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31 Aug 20245 min read

Gagner du temps avec une gestion simplifiée des commandes et des livraisons

En bref : le temps se perd surtout quand les commandes sont éparpillées entre WhatsApp, le site, la boutique et un cahier : les regrouper dans un seul outil, avec des statuts clairs et un stock qui se met à jour seul, supprime la plupart des oublis et des doubles saisies. Une gestion simplifiée des commandes et des livraisons repose ensuite sur trois habitudes : préparer par lots, suivre chaque livreur et prévenir le client sans qu'il ait à demander.

Où perd-on vraiment du temps dans le traitement des commandes ?

On perd du temps à chercher l'information, pas à préparer les colis. Retrouver le message WhatsApp où le client a donné son adresse, vérifier s'il a payé, demander au livreur s'il est passé : ces allers-retours prennent plus de temps que l'emballage.

Les erreurs coûtent aussi du temps : un produit vendu deux fois parce que le stock n'était pas à jour, une commande oubliée parce qu'elle est restée dans un téléphone, un client qui rappelle trois fois pour savoir où en est son colis.

Comment centraliser toutes ses commandes au même endroit ?

Faites entrer chaque commande dans le même tableau, quel que soit le canal où elle arrive : site, WhatsApp, réseaux sociaux, boutique physique. Une commande reçue par message doit être saisie tout de suite, avec le client, les articles, l'adresse et le mode de paiement.

Dans Genuka, les commandes de la boutique en ligne, de la caisse et celles que vous créez depuis une conversation arrivent dans une même liste, filtrable par statut, date ou client. Si vous vendez beaucoup par message, le guide pour gérer ses commandes avec WhatsApp montre comment organiser ce flux.

Quels statuts utiliser pour suivre une commande ?

Utilisez peu de statuts, mais toujours les mêmes, pour que toute l'équipe sache où en est chaque commande d'un coup d'œil. Une base qui suffit à la plupart des boutiques :

  1. Nouvelle : reçue, à confirmer.
  2. Confirmée et payée (ou paiement à la livraison accepté).
  3. En préparation.
  4. Expédiée : remise au livreur.
  5. Livrée ou annulée, avec le motif.

Le statut « payé » doit être distinct du statut logistique : une commande peut être livrée et pas encore encaissée, surtout avec le paiement à la livraison.

Comment éviter de vendre un produit qui n'est plus en stock ?

Reliez les ventes au stock pour que chaque commande retire automatiquement les quantités, quel que soit le canal. C'est la seule façon d'éviter la double vente quand vous vendez à la fois en ligne et au comptoir.

Fixez aussi un seuil d'alerte par produit, pour réapprovisionner avant la rupture plutôt qu'après. Genuka met le stock à jour à chaque vente et peut vous prévenir quand un produit passe sous son seuil. Le sujet est développé dans comment éviter les ruptures de stock.

Comment préparer les commandes plus vite ?

Préparez par lots à heure fixe plutôt qu'au fil de l'eau. Deux vagues par jour (par exemple fin de matinée et milieu d'après-midi) permettent de regrouper les livraisons par quartier et de réduire les trajets.

Rangez les produits les plus vendus près de la zone d'emballage, et imprimez ou affichez la liste de la vague avant de commencer. Une personne prépare, une autre vérifie : le contrôle prend une minute et évite un retour.

Comment suivre les livreurs et l'argent qu'ils encaissent ?

Attribuez chaque commande expédiée à un livreur nommé, puis rapprochez chaque soir les colis livrés et l'argent remis. Avec le paiement à la livraison, c'est là que les écarts apparaissent.

Sur Genuka, le livreur enregistre l'argent encaissé puis déclare sa remise, que la caisse confirme : vous savez à tout moment combien d'argent est entre les mains de vos livreurs. Pour réduire le coût des tournées elles-mêmes, voyez comment optimiser le dernier kilomètre.

Comment tenir le client informé sans répondre à chaque message ?

Prévenez le client aux trois moments où il se pose des questions : commande confirmée, colis parti, colis livré. Un message court à chacune de ces étapes évite la plupart des « alors, ma commande ? ».

Un message type enregistré, avec le prénom, le numéro de commande et le nom ou le numéro du livreur, se personnalise en quelques secondes. Les automatisations permettent aussi d'envoyer certains de ces messages sans intervention, par exemple un remerciement après une commande.

Et pour les retours ?

Écrivez une politique de retour simple (délai, état du produit, qui paie la course) et appliquez-la toujours de la même façon. Notez le motif de chaque retour : s'il revient souvent sur le même produit, le problème est la fiche produit ou le fournisseur, pas le client. Le guide sur la gestion des retours de produits entre dans le détail.

Par où commencer ?

Pendant une semaine, faites passer toutes les commandes, sans exception, par un seul tableau avec les cinq statuts ci-dessus. Vous verrez vite où se trouvent vos vrais goulots d'étranglement, et ce qu'il faut automatiser ensuite.

Passez à l'action : regroupez commandes, stock et livraisons en créant votre boutique Genuka.

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