Integration with third-party logistics providers

Purpose

1 Enable seamless, real-time integration of order management, inventory tracking, and shipment information between beverage wholesalers and various third-party logistics (3PL) providers.

2 Automate the exchange of delivery requests, confirmations, tracking numbers, POD (Proof of Delivery), and exception reporting to optimize supply chain performance, improve visibility, and minimize manual bottlenecks.

3 Centralize dispatch, update customers, and synchronize inbound and outbound logistics data for accurate and timely distribution of carbonated drinks.

Trigger Conditions

1 New purchase order created in ERP or e-commerce platform.

2 Inventory falls below a preset threshold, triggering a replenishment request.

3 Shipment created, updated, or delivered by 3PL provider.

4 Exception or delay notification received from logistics provider API.

5 Scheduled batch synchronization (e.g., hourly, daily) for shipment and inventory status.

Platform Variants

1 ShipStation

• API Endpoint: “Create Order” (POST /orders/createorder) — Config: Map wholesale order details to 3PL order template.
  

2 EasyPost

• API Function: “Buy Shipment” (POST /shipments) — Config: Send carton data, retrieve shipment label and tracking.
  

3 FedEx Web Services

• API Method: “Ship Service” (ProcessShipmentRequest) — Config: Generate tracking number upon dispatch.
  

4 UPS Developer Kit

• API Function: “Shipping API” (ShipConfirm/ShipAccept) — Config: Submit and confirm shipping requests.
  

5 DHL Express API

• API Feature: “Create Shipment” (POST /shipments) — Config: Staple B2B docs and schedule pickup.
  

6 Flexport

• API Endpoint: “Create Booking” — Config: Input palletized loads; receive confirmation events.
  

7 SAP Integration Suite

• iFlow: “Logistics Partner Integration” — Config: Automatically extract and push delivery data to 3PLs.
  

8 Oracle Transportation Management Cloud

• Feature: “External Carrier Integration” — Config: Automate shipment tender and bid acceptance.
  

9 Project44

• API Function: “POST /shipments” — Config: Send order, receive carrier assignment plus track updates.
  

10 FourKites

• API: “Create Load” — Config: Auto-register new consignments for real-time shipment visibility.
  

11 Manhattan Associates TMS

• Connector: “External Carrier API” — Config: Transmit route and status requests to 3PL.
  

12 NetSuite

• Feature: “SuiteTalk Web Services for Fulfillment” — Config: Automate fulfillment release and status retrieval.
  

13 Descartes Systems

• API: “Shipment Management Push” — Config: Auto-push daily shipments for route optimization.
  

14 E2open

• Feature: “Logistics Service Provider (LSP) Connector” — Config: Auto-pull confirmations and EDI messages.
  

15 Shopify Plus

• API: “FulfillmentService API” — Config: Send order fulfillment requests to external partners.
  

16 WooCommerce

• Extension: “Shipment Tracking REST API” — Config: Assign and update tracking data to orders.
  

17 XPO Logistics Developer Portal

• API: “Freight Status Update” — Config: Listen for transport event changes.
  

18 Blue Yonder (JDA)

• Connector: “Carrier Integration” — Config: Post carrier tender invites for new loads.
  

19 Magaya Supply Chain

• API: “Operations API - Shipments” — Config: Register and synchronize shipment departures.
  

20 C.H. Robinson Navisphere

• API: “Order Creation” — Config: Bulk upload outbound orders and receive shipment milestones.
  

Benefits

1 Faster, error-free order-to-delivery cycle and reduced manual entry.

2 Real-time shipment tracking and automated exception alerting.

3 Decreased inventory discrepancies and shrinkage via synchronized data.

4 Enhanced partner, customer, and internal logistics visibility, improving planning and response.

5 Lower operational costs by automating routine logistics communications.