[SELLING] Shipping goods and sending bills

In the 'distributor game' the shipping process and the process of sending a bill to your customer is done automatically for you. Shipping can, however, only take place when you actually have the stock on hand for the order. If not, shipment is delayed until the goods to be shipped are available in your inventory.

The bill is sent to the customer with a standard payment term that is equal for all the actors in the game.

It is possible to view the delivered orders, as can be seen in the screen above. Nothing can be changed, but it provides a good overview of the product prices, delivery dates, and product amounts of past purchases / deliveries. When the value for delivered indicates 'in transit' this means that the order is not yet delivered but still in transport. When the order has been delivered to the customer, the value is set to 'delivered'.

After the orders have been shipped, an invoice will be sent automatically to the customer. You can view the outstanding invoices by clicking on the 'outstanding invoices' cell for the product you choose. A screen like the one below will be presented.