Drop Shipments

Drop ship items have a Line Type of ‘D’.
- The order must have a contact name and phone number.
  - This is added or edited when choosing the correct Bill-to, Ship-to, contact combination.
- D line types will highlight in green when first keyed.

Select the drop ship line and click the Binocular Button.
- The system will provide the Promised Ship date based on the lead time for the item.
- Exception to this rule: Perishable drop ship items
- Tab off the line so the dates can populate.

If the account/contact you selected doesn’t have a name and phone number:
- You must contact the customer for this information and add in detail attachment.
- Other detail attachments include:
  - Lift gate needed and or inside delivery
  - Customer’s FedEx or UPS acct number, if one is provided.
  - Payable after July 1^st orders – “Do Not Ship Early”
Please add the detail attachment to the line before submitting the order or releasing from QO hold.
Drop ship lines do not have to be cancelled if you need to change the date.
- Submit a request through the Supply Chain Management portal.

Up-Front Freight will calculate freight on a drop ship line:
- The system will calculate 7.5% of the price of the drop ship line item.
- EX – item 705072 for $147.40 (7.5% would be $11.06).
- Exception to this rule: Perishable drop ship items. There is a flat shipping rate of $40 per ship date.
Once the order is submitted, the system will create a Purchase Order for our purchasing department.
- The PO will be sent to the vendor for fulfillment.
- The item will ship to the customer directly from the vendor.

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