ApproveThis manages your Consignly Integration approvals.

When Approval Workflows Meet Consignment Management

Let’s cut to the chase: approvals suck. Consignment tracking? Also sucks. But when you smash ApproveThis (the approval ninja) and Consignly (the logistics sherpa) together using Zapier? Suddenly you’ve got a combo that makes both problems disappear faster than a warehouse manager during inventory week.

This isn’t about “streamlining processes” or “synergistic solutions.” It’s about getting shipments out the door without chasing down Dave from accounting for his John Hancock on every pallet receipt. It’s about approval chains that actually move at the speed of business, not bureaucratic molasses.

What Happens When These Two Get Chatty

ApproveThis brings the brains to your approval processes – think custom workflows that auto-route based on dollar amounts, approval groups that actually work how your team works, and reminders that nag approvers so you don’t have to. Consignly? It’s the muscle handling your inbound, outbound, and everything-between shipments.

Connect them through Zapier, and you’ve just created a self-driving car for your logistics operations. New consignment created? Approval request auto-generated. Approval comes through? Consignment gets moving before the “approved” email even hits the inbox. Denied? The whole team gets notified before someone wastes time processing a dead-end shipment.

Real-World Wins for Actual Businesses

1. The Automatic Consignment Validator

How it works: Every new consignment in Consignly triggers an approval request in ApproveThis. No more CSV exports, no more “did we get the PO for this?” slack messages.

Who kills it with this: Manufacturing companies processing 500+ raw material shipments monthly. Instead of warehouse leads playing phone tag with procurement, approvals happen in the background while they’re unloading trucks. Bonus points for using ApproveThis’ calculated fields to auto-flag shipments exceeding budget thresholds.

2. The Approval-Triggered Shipment

How it works: Approved a high-priority request in ApproveThis? Zapier instantly creates a point-to-point consignment in Consignly. It’s like having a logistics assistant who works at light speed.

Who kills it with this: E-commerce brands during peak season. When the CMO approves an emergency holiday inventory restock, the system creates the consignment before they’ve finished their celebratory espresso shot. Approval groups ensure legal, finance, and logistics all sign off – without stepping on each other’s toes.

3. The Two-Way Mirror

How it works: New inwards consignment in Consignly → approval request in ApproveThis. Approval decision in ApproveThis → update consignment status in Consignly. It’s like your systems are actually talking to each other for once.

Who kills it with this: 3PL providers managing multiple clients. Client A wants CEO approval on all shipments? Client B needs three department heads to sign off? Custom workflows in ApproveThis handle both without breaking a sweat. And since approvers don’t need Consignly licenses, clients stay happy without eating into your software budget.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

1. Zapier account: If you’re not using it yet, fix that. Now.
2. Connect Consignly: Use their Zapier integration (no coding, we promise).
3. Hook up ApproveThis: Pick your triggers – new consignment created? Approval decision made?
4. Test with a real shipment: Start small with office supplies before automating your entire supply chain.

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ vacation delegation from day one. Because nothing kills momentum like an approver being OOO without telling anyone.

Who Gets the Biggest Wins?

Logistics Teams

Stop being the human middleware between procurement approvals and actual shipments. Auto-create consignments only after approvals, slash processing errors, and actually hit those SLA targets for once.

Procurement Departments

Enforce approval policies without being the bad guy. Set thresholds so small orders auto-approve while big spends get proper scrutiny. Calculated fields automatically add shipping costs to purchase amounts – no more budget surprises.

Finance Controllers

Real-time visibility into approval bottlenecks. See which consignments got held up by slow approvals, which departments keep exceeding budgets, and why inventory turnover suddenly improved. All without manual reports.

The Secret Sauce Most People Miss

ApproveThis isn’t just about moving requests faster. It’s about:

• Approval groups that don’t suck: Need three people to approve but don’t care who goes first? Done. Need sequential approvals from CEO → legal? Also done.
• Email approvals that work: Approvers can literally reply “approved” from their phone between meetings. No logins, no passwords, no excuses.

Combine this with Consignly’s granular consignment tracking, and you’ve got audit trails that would make an ISO auditor cry happy tears.

Why This Beats “Just Using Consignly’s Built-In Approvals”

Consignly’s okay at tracking stuff. ApproveThis is great at governing decisions. Together? You get:

• External approvers without buying more Consignly licenses
• Complex approval logic that mirrors your actual business rules
• Real-time tracking that shows where a request is stuck (looking at you, Karen in AP)

Plus, Zapier means you can loop in other tools later. Approved consignment needs a Salesforce opportunity update? Slap that into the workflow.

Ready to Stop Chasing Approvals?

This isn’t about flashy tech – it’s about eliminating the crap work that’s been slowing down your shipments. ApproveThis + Consignly via Zapier works because:

- It’s fast to set up (we’re talking days, not months)
- People actually use it (email approvals = zero training)
- It scales as you grow (50 shipments or 50,000, same system)

Bottom line: If you’re managing consignments with email threads and sticky notes, you’re leaving money on the table. Probably lots of it.

What’s Next?

Register for ApproveThis, connect your Consignly account via Zapier, and automate your first approval workflow today. Or book a demo to see how manufacturing companies are cutting approval delays by 80%.

Pro tip: Start with one high-volume approval process (like returns authorization or expedited shipping). See results. Then expand. Your future self – the one leaving work on time – will thank you.