Short Shipping describes the process of shipping a shipment without all its items to ensure on-time delivery of the items that are available. For example, a customer sends in an order. The warehouse receives this order through the ERP system as part of a shipment. However, one item on the shipment is not available until a future date. You can use Consolidate and Ship to remove that item and proceed to pack and ship the items that are available. This ensures on-time delivery of as many of the items as possible. The documentation accompanying the shipment likely contains details of the outstanding item on the order.

You can also use Consolidate and Ship to add an item to a shipment. For example, when item on back order arrives in stock, you can consolidate it onto a new or existing shipment.