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 Consolidation Strategy

Definition

Procedure that determines whether order items, delivery items, or order schedule lines are to be consolidated and how they are to be consolidated.

Use

The system takes into account consolidation strategies during consolidation . You define consolidation strategies in the definition of split rules .

Structure

The system supports the following consolidation strategies:

  • Consolidate as much as possible (default case)

    If the following prerequisites are met, the system consolidates the items or schedule lines into a freight unit:

    • The start and destination locations of all items or schedule lines are the same.

    • All items or schedule lines are compatible.

    • The total quantity does not exceed the split quantity.

    • The split rule is the same for all items or schedule lines.

    • The transportation group is the same for all items and schedule lines.

    • The requested delivery dates/times and material availability dates/times of all items or schedule lines are the same.

      You can use the Consolidate per RDD and Consolidate per MAD indicators in the split rule to control how the system is to procedure if requested delivery dates/times and material staging dates/times for the items or schedule lines are not the same. Either the system does not consolidate the items or schedule lines, or it consolidates them while taking into account the earliest requested delivery date or the latest material staging date.

      If some of the prerequisites are not met, the system consolidates the items or schedule lines so that all prerequisites are met within a group, in other words, a freight unit.

  • Consolidate (only entire order)

    This strategy differs from the Consolidate as much as possible strategy in so far as the system creates freight units per item or schedule line even if some of the items or schedule lines do not meet the prerequisites.

  • Always consolidate

    The system always creates a freight unit for each complete order or delivery.

  • No consolidation

    The system creates a freight unit per item or schedule line without checking the prerequisites. In this case, no consolidation takes place.

Integration

When applying consolidation strategies, the system checks compatibilities. For more information, see Definition of Compatibilities .