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Object documentationTransportation Zone Hierarchy

 

A hierarchy that can be defined for transportation zones.

 

You use this object to structure transportation zones hierarchically by assigning one transportation zone to another. All locations included in a zone that is assigned to another zone, are automatically also part of that other zone.

Transportation zones that are included in a transportation zone hierarchy inherit properties of the superordinate zone.

The following conditions apply when you define a transportation zone hierarchy:

  • You cannot assign a transportation zone to itself.

  • You cannot assign a transportation zone to another zone if the former already contains the other zone.

Structure

A transportation zone hierarchy is defined by its name and its hierarchy structure.

Integration

  • The VSR optimizer takes the transportation zone hierarchy into account during the optimization run.

  • The lane determination function takes the transportation zone hierarchy into account when determining a specific transportation lane (see Lane, Distance, and Duration Determination (LDDD)).

  • The transshipment location determination function takes the transportation zone hierarchy into account when determining all valid transshipment locations for a location.