trails, and document compliance.
4.5. Frees up staff from repetitive admin, boosting morale and efficiency.
4.6. Adapts to multiple carriers, ERPs, and document storage solutions without bespoke coding.