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How an Order Moves Through a Modern Brand

Follow one order from checkout to allocation, fulfilment, finance and returns.

The short answer

Checkout captures a request, but payment, stock allocation and fulfilment each have their own state. The challenge is keeping these states consistent as an order moves between teams.

See what happens

Ecommerce Platform
Order Management System
Warehouse Management System
Finance Systems

An illustrative view. Each connection needs clear ownership and a way to handle incomplete or delayed information.

Systems involved

From checkout to customer

Checkout
Payment
OMS / allocation
Warehouse
Dispatch
Finance

An illustrative path. Fraud checks, split shipments and pre-orders can add branches. A successful payment does not necessarily mean stock has been allocated.

Follow the exceptions

  • Can an order be cancelled after picking starts?
  • Who owns a partial shipment?
  • How does a failed payment change the reservation?
  • When does a return become sellable stock?