The problem it removes
Most merchants who make physical things run that last leg on paper. A ticket prints, someone carries it to a station, the person there copies it onto a list, someone double-checks before pulling stock. That’s roughly four handoffs per order — and every handoff is time, and a chance for something to get lost or made twice. The fix isn’t a faster printer or a better spreadsheet. It’s removing the handoffs: put each order directly on the screen of the person who makes it, with the right context, in the right order, automatically.The flow
1
An order is placed in Shopify
A customer checks out. Shopify notifies Dashprep in real time.
2
Dashprep splits it into line items
Each product in the order becomes a line item — the actual thing someone has to make.
3
Line items route to prep stations
If you use prep stations, each item lands at the station that makes it, using rules you set by product type or collection.
4
It appears on the board
The order streams onto your live board — no refresh, no printout. Everyone watching the board sees it at once.
5
Your team marks it done
Staff move each item from open to complete. When every item is finished, the order is complete and ready to ship.
What Dashprep is not
Dashprep is deliberately narrow. Keeping the scope tight is what keeps the board calm and fast.- Not inventory or production planning
- Not delivery routing or dispatch
- Not a CRM or marketing tool
Next: orders & statuses
How orders and line items move from open to complete.