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Shipping strategy

The shipping strategy refers to the relationship between inventory, loading dock and shipping policy. The way they communicate will define the structure combination for shipping your customers’ orders.

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Initial logistics settings

You can configure initial settings through the VTEX Admin or via API. If you are starting to configure your shipping strategy, we recommend the following order:

TopicConfiguration via VTEX AdminConfiguration via API
1. Shipping policyCreating a shipping policyCreate shipping policy
2. Loading dockManaging loading docksCreate/update dock
3. WarehouseManaging warehousesCreate/update warehouse
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