RE: shipping, no of packages etc..

[Tim Shea <tim@valutech.net>]

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Hi Michael,

Check the documentation - there is information on heavy items which could 
probably be easily adapted. See reference-shipping-handling 
(http://www.minivend.com/minivend/docindex/15.07.Handling_charges.html).

I personally would make a note on the order form saying "COD Shipments will 
have $5 per box added." and let the checkout process complete with the 
non-COD amount, since the customer isn't paying by credit card anyhow.

Cheers,
Tim

On Thursday, March 25, 1999 3:07 PM, Michael Radke [SMTP:mra@trendware.de] 
wrote:
> Hi Tim,
> Hi all the List!
>
> The problem is, how "secure" should be the deal :
>
> Customer orders one USV with 6000 kVA which costs $4000.
> He orders also one Motherboard which costs $100.
>
> The sender will, of course, put the COD-sticker on the
> more expensive packet.
>
> When I want to get only that mainboard, I could try
> ordering something expensive that I dont really want
> to have. I could cheat the sender saying "no" to the
> expensive packet, UPS would give me the other one where
> no COD sticker is on.
>
> It would be the securest thing to put such a sticker on
> every packet. Over here in Germany, every packet sticked
> COD costs about 5 US$ extra.
>
> How can I find out at least, which packets could not
> put together with other ones ?
>
> A solution could be setting a flag in the products
> database called "Single_Shippment" or something like
> that.
>
> Now, the "normal" shipping cost will be calculated
> by minivend itself. A perl script should do the rest,
> checking the quantity of every "flagged" product and
> add (quantity(product)*__BASE_PACKETPRICE__) for
> each product to the shipping total.
>
> But, i am not a perl programmer - how could this be
> done ? Any suggestions ?
>
> Regards,
> Michael
>
>
> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Tim Shea <tim@valutech.net>
> An: 'minivend-users@minivend.com' <minivend-users@minivend.com>
> Cc: 'mra@trendware.de' <mra@trendware.de>
> Datum: Dienstag, 2. Marz 1999 19:18
> Betreff: RE: shipping, no of packages etc..
>
>
> >Hi Michael,
> >
> >This is an issue I'd very much like to work on. Although I don't yet 
know perl, so can't
> >develop a complete solution to this problem, I have spent considerable 
time thinking
> >about the process of more accurately calculating freight in a 
multi-package situation.
> >
> >Some of the situations which should be covered in a complete solution:
> >
> >Mark in database how many items are delivered in a case.
> >Configurable maximum packed box weight.
> >
> >Then, to process a shipping estimate:
> > 1. Calculate shipment costs for all items which are 1 to a case (like a 
monitor)
> > 2. Calculate shipment costs for all items which are 90-100% of a case 
quantity.
> > 3. Starting with the heaviest item, calculate shipment costs for each 
box until it has
> >     not quite reached the maximum packed box weight.
> >
> >Points that are too complicated to consider, to me at least:
> >
> >Item dimensions and shipping box dimensions.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Tim
> >
> >On Tuesday, March 02, 1999 4:58 AM, Michael Radke 
[SMTP:mra@trendware.de] wrote:
> >
> >> very hard thing to figure out - has anyone got a
> >> solution for this :
> >>
> >> i am working on a shop for a computer reseller.
> >> when a customer orders, lets's say...
> >>
> >> - one monitor (--> one carton)
> >> - three motherboards   ====> Another
> >> - one graphic card     ====> carton
> >>
> >> how could be determined how many packages that are and
> >> --> what are the freight costs for this ?
> >>
> >> another example, someone orders :
> >>
> >> - 20 monitors (--> 20 cartons)
> >> - 30 mainboards (1 huge carton)
> >
> >
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