You don’t need to be a developer to understand how Odoo orchestrates this workflow. Here is the high-level process flow of how international orders are batched, packaged, and documented.

1. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Before a single box is shipped, the system needs to know your logistical rules. Within Odoo’s Inventory settings, features like Packages, Delivery Methods, and Transport Management are enabled during implementation. This ensures the system captures carrier information automatically, meaning your team never has to re-type carrier details onto the final form.

2. 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆

Imagine your company just received multiple orders from clients in neighboring countries. Instead of processing each order in isolation, warehouse managers can select multiple deliveries and group them into a Batch Transfer. This allows your team to pick and process all the goods simultaneously, drastically cutting down fulfillment time.

3. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴

Accuracy is critical for customs. Inside the batch transfer, warehouse teams assign products to specific destination packages (e.g., “PACK-001”). You can split items into as many packages as necessary. Odoo meticulously logs what is inside every single box, ensuring the final paperwork reflects the exact physical reality of the shipment.

4. 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗠𝗥 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

Once the products are boxed up, generating the paperwork takes seconds. Directly from the batch order screen, your team simply triggers the print action for the Consignment Note. Because the deliveries were processed as a batch, Odoo intelligently generates a separate, accurate CMR note for every individual transfer within that batch.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗽𝘂𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿-𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗠𝗥 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱

Odoo doesn’t just print a generic receipt; it adheres strictly to the CMR convention by generating the four required copies:

1. 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐲:Sender’s copy
2. 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐲: Receiver’s copy
3. 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐲:Carrier’s copy
4. 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐲:Second carrier’s copy.