On-Demand Order Flow
Fulfill Engine's software automates production, but what does that really mean?
Once your warehouse has been set up, you are ready to receive orders. This article will walk-through the process of how an order is received and how it goes through production.
Step 1: Batching
When an order is submitted it automatically goes into a batch. Once a batch is closed, the on-demand garments will be ordered.
Batches are defaulted to close daily at 7:30am EST. This includes weekends as well as government recognized holidays unless requested otherwise.
We are able to change the default close time from 7:30am EST to either 1:30pm EST or Midnight CST. If you would like to change your batch close time, reach out to info@fulfillengine.com or request it through your onboarding support representative.
Depending on the Warehouse and Supplier, when a batch is closed, POs will automatically be generated and sent to the suppliers.
SanMar, S&S Activewear, AS Colour, Lane Seven, and Momentec support automatic ordering. However, if your warehouse is set up with Carolina Made, you will be required to manually order garments for a batch.
Step 2: Receival
Most garments will arrive to production within 1-2 business days. Each package received from the supplier will have a PO number listed on the outside of the box.
The production team member will be able to input the PO number from your Warehouse Dashboard under Receive purchase order. At that point in time, the system will populate a list of all items within that PO and generate unique QR stickers.
Once the items have been stickered, then they will be sorted by decoration method. Each QR sticker has a code that calls out the decoration method and location.
| Printing Methods > | Key | Print Locations > | Key |
| DTG | D | Full Front | F |
| DTF | F | Full Back | B |
| Dye sublimation | Y | Left chest | LC |
| Embroidery | E | Right chest | RC |
| Engraving | L | Left sleeve | LS |
| Heat seal patch | Right sleeve | RS | |
| HTV | V | Down left sleeve | DLS |
| Label | N | Down right sleeve | DRS |
| Screen print transfer | T | Cap front | CA |
| Sewn on patch | S | Cap front left | CA |
| UV | U | Cap front right | CA |
| Lower left leg | LLL | ||
| Lower right leg | LRL |
Step 3: Production
From sorting, the garments are distributed to their correlating Decoration Station for decoration. Those production stations can be found on your Warehouse Dashboard under Decoration stations.
Each item is able to be recalled at the correlating Decoration Station listed on the QR sticker. If the item is at the incorrect station, the QR sticker will result in an error message. This will then allow you to reroute the garment to the correct Decoration Station.
Step 4: Shipping
Once completed, the item will move to the shipping station. When a team member scans the QR code, a mockup will populate for them to confirm the artwork and quality.
If the item is a one-piece order, a shipping label will automate upon quality control approval.
If the item belongs to a multi-piece order, a message will prompt the team member to put the item in a specific bin location to await the remainder of the order. Once the last item has been scanned within a multi-piece order, there will be an alert to pull the bin, rescan all items to ensure a complete order before a shipping label will automatically generate.
When the shipping label is generated, the tracking information is connected to the order within the Sales Portal.