UNDERSTANDING ON DEMAND PRODUCT TYPES
There are many different types of on demand products, which can take many different formats, which is why there is a need for a platform like ours. Detailed below is an overview of the most common types of product and how we are able to cater for them within Gateway CPP:
Mass Customised
is the generic term for Personalised, Customised & Photo Upload Products that are created by customers online
Print on Demand
these are fixed design products created by designers, that are only printed once they have been ordered
Configurable Products
cover a wide range of different products types from Made to Measure to Mix & Match to Hampers
Dropship Stock
is a product that only exists in somebody else's warehouse and is only supplied on demand when orderedWould You Like To See Some Examples?
How Mass Customised & Print on Demand Products Work in Gateway CPP
Technically, these products are the same artwork printed on a blank product – the key difference between them is how the artwork is created.
Choose from thousands of blanks or upload your own
Use our interactive tools to add dynamic of fixed designs
Create unlimited virtual products for easy publishing
All Virtual Products are now available in a product feed for auto upload to your website
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How Configurable Products Work in Gateway CPP
Configurable or Made to Measure Products are probably the most varied type of products that can be created and presented in many different ways, but are always made up of some form of attributes or components.
Create unlimited attributes and attribute groups
Set up galleries of parts for visual display
Add complex pricing rules for on screen calculations
Use any combination of the above to create your products
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How Dropship Stock Products Work
The most important consideration for Dropship or Virtual Stock Products is to make sure your supplier can provide OMS with a stock feed either by csv upload or via our stock API
Easy Product upload so stock can be shared with all Gateway CPP users
Fast integration with 100s of supplier systems
Automated or manual stock updating
Once integrated will auto manage the entire fulfilment process
Mass Customisation Content Types
It is also worth understanding the different types of content that people use to create mass customised products and the tools that we can provide to help make this easier
What Kind of Products Are You Looking to Provide On Demand?
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