We are excited to announce the addition of the Shipping Node to Aroopa Flows, bringing a new level of automation and flexibility to your shipping operations. This feature allows you to integrate shipping label creation and rate retrieval directly into your workflows, helping you streamline and optimize your shipping processes. Whether you need to create labels automatically as orders come in, base shipping on weight, or automate workflows with timed shipping actions, the Shipping Node has you covered.

Key Features:

1. Create Shipping Labels Automatically: With the new Shipping Node, you can automatically generate shipping labels for orders as they come in. This helps speed up the order fulfillment process by eliminating manual label creation and ensuring that each order is shipped with the correct information.
2. Retrieve Shipping Rates: The Shipping Node can automatically retrieve shipping rates based on the rules and conditions defined in your workflow. This allows you to compare carrier options, ensuring that you can choose the most cost-effective or fastest shipping method for each order.
3. Define Custom Shipping Rules: Users can set up custom shipping rules based on various parameters such as weight, destination, shipping method, and more. This enables you to define specific rules for different types of shipments, such as weight-based shipping labels or custom rate calculations.
4. Time Interval-based Shipping Flows: You can now create time-based shipping flows, where actions like shipping label creation or rate retrieval happen at specific times or intervals. For example, a flow could be triggered to create shipping labels every hour, every day, or based on other timing criteria.
5. Integration with Wait Nodes: The Shipping Node works seamlessly with Wait Nodes in your flows, allowing for greater flexibility. You can set delays or pauses in shipping workflows before proceeding to shipping label creation, ensuring that your shipping actions align perfectly with your business rules.

Use Case Examples:

1. Auto Create Shipping Labels:
2. Scenario: As new orders come in, the Shipping Node automatically creates shipping labels without requiring manual intervention. The workflow triggers whenever an order is placed, generating a label based on predefined shipping rules.
3. Benefit: Saves time and reduces human error in the order fulfillment process.
4. Weight-based Shipping Labels:
5. Scenario: The workflow checks the weight of an order and uses a Shipping Node to generate a label based on that weight. For example, orders over a certain weight may be shipped with a different carrier or shipping method.
6. Benefit: Automates the process of selecting the appropriate shipping options based on order weight, ensuring accurate and cost-effective shipping.
7. Shipping Flows with Wait Nodes:
8. Scenario: A flow waits for a specific time period before creating shipping labels. For instance, a business may need to wait 24 hours after an order is placed to ensure inventory is available before shipping the product.
9. Benefit: Flexible, time-based workflows ensure that shipping actions are taken at the right moment, helping businesses manage shipping delays or inventory issues.
10. Shipping Rate Comparison and Selection:
11. Scenario: The Shipping Node retrieves different rates from multiple carriers and selects the best one based on the predefined rules in the flow (e.g., lowest cost, fastest delivery).
12. Benefit: Automatically optimizes shipping costs while ensuring timely deliveries.

Impact:

1. Improved Efficiency: Automating shipping label creation and rate retrieval directly within your workflows reduces manual steps and improves order fulfillment speed.
2. Greater Flexibility: The new Shipping Node allows you to define custom rules, automate tasks based on specific conditions, and integrate with existing workflows, giving you complete control over your shipping process.
3. Time and Cost Savings: With the ability to automatically compare rates and create labels based on weight or other factors, businesses can save time, reduce costs, and improve the accuracy of shipping operations.

The addition of the Shipping Node in Aroopa Flows enables businesses to streamline their shipping processes, eliminate manual work, and integrate complex shipping rules into automated workflows. Whether you’re processing single orders or managing bulk shipments, the Shipping Node offers a flexible and efficient solution.