If and when an OFBiz adopter has multiple warehouses, it can be the case that an Sales Order is placed that needs to be fulfilled from more than one location (given the stock levels). It can also be the case that a Purchase Order is placed with the requirement to deliver to more than one location.
In such scenarios having a 1-on-1 relationship between the order and the facility may cause confusions and missed deliveries. Avoiding this is better for adoption. For what it is worth: Service Orders (whether PO or SO) don't require a shipment (thus no need for a ship group), Delivery of intangibles (downloads, etc) can require a ship group, depending on where the intangible is delivered from. But then we may be stretching the definition of the term 'ship group'. Best regards, Pierre Smits ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com> OFBiz based solutions & services OEM - The OFBiz Extensions Marketplace1 http://oem.ofbizci.net/oci-2/ 1 not affiliated to (and not endorsed by) the OFBiz project
