Five methods, one model
In-house walks pick–pack–ship. Pickup skips manual pick. 3PL and marketplace wait for partner confirmation. Drop ship links a PO and never enters your warehouse.
By challenge · Multi-location fulfillment
One order. The fulfillment path that fits.
Product businesses rarely ship everything from one dock. adorabl keeps a single sales order model while supporting in-house, pickup, 3PL, marketplace, and drop-ship methods.
The challenge
DC, store, 3PL, and FBA each need different steps. Spreadsheet routing and duplicate orders create inventory lies and invoice gaps.
Warehouse types that match reality
Warehouse, Store, 3PL, and Marketplace types carry ship-from addresses for labels and allocation.
Partial ships stay honest
Ship what you can; the order stays open. Each fully shipped fulfillment gets its own invoice.
Capabilities that close the gap
Warehouse management, order management, purchasing, and inventory — as documented today.
Warehouse management
Pick, pack, and ship queues, bins, pack slips, and pack workspace.
Order management
Fulfillment methods, channel defaults, labels, and invoice-from-ship.
Purchasing
Drop ship and purchase-to-order create linked POs from the sales line.
Inventory
Relieve the correct warehouse when you ship or confirm partner fulfillment.
Route work without splitting systems
How operators move mixed fulfillment in adorabl.
- 01
Choose method and warehouse
Snapshot from channel defaults or set on the order/line before submit.
- 02
Work or wait
In-house clears Pick → Pack → Ship. Partner methods create a waiting fulfillment until confirmation.
- 03
Label when you need postage
Compare carrier rates and buy a label from the order or fulfillment — inventory and COGS post with ship.
- 04
Confirm and invoice
Full ship or partner confirmation posts inventory and can create the AR invoice.
What good looks like
Outcomes you can expect from the documented fulfillment model.
No double stock relief on labels
Buy label and ship share one path so postage success does not double-relieve inventory.
Drop ship without fake receipts
Supplier drop ship creates the linked PO, records supplier tracking, and fulfills without receiving into your warehouse.
Protected committed work
Active fulfillment lines stay locked until you cancel that fulfillment; partials protect shipped quantity.
Multi-node visibility
Denver DC, store, 3PL, and FBA-style marketplace nodes can coexist in one organization.
Example · Trail Ridge Outfitters
Same SKU, four fulfillment stories.
1. DC ship
In-house from Denver DC with bin pick and carrier label.
2. Store pickup
POS order records pickup and relieves Boulder store stock.
3. 3PL
Waiting fulfillment closes when the Reno 3PL confirms shipment.
Marketplace FBA confirmation relieves the AMZ-FBA warehouse when Amazon ships.
Related solutions
Nearby industries and challenges.
Questions operators ask.
Straight answers grounded in what adorabl supports today.
What fulfillment methods exist?
What fulfillment methods exist?
In-house, customer pickup, 3PL, marketplace fulfillment, and supplier drop ship. Channel defaults or supply method on the line select the path.
Does adorabl replace a full WMS?
Does adorabl replace a full WMS?
adorabl provides pick, pack, and ship queues, bin allocation, pack slips, boxes, and scales hooks documented for in-house work. It is not marketed as a wave-planning or barcode-first enterprise WMS — match expectations to the warehouse management capability page.
Can one order use purchase-to-order?
Can one order use purchase-to-order?
Yes. Mark a line purchase-to-order, create the linked PO by preferred supplier, receive into the order warehouse, then fulfill with newly received stock.
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