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Metrics type: Supporting MetricsCategory: Marketplace

At a glance

POP Self-Fulfilled Dispatch Rate measures, for the orders you ship yourself rather than through JD Logistics, the share you dispatched inside JD’s ship-deadline window. This is the speed metric you control directly. JD Direct (1P) and JD-Logistics orders are handled by JD, but for POP marketplace orders fulfilled in-house, JD holds you to a dispatch clock, and your hit rate against it feeds the Logistics axis of your DSR. Fall below roughly 90% and you are accumulating late dispatches, eroding ratings, and risking Premium Buyer eligibility. It sits in the Fulfilment family and reads best beside the pending-shipment, SLA, and late-dispatch cards below.

Calculation

POP self-fulfilled orders dispatched within JD’s ship-deadline divided by total POP self-fulfilled orders in the window, as a percentage. An order is on-time when its dispatch scan is recorded before the deadline JD sets for that order. Orders shipped after the deadline count against the rate; cancelled-before-dispatch orders drop out. JD Logistics and JD Direct (1P) orders are excluded, because JD, not you, controls their dispatch, the JD Logistics SLA card covers those. The result is a clean read on your own dispatch performance.

Worked example

A representative reading of POP Self-Fulfilled Dispatch Rate for a typical merchant on JD.com. Suppose 1,800 of your 2,000 self-fulfilled orders shipped before their deadline last 30 days. That is 90%, right on the floor and down from 94% the prior period. The gauge sits amber with a downward arrow. Cross-referencing pending-shipment shows a backlog that built during a promotion, and the late dispatches cluster on orders placed late in the day that missed the same-day handover cut-off. Two fixes follow: move the dispatch cut-off earlier so late-day orders still make the deadline, and add capacity during promotion peaks. Recovering the rate above 90% protects the Logistics DSR before it slips. For deeper investigation, use Vortex Mind to find the time-of-day pattern in late dispatches; for natural-language exploration, ask Ask Viq “what share of my self-fulfilled orders missed the JD ship-deadline last week”.

Sibling cards merchants should reference together

Reconciling against the vendor’s own dashboard

Where to look in JD.com’s own dashboard: In JD’s Seller Centre, the on-time dispatch or ship-rate metric under fulfilment performance is the direct equivalent, scoped to seller-fulfilled orders. Confirm the report isolates POP self-fulfilment (excluding JD Logistics and 1P) and that the period matches the Vortex IQ 30-day window. Why the Vortex IQ value may legitimately differ: Cross-connector reconciliation: read with pending-shipment to see whether a falling rate is caused by a backlog, and with the late-dispatch card to confirm the DSR impact. For divergence investigations, use Vortex Mind.

Known limitations / merchant FAQs

Q: How often does POP Self-Fulfilled Dispatch Rate update? The card refreshes on the standard data refresh (typically every 30-60 minutes for live integrations). Dispatch scans can lag the physical handover by a short window. For real-time signals, force a manual refresh from the dashboard. Q: Why does my JD.com dashboard show a different number? The common causes are dispatch-versus-delivery basis (this card is dispatch-based), order scope (whether JD Logistics and 1P orders are folded in), and the deadline definition. Match those three before assuming a real divergence. Q: My delivery times look fine but this rate dropped. Why? This card measures dispatch against the ship-deadline, not delivery. You can dispatch late but still have parcels arrive on time if the carrier moves fast. The dispatch clock is what JD scores for the Logistics DSR, so a late dispatch counts against you even when delivery lands well. Q: Can I customise the alert threshold? Yes, the floor (default 90%) is configurable per profile in the Alert Rules tab. Tighten it if you compete on dispatch speed, or align it to JD’s current ship-rate requirement for your category rather than relying on the generic default.

Tracked live in Vortex IQ Nerve Centre

POP Self-Fulfilled Dispatch Rate is one of hundreds of KPI pulses Vortex IQ tracks across JD.com and 70+ other ecommerce connectors. Nerve Centre runs the detection layer; Vortex Mind investigates the cause when something moves; Ask Viq lets you interrogate any number in plain English. Start for free or book a demo to see this metric running on your own data.