Shipping Boxes Manager Module for Zen Cart by Numinix -

Shipping Boxes Manager

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Plugin Type

Shipping

Service Type

Plugins & Modules

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Required Install

Numinix Product Fields

Numinix Product Fields +$130 USD

Optional Install

Attribute Dimensions Add dimensions to your attributes for more accurate shipping rates when using product dimensions.

Attribute Dimensions +$75 USD

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Description
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Description

This module allows Zen Cart store admins to define the dimensions and weight of each shipping box. These values are then used by supported shipping modules for calculating the most accurate shipping rates by using a boxing algorithm to pack products into the available shipping boxes.

This module is currently compatible with:

The algorithm works first by determining the smallest box that can fit all of the products. If a box is found, the dimensions and weight of the box plus the weights of all of the products are used for rating. If a box is not found, the largest box is used then products that can fit inside of the box are subtracted from its total volume until there is no more room to add products. Then this process is repeated with the remaining products.

As it is difficult to replicate the real world with an algorithm, one must consider that the algorithm will not always be accurate. For example, in the above example while the volume of the box becomes smaller as products are added, the dimensions are not. Therefore even though there may be available volume for multiple products, in reality they may not actually fit.

The algorithm also has an advanced feature called product nesting. This is when one product can fit inside another to save space inside of the package. A company selling cups could stack the cups one on top of the other with a percentage of each additional cup nesting inside the prior cup. Therefore the package weight would increase by the number of cups, but the volume would decrease at a slower rate allowing more cups to be packaged than if they weren't nested.

Administrators can also designate a product as "ready to ship." This means the product ships in its own box and the dimensions and weight of the product are used as the package weight and dimensions. Therefore these products would skip the abox algorithm.

Any product that doesn't have dimensions applied will be rated using the Zen Cart default algorithm which simply adds up the weights and divides by the maximum weight setting in your Shipping/Packaging configuration.

Requirements

Platform

Zen Cart

Zen Cart Version

1.3.8a
1.3.9h
1.5.0
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.5.4
1.5.5a
1.5.5b
1.5.5c
1.5.5d
1.5.5e
1.5.5f
1.5.6
1.5.6a
1.5.6b
1.5.6c
1.5.7
1.5.7a
1.5.7b
1.5.7c

Version History

3.0.5	Aug 10, 2021	Download View change log 3.0.5 Change log Version notes Bug Fix and Version Updates for USPS module. Added catalog/YOUR_ADMIN/includes/installers/shipping_boxes_manager/3_0_5.php Modified catalog/includes/modules/shipping/usps.php docs/shipping_boxes_manager/readme.html
3.0.4	Mar 2, 2021	Download View change log 3.0.4 Change log Version notes Upgraded UPS and USPS modules. Added language file for Ontrac. Added catalog/YOUR_ADMIN/includes/installers/shipping_boxes_manager/3_0_4.php catalog/includes/languages/english/modules/shipping/ontracwebservices.php Modified catalog/includes/modules/shipping/ups.php catalog/includes/modules/shipping/usps.php docs/shipping_boxes_manager/readme.html
3.0.3	Jun 26, 2020	Download View change log 3.0.3 Change log Version notes Add version number to installation document. Added catalog/YOUR_ADMIN/includes/installers/shipping_boxes_manager/3_0_3.php Modified catalog/YOUR_ADMIN/includes/npf_includes/npf_sql/nestable.php catalog/YOUR_ADMIN/includes/npf_includes/npf_sql/nestable_percentage.php catalog/includes/classes/observers/class.shipping_boxes_manager.php catalog/includes/classes/shipping_boxes_manager.php catalog/includes/modules/shipping/ups.php docs/shipping_boxes_manager/readme.html
3.0.2	Oct 6, 2016	Download View change log 3.0.2 Change log Version notes added missing version file for v3.0.1 restricted version checks to configuration page Added catalog/YOUR_ADMIN/includes/installers/shipping_boxes_manager/3_0_1.php catalog/YOUR_ADMIN/includes/installers/shipping_boxes_manager/3_0_2.php Modified catalog/YOUR_ADMIN/includes/init_includes/init_shipping_boxes_manager.php

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RJ Spomer Jan 2, 2017

Shipping Boxes Manager

Shipping box manager did not work out of the box so I paid to have Numinix install it. They had some issue getting it to work but after a couple of weeks they got it to work. The addon works great for my products since I was getting killed on dimensional weight charges. If you are going to pay someone to install pay Numinix.

Service Policy

Our stated prices for all modules we install are based on installation into the default platform configuration. We always ensure your logo and basic color palette are in place when we install a plugin. However, any additional "custom" styling, design work, or derivitive tasks generated due to a site's non-default configuration could require additional prepaid programming hours.

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