How the better way to find products? How the better way to show all dresses from all factories; all shirts from selected factories; all products from one factory; all women jeans from all factories?
How the better way to select products from several factories/suppliers, but have a single shopping cart and pay at once? 2009/7/17 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net> > there is the rub. > to have different catalogs assigned to different stores requires a > different website, internal to ofbiz. > now that can be under one Domain which is the Mall website. > each store would be > http://www.mallwebsite.br/store1 > http://www.mallwebsite.br/store2 > http://www.mallwebsite.br/store3 > http://www.mallwebsite.br/store4 > http://www.mallwebsite.br/store200 > everything else is doable as you laid out. > Each would have its own Facility for Stock. > You can use inventory transfer to have one facility to do the shipping > another scenario is you can have all the catalogs under one website and > they select which one. this would have one theme, which to model after > the real B&M Factory Outlet malls is not what they have. Each store has > its own look & feel. > > Leonardo Ruoso sent the following on 7/17/2009 5:34 AM: > > Dear BJ, > > > > 2009/7/17 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net> > > > >> there probably need some clarification you said a mall. > >> that usually is one website that has a website per store. > > > > I agree with you but it`s not the case here. > > > > Just one WEBSITE. 200 catalogs from different Factory Stores. Customer > does > > checkout at once. The WEBSITE collects the customer money, send purchase > > orders to each Factory Store. Collect each packages from each store, > group > > then together and send then to the customer at once. The website will > then > > debt it's commission from every purchase order and send the difference to > > the each factory store. It's not a resale operation because the WEBSITE > will > > not BUY and RESALE goods. It's a sort of commercial representation. > > > > The company that will hold the WEBSITE is the COMPANY that already holds > a > > BIG OUTLET MALL. Each factory store has it's own brand names and it's own > > commercial rules. > > > > It's more like a commercial representative operation, that sales products > > from several suppliers. Product and Price are ruled by the factory. > Revenue > > comes from commission. As the commercial representative collects the > money, > > he will send the factory the money already without the commission. > > > > Ex.: The customer (a reseller) comes to the website to buy products from > > several suppliers. Customer pays R$ 1.000,00 to the WEBSITE to buy > products > > from 10 different suppliers. Each store receives a R$ 100,00 purchase > order > > and pack it up. The WEBSITE collects each pack to send then all together > to > > the customer. The WEBSITE then pay each store R$ 90,00, wich is R$ 100,00 > - > > 10%. The factory store SALES 'directly' to the customer. The WEBSITE > bills > > the factory store a sales commission. > > > > > > > > so I am assuming your speaking of the mall website. then each store > >> would be a clone website with its own productsStoreID defined in ofbiz > > > > Each store Website can have its own layout and Catalog. > >> All stores share the same Product info, meaning there is only one > >> product in ofbiz. The catalog decides if that product is included. > >> Where I find the problem is that these projects take more manhours than > >> people envisions. > >> > >> > >> Leonardo Ruoso sent the following on 7/17/2009 2:35 AM: > >>> Yes, we are the only company collecting money. There's only one website > >>> also. > >>> > >>> 2009/7/16 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net> > >>> > >>>> as long as you are the only company collecting money then the current > >>>> accounting will work > >>>> > >>>> Leonardo Ruoso sent the following on 7/16/2009 1:07 PM: > >>>>> I'm not going to keep accounting for each store and will not have any > >>>> system > >>>>> integration with then. All the horizontal integration will be done > >>>> manually. > >>>>> Customer will browse the products from all the stores, buy several > >>>> products > >>>>> from several stores, pay at once. When we check the payment, the > >> customer > >>>>> order should generate several back orders, but the stores will sale > >>>> direct > >>>>> to the customer and we will pay then without our comission. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> 2009/7/16 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net> > >>>>> > >>>>>> to keep accounting, and access separate, but have a single interface > >> for > >>>>>> the shipping department would take some customization. > >>>>>> it would also take an instance of ofbiz running for each store, the > >> way > >>>>>> I envision it. > >>>>>> there may be other ways, would have to get detailed requirements to > go > >>>>>> further. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Leonardo Ruoso sent the following on 7/16/2009 12:45 PM: > >>>>>>> I'm not sure it's about sub-companies, because they are independent > >>>>>>> companies that have in commom a factory store in an specifc outlet > >>>> mall. > >>>>>> The > >>>>>>> outlet mall team has a website and intends to create an e-commerce > >>>>>> website > >>>>>>> to allow resellers to buy from the stores without coming to mall. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> 2009/7/16 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> this has been answered before so let me take different approach. > >>>>>>>> The model was for A company and Sub-companies related to the > Company > >>>>>>>> Code can be written that allows this. > >>>>>>>> it is not 100% OOTB though. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Leonardo Ruoso sent the following on 7/16/2009 12:01 PM: > >>>>>>>>> Saudações, > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I'd like to know how much Ofbiz could help me deploy an eletronic > >>>>>> outlet > >>>>>>>>> mall. Resellers will login, add products from several diferent > >>>> factory > >>>>>>>>> stores and checkout. Ofbiz should create one order for each store > >> and > >>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>> eletronic outlet mall staf will receive all the goods from all > the > >>>>>>>> stores, > >>>>>>>>> pack it and mail it to the custommer. Revenue is based on > >>>> COMMISSIONS, > >>>>>> so > >>>>>>>>> we'll not resale anything. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> TIA, > >>>>>>>>> Leonardo Ruoso > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> BJ Freeman > >>>>>>>> http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation > >>>>>>>> http://bjfreeman.elance.com > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >> > http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro > >>>>>>>> Systems Integrator. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> BJ Freeman > >>>>>> http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation > >>>>>> http://bjfreeman.elance.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> > http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro > >>>>>> Systems Integrator. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> BJ Freeman > >>>> http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation > >>>> http://bjfreeman.elance.com > >>>> > >>>> > >> > http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro > >>>> Systems Integrator. > >>>> > >>>> > >> -- > >> BJ Freeman > >> http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation > >> http://bjfreeman.elance.com > >> > >> > http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro > >> Systems Integrator. > >> > >> > > > > -- > BJ Freeman > http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation > http://bjfreeman.elance.com > > http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro > Systems Integrator. > >
