Shipment Outputs 

Purpose

In addition to printing and faxing, electronic data exchange is becoming increasingly important as a method of communicating transportation data. Senders (shippers) transmit their shipping orders and transportation information to their service agents (forwarding agents, ship owners, customs agents). The service agents organize the transportation process and ensure that it is carried out smoothly. A logistics transportation chain involving multiple modes of transport and service agents often occurs during the shipment. To ensure efficiency in such a situation, it is especially important to get all necessary information to all parties involved at the earliest possible point in the process.

Process Flow

Sample process flow for electronic data exchange:

Shipping

Inbound Processing

  1. The shipper sends the forwarding agent a partially- or completely planned shipment (shipping order).

The forwarding agent receives the transportation requests and assumes responsibility for planning the shipment details.

  1. The forwarding agent sends information about the completely planned shipments back to the shipper.

The vendor receives the completely planned shipments from the forwarding agent.

  1. The shipper or forwarding agent informs the customer about the upcoming shipment (shipment notification).

The customer receives information about the upcoming shipment.

 

 

For more information on output control, see the Output section in the online Implementation Guide.

You can find more information about output administration in Working with Output in Sales and Distribution.