Product bundle
A product bundle offers several products together. Its contents, price and available components must match the quantity sold.
What is a product bundle?
A product bundle brings several products together in a single offer. It may include a discount, but a discount is not essential. Specify which items and quantities are included and how the bundle should be handled in orders and inventory. Presenting it as a set does not establish whether the components are packed in advance or assembled for dispatch.
A fictional art supplies shop offers a lino printing set containing 1 roller, 2 printing plates and 1 ink tube. In this example, sets are assembled after ordering from the same freely available stock used for individual items: 7 rollers, 9 plates and 6 tubes. With no other stock leaving, this allows at most 4 complete sets; the plates limit the quantity. If the shop sells plates individually in the meantime, availability must be recalculated. The planned order flow should therefore link the required components to the set order and protect them from further sale.
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Related terms
- Cross-sellingCross-selling suggests additions to a selected offer. In software, the add-on, technical prerequisite and existing access rights must fit together.
- UpsellingUpselling offers a more expensive alternative. In software, plan comparison, confirmed changes and actual enabled limits must agree.
- Global Trade Item NumberA GTIN identifies a trade item across businesses. Internal item codes, serial numbers and barcodes have different roles.
- Delivery capabilityDelivery capability describes whether a specific request can be fulfilled. A stock value alone does not fully answer questions of quantity, destination and time.
- Order historyOrder history shows previous orders within an agreed account scope. Old prices, current availability and current processing remain separate information.
- Dealer portalA dealer portal gives affiliated dealers digital access to agreed information and workflows. Its scope and company assignment need to be clear.
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