Tour 

Definition

Combination of route, visit plan type and additional data.

In addition to the route and visit plan type, you can enter additional default transportation values (such as tractor, trailer, driver, and alternate driver) and the following capacity limits:

·        Number of stops

Before the capacity limit Number of Stops is taken into account in Dynamic Transportation Planning, you must activate the relevant criterion in Customizing for DSD Transportation Planning. You do this in the SAP Reference IMG under Logistics Execution ®Direct Store Delivery ® Transportation Planning ® Define Capacity Limits.

 

·        Maximum duration

If you want transportation planning to take account of the maximum duration capacity criterion for dynamic transportation planning, the following prerequisites must be fulfilled:

·         The relevant capacity limit must be activated in Customizing.

You do this in the SAP Reference IMG under Logistics Execution ®Direct Store Delivery ® Transportation Planning ® Define Capacity Limits.

·         The durations Travel duration, Direct travel duration, and Waiting time must be defined for each customer in the visit list.

If you have entered default values for these durations in the Customizing settings for the visit plan type, the system will use these in the visit lists.

Based on these durations, the system determines the total duration in Dynamic Transportation Planning and compares it with the maximum duration.

The total duration is determined as follows:

·         Direct travel duration from starting point to first ship-to party

·         Plus waiting time at first ship-to party

·         Plus travel duration from first ship-to party to next

·         Plus waiting time at next ship-to party

·         Plus travel duration from previous ship-to party to last

·         Plus waiting time at last ship-to party

·         Plus direct travel duration from last ship-to party to destination point

The system cannot calculate the exact total duration until it knows which customer was the last customer of the tour. The system needs this information to calculate the travel duration from the last customer to the destination.