How to notify suppliers about custom orders without using an app?

Shopify Apps

Topic summary

A merchant sells custom products without using automated apps like Printify and needs a solution for managing their supply chain workflow.

Current Process:

  • After customers place orders, the merchant must notify suppliers about what to produce
  • Suppliers ship products to a fulfillment center (either EPROLO or CJ dropshipping)
  • The fulfillment center needs accurate information about incoming products and customer orders to repackage and ship correctly

Seeking:
A reference app or system to streamline communication between the merchant, suppliers, and fulfillment center without using standard dropshipping automation.

Response Provided:
Another user explained that dropshipping apps typically handle supplier notifications automatically and requested more details about the business model to provide better recommendations. They shared resources about dropshipping fundamentals and asked for clarification on how the merchant plans to integrate EPROLO or CJ dropshipping into their workflow.

Status: The discussion remains open, awaiting more details from the original poster about their specific setup.

Summarized with AI on November 22. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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I offer custom products and I don’t use app to do it such as printify or others

after customer places orders, I need a reference App to

  • notify my suppliers what products to make then they ship to fulfillment center

  • then the fulfillment center receives right information of what products arrived and what customers ordered so they can repackage and ship out.

    I will use either EPROLO or cj dropshipping for fulfillment.

I hope someone can share me some reference app as my needs.

Thank you

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Hi @Lilyha ,

When you use a dropshipping app, suppliers are usually notified automatically as that is part of the dropshipping process. You can learn more about how dropshipping works through our Ultimate Guide to Dropshipping. It will walk you through everything you need to know about starting off, finding suppliers, and maintaining your business.

If you’re not using an app, could you tell me a little more about your business model and how you’re expecting to use Eprolo or cj dropshipping?

The better I can understand your store setup, the better I can help you!