Doing it the way you propose is not a good solution for us. It is going to be very common for our dropshippers to have many items to ship in the same order. That method looks like it would send an email for each item ordered.

I have been experimenting using the Warehouse feature. I setup the Order Alert email to go to the email address assigned to the warehouse and I modified the Order Alert template to include a link to the packing slip. So far this seems to fit our needs perfectly. 

Are we missing something that will cause us problems using this method to do drop shipping.

Thanks

Sure, you can use the Warehouse to help group your dropshippers by location and therefore simplify your email alerts.

That's a very creative way I must add ! Good job! :)

 

If we use this method to do drop-shipping, can we calculate shipping differently depending on which dropshippers/warehouses are in the order?
Example:
DropShipper A products: we offer free shipping.
DropShipper B products: We charge a flat fee of $18 on DropShipper B product totals of $0 to $199.99 and free on totals of $200 or higher.
It looks like this can be done with Sellers, but I don't see how with Warehouses. Does this mean we would need to setup each DropShipper as a Seller to have this functionality. Are their other ways to do this?
Thanks

When using the Warehouse feature, each product added to cart is internally separated by its own order and therefore having its own shipping. The customer won't see any difference when browsing, but will be presented with different shipping choices for each order during checkout. He will still make a lump sum payment. If the customer is only buying a single product or all products from the same warehouse, then there is no noticeable differences than a regular checkout.

The shipping method can take a custom rule. In the custom rule (XSL), you can query the warehouse information and decide on the amount to charge for shipping. If you're not familiar with XSL, you may engage us to write it for you.

Thank you

 

Hmm, it depends on what platform of dropshipping you use.