By Ruth Richter • September 04, 2024
While many of our clients use IN-SYNCH® to integrate their ecommerce platform with Sage 100 ERP, our solutions can accomplish so much more! In this blog, we’re focusing on an essential part of any distribution business: shipping. We’ll go over how businesses can greatly improve workflow by automating and then integrating a shipping solution with ERP and discuss three popular shipping integrations.
Why Integrate a Shipping Solution?
Integrating your ecommerce platform and your ERP is vital for business success, but too many companies stop there, foregoing a huge opportunity for even more savings. Automating the shipping process and then integrating the shipping solution into the order processing workflow is crucial! After all, shipping time is an important factor in customer satisfaction. In fact, fast shipping can lead to more orders overall, since some customers may be in a time crunch and looking to purchase a product from whatever company will get them the product the fastest.
When both the shipping solution and ecommerce platform are integrated with Sage 100, the business can achieve maximum profitability and efficiency. When data flows freely between all three systems, employees save time, customers get their orders faster, and profits rise.
Veeqo
Veeqo is a new shipping solution on the scene. The solution, offered by Amazon, is integrated with popular marketplaces as well as Shopify. With no monthly cost and the lowest commercially available rates, Veeqo is a great option for businesses who are looking to save money on shipping costs. With Veeqo, you can sync orders from stores in real time, duplicate orders, manage returns, and process refunds all in one place.
Veeqo also has great reporting tools. You can view customer orders based on different filters such as carrier or payment status. You can also create reports on revenue, carrier prices, and fees.
IN-SYNCH offers a complete integration between Veeqo and Sage 100. We can integrate any data point out of Sage 100, as long as Veeqo has a place to store it, creating a solution that is truly unique to your business.
ShipStation
ShipStation offers a comprehensive shipping solution with many different features to enhance control over the shipping process. The solution is integrated with top marketplaces and several of the most popular ecommerce platform. ShipStation can apply automatic shipping configurations to imported orders, automate many processes including scan-based workflows, and instantly update tracking information to the selling channel and the customer. Through ShipStation, you can also access shipping discounts of up to 89% and compare rates from top carriers.
A unified brand experience is crucial to customer satisfaction and loyalty. ShipStation prioritizes your company’s branding through custom emails and packing slip templates, branded tracking pages, SMS tracking updates, and a branded returns portal. No matter how your customer interacts with ShipStation, your company will always be at the forefront.
IN-SYNCH can accomplish real-time integration between ShipStation and Sage 100, which again is customizable to your business needs.
StarShip
StarShip by V-Technologies is another great option for shipping integration. Their multi-carrier software connects shipping with customer service, accounts receivable, and order entry. StarShip has great features, such as a complete dashboard showing shipment history, metrics, and reporting. Plug-and-play interfaces allow warehouse employees instant access to invoices and orders. They can scan the document number from a pick sheet and the ship screen will auto-populate with the necessary information.
StarShip is a multi-carrier/multi-mode software, meaning that employees can ship small parcels and LTL from one application. They can also rate shop both modes in one place. StarShip can even auto-select a carrier or service based on customized parameters, saving time across the board.
The biggest strength of StarShip is its integration capabilities. It can integrate with a wide variety of ERP, ecommerce, and accounting platforms. In fact, it has an integration with Sage 100 and the IN-SYNCH solution’s role is to push the tracking information from Sage 100 to the eCommerce platforms, which is crucial to keep your customers up to date.
Made Your Choice? Contact Us!
If you’re ready to integrate your shipping solution of choice, we’re here to help! With our endlessly flexible software, we can create the perfect integration for your company’s unique needs. Contact us today to get started.
