Split & Combine Orders

Splitting and combining orders helps operations match fulfillment work to stock position, warehouse availability, and customer expectations.

Use split orders when

• Some items can ship now and others cannot
• Different warehouses must fulfill the same order
• Hazardous or oversized items require a separate shipment

Use combined orders when

• Multiple orders from the same customer should ship together
• The ship window and destination are the same
• Operations wants to reduce label and carton count

Control points

• Confirm billing and shipping rules before changing structure
• Preserve notes and references during the update
• Recheck inventory allocation after the change
• Communicate customer impact if delivery timing changes