| action control (IS-A-VMS) |
Function that defines which actions can follow each other in the handling of vehicles and which vehicle status change is linked to this in each case.
Example: A vehicle, that the importer has ordered at the OEM has the vehicle status "ordered". After the OEM has confirmed the purchase order (after carrying out the action "confirm purchase order") the status is automatically changed to "purchase order confirmed".
Primary and secondary action controls are different depending on whether the control refers to primary or secondary actions. Primary action control usually respresents the procurement process (ordering of a vehicle at the manufacturer), secondary action control the sales process (sale of the vehicle to the dealer). However, a subdivision into a logistics process and a financial process is also possible.