[Info-vax] OT: Automating shipments

[Bill Pedersen]

As far as FedEx is concerned try here...

http://www.fedex.com/us/developer/index.html

Bill Pedersen
CCSS - Computer Consulting System Services, LLC

-----Original Message-----
From: info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On
Behalf Of JF Mezei
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 12:33 PM
To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
Subject: [Info-vax] OT: Automating shipments

Does anyone know how large shippers automate shipping with FedEx, USPS, UPS
etc ? (or whatever you have in your country) ?

These shippers provide web interfaces for individuals to generate waybills,
but large shippers can't possibly be doing that.

How is this done ?

Does FedEx just give them standards for labels, and the shippers simply send
some HTTP transaction to FedEx and get a waybill number and they they create
the waybill and print it themselves ?

Or do they submit the information and FedEx responds with a .pdf that
contains the printable waybill ?


Since these shippers have well integrated systems, I doubt they run some PC
software that handles printing of waybills since this would need to
integrated with their ordering system (to get the address), shipping (to get
weight/size of package and then report back with wayboll number so the buyer
can get their email advising the shipment has been made and provide him with
the tracking number.
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