Case Study for Setting up Shipping Methods

Recall, Company XYZ has one Distribution Center only in Vancouver, BC. Recall, we have already set up the following Shipping Groups:

 

Shipping Group	Type	Description
Lower	City	Cities very close to Company XYZ's
Mainland		Vancouver Distribution Center
Western Provinces	State/Province	Canada: BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Eastern Provinces	State/Province	Canada: Ontario and Quebec
Maritime Provinces	State/Province	Canada: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
Territories	State/Province	Canada: Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut
Lower 48	Country	United States
Alaska	State/Province	Alaska
Hawaii	State/Province	Hawaii
International	Country	All countries except for Canada and United States

For the Lower Mainland Shipping Group, Company XYZ will set up three Shipping Methods as per the following:

 

Name	Description	Rate
Standard	Three business days	Order between $0-$49: $2.95 Order between $50-$99: $3.95 Order $100 or more: $4.95
Express	One business day	Order between $0-$49: $5.95 Order between $50-$99: $6.95 Order $100 or more: $7.95
Same Day	Zero or one business day	Order between $0-$49: $7.95 Order between $50-$99: $8.95 Order $100 or more: $9.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Western Provinces Shipping Group, Company XYZ will set up two Shipping Methods as per the following:

 

Name	Description	Rate
Standard	Three business days	Order between $0-$49: $5.95 Order between $50-$99: $6.95 Order $100 or more: $7.95
Express	One business day	Order between $0-$49: $7.95 Order between $50-$99: $8.95 Order $100 or more: $9.95

For the Eastern Provinces Shipping Group, Company XYZ will set up two Shipping Methods as per the following:

 

Name	Description	Rate
Standard	Three business days	Order between $0-$49: $6.95 Order between $50-$99: $7.95 Order $100 or more: $8.95
Express	One business day	Order between $0-$49: $8.95 Order between $50-$99: $9.95 Order $100 or more: $10.95

For the Maritime Provinces Shipping Group, Company XYZ will set up two Shipping Methods as per the following:

 

Name	Description	Rate
Standard	Three business days	Order between $0-$49: $7.95 Order between $50-$99: $8.95 Order $100 or more: $9.95
Express	One business day	Order between $0-$49: $9.95 Order between $50-$99: $10.95 Order $100 or more: $11.95

For the Territories Provinces Shipping Group, Company XYZ will set up two Shipping Methods as per the following:

 

Name	Description	Rate
Standard	Three business days	Order between $0-$49: $10.95 Order between $50-$99: $11.95 Order $100 or more: $12.95
Express	One business day	Order between $0-$49: $12.95 Order between $50-$99: $13.95 Order $100 or more: $14.95

For the Lower 48 Shipping Group, Company XYZ will set up two Shipping Methods as per the following:

 

Name	Description	Rate
Standard	Three business days	Order between $0-$49: $10.95 Order between $50-$99: $11.95 Order $100 or more: $12.95
Express	One business day	Order between $0-$49: $12.95 Order between $50-$99: $13.95 Order $100 or more: $14.95

For the Alaska Shipping Group, Company XYZ will set up two Shipping Methods as per the following:

 

Name	Description	Rate
Standard	Three business days	Order between $0-$49: $15.95 Order between $50-$99: $16.95 Order $100 or more: $17.95
Express	One business day	Order between $0-$49: $29.95 Order between $50-$99: $29.95 Order $100 or more: $29.95

For the Hawaii Shipping Group, Company XYZ will set up two Shipping Methods as per the following:

 

Name	Description	Rate
Standard	Three business days	Order between $0-$49: $15.95 Order between $50-$99: $16.95 Order $100 or more: $17.95
Express	One business day	Order between $0-$49: $24.95 Order between $50-$99: $24.95 Order $100 or more: $24.95

View Report Of All Countries, Groups And Rates

The third main area of Shipping Manager is the reporting area. This area of Shipping Manager allows you to review your rates by Country to see what Shipping Groups and Shipping Methods are applicable for each country. The colour codes will be useful to assist in quickly identifying countries that have missing Shipping Groups or Shipping Methods: 

 

	Shipping Group or Shipping Method is Complete.
	Some Shipping Groups are Missing Rate Data.
	There is no rate data.