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dropshipping

Provenance class: IND — industry term
Terminology layer: Industry context
Introduced in version: 1.0

Status: Explanatory
Version: 1.0
Canonical source: Canonical Specification v1.1 §9, §10.1
License: CC BY 4.0; Report a correction

Contextual meaning (industry term)

A seller may transmit an order to a supplier that ships directly to the customer.

— Canonical Specification v1.1, §9, typical organizing relationship (classic dropshipping)

From the canonical source

Supplier-direct shipping may occur in PRISM, but it is not the defining feature. PRISM is defined by Virtual Inventory, On-Demand Sourcing, unified retail responsibility, and managed downstream flow, which may include consolidation or other fulfillment steps.
— Canonical Specification v1.1, §9, distinction from PRISM Commerce

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Permanent URL: https://prismcommerce.org/en/glossary/dropshipping/

Cite

“dropshipping.” PRISM Commerce Glossary, Version 1.0. https://prismcommerce.org/en/glossary/dropshipping/. Source: PRISM Commerce — Canonical Specification, Version 1.1, SPEC §9, §10.1, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22978762.

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