Integrated Shipping

When a common carrier such as UPS, FedEx, or USPS is used to perform shipping activities, it becomes necessary to transmit data according to that carrier’s requirements and methodology. While a company can take on this responsibility itself, it may be preferable to utilize shipping software developed by a third party. The advantage to this method is that the company is no longer responsible for learning and staying up-to-date on the carrier’s standards. For example, if we use a piece of integrated shipping software to process packages for UPS, and UPS decides to change the format of their tracking numbers, there is no need for us to make any changes to our activities, as the new change will be handled through our shipping software.

To that end, Aptean Pack and Ship is fully integrated with Aptean Ship integrated shipping. When this integrated shipping is deployed alongside Aptean Pack and Ship, shipment information is transmitted from Business Central to the integrated shipping, which will then assign information such as freight and tracking numbers. This data is then sent back to Business Central, where it is stored in the program. In addition, all of the processes, including printing the shipping labels and other required shipping documents are handled directly in Business Central.