🌱 Agricultural Marketplace Order Distribution System

Recreating the core algorithm from my 2017 custom WooCommerce multi-vendor marketplace

System Overview: This demonstrates how customer orders were automatically distributed across multiple agricultural vendors, optimizing for cost, quality, and logistics while generating vendor-specific order slips and payment calculations.

🛒 Processing Order: 10 quarts of strawberries

Customer Location: downtown

📋 Order Distribution Results

Vendor	Quantity	Unit Price	Subtotal	Commission	Vendor Payment	Quality
Valley Fresh Co-op	8 quarts	$4.25	$34.00	$3.40	$30.60	A
Sunrise Farms	2 quarts	$4.50	$9.00	$1.08	$7.92	A

Order Summary

Total Cost: $56.50

Platform Commission: $4.48

Vendors Used: 2

📄 Generated Vendor Order Slips

These would be automatically emailed to each vendor with payment and fulfillment details:

🧾 Order Slip #ORD-20260109-7656-V102

Vendor: Valley Fresh Co-op

Product: 8 quarts of strawberries

Quality Requirements: Grade: A

Payment Amount: $30.60

Fulfillment Deadline: 2026-01-11

Delivery Instructions: Deliver to central pickup point by 10 AM on fulfillment date. Package in marketplace-branded containers. Include quality certification sheet.

🧾 Order Slip #ORD-20260109-7656-V101

Vendor: Sunrise Farms

Product: 2 quarts of strawberries

Quality Requirements: Grade: A

Payment Amount: $7.92

Fulfillment Deadline: 2026-01-11

Delivery Instructions: Deliver to central pickup point by 10 AM on fulfillment date. Package in marketplace-branded containers. Include quality certification sheet.

🔧 System Architecture Notes

WooCommerce Integration: Extended product tables to support multi-vendor inventory
Smart Distribution: Algorithm optimizes for cost + quality + logistics constraints
Commission Handling: Automatic calculation and distribution of platform fees
Vendor Workflow: Automated order slip generation and payment processing
Customer Experience: Single checkout for complex multi-vendor orders