If and when an OFBiz adopter has multiple warehouses, it can be the case
that an Sales Order is placed that needs to be fulfilled from more than one
location (given the stock levels). It can also be the case that a Purchase
Order is placed with the requirement to deliver to more than one location.
In such scenarios having a 1-on-1 relationship between the order and the
facility may cause confusions and missed deliveries. Avoiding this is
better for adoption.
For what it is worth:
Service Orders (whether PO or SO) don't require a shipment (thus no need
for a ship group),
Delivery of intangibles (downloads, etc) can require a ship group,
depending on where the intangible is delivered from. But then we may be
stretching the definition of the term 'ship group'.
Best regards,
Pierre Smits
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