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    Packing and shipping

    Shipping and labels in window manufacturing

    What happens between the completion mark and the truck — and how much of it appears without a single entry.

    The short answer

    Between a finished unit and the truck sit decisions nobody counts as work: what goes into which crate, how heavy it becomes, which label belongs on it, and which shipment travels with which. Those decisions can be derived from size, weight and destination.

    Once they are derived, packing is execution rather than planning. The packing list comes out of the order, the label out of the packing list, and the product passport sits on the same label that gets printed anyway.

    What appears automatically

    Five steps without a second entry

    Each of them from data that already exists when the unit is marked complete.

    Box and crate planning

    Flat goods are planned into boxes, glass into crates — driven by length, weight and clearance. These are administration parameters: changing the crate length happens in the interface, not in the code.

    Packing list per package

    Which unit sits in which package, with size and weight per package. That is both the basis of the freight enquiry and the evidence when something is missing on arrival.

    Carrier label per package

    The shipping label comes from the carrier's own interface, one per package, with credentials held in administration. Parcel services and LTL freight are both covered.

    Product passport on the same label

    The per-unit QR code prints on the label production creates anyway. No additional working time is spent on it.

    Orders in one crate

    Two orders for the same customer can be packed into one crate and shipped together. Packaging is charged once instead of twice.

    Why this is more than convenience

    Packing is where quiet costs live. A crate planned too large costs freight; one planned too tight costs breakage. When the planning comes out of size and weight, it is the same on every order — including the order that goes out on a Friday afternoon.

    The second part is the follow-up question. "What exactly was in crate three?" is a reconstruction without a per-package packing list, and an answer with one.

    What measurably changes: figures from daily operationLegal status for windows and doors: what applies, and from when

    Common questions

    Questions that keep coming up

    Can we change the packing parameters ourselves?
    Yes. Crate length, maximum weight, clearances and the weights per material are administration parameters. Changing them is configuration.
    Which carriers are supported?
    Parcel services through their interface, plus LTL freight as its own shipping method. Credentials are held in administration; each carrier is an integration rather than a switch.
    What if a customer has several orders?
    One order can be packed into another order's crate for the same customer. Packaging is then charged once and both orders show the same shipment.
    Does the QR code on the label cost extra time?
    No. The label is printed in production anyway and the code goes on it in the same step. Connecting to the passport system is a one-off setup.
    Do we need a separate shipping system for this?
    No, but the data has to come from the order. A separate shipping system that dimensions are typed into again brings back exactly the error source the end-to-end flow removes.

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