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Function documentationTime Scheduling

 

You can use the shipping cockpit to schedule the dates for planned arrival and planned departure of transportation units (TUs). Time scheduling for TUs allows better reliability of planned times for TUs and better insight into which planned arrival and departure times are more reliable than others. Reliable arrival times from the carrier ensure that you can stage goods on time and only when needed. You can also better ensure that deliveries are shipped to customers on time.

Features

The options for time scheduling are as follows:

  • You communicate separately with the carrier and then manually enter the planned arrival and departure times in the Create TU, Create TU & Assign Delivery, or Change TU dialog boxes. If you use Create TU & Assign Delivery in the Deliveries screen area, the planned departure date is by default set to the earliest out of yard date of the outbound delivery orders, but you can overwrite this. If you use Create TU in the Transportation Units screen area, the planned departure date is by default set to tomorrow. You can select the Planned Times Fixed checkbox manually.

  • You use the Set Planned Arrival Time button in the Create TU or Change TU dialog boxes to set a planned arrival time. This is determined according to the TU profile and the planned departure time. Typically you would use this function for routes that have fixed route departure schedules.

  • You plan times using SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling and enter them in appointment maintenance, or use the capacity overview to find an appropriate planned arrival time and enter the times in the Change TU dialog box.

Status “Planned Times Fixed”

The status Planned Times Fixed for TU activities indicates whether or not the planned dates for TU activities are scheduled and agreed with the carrier. You can set and change this status in the shipping cockpit using the Create TU and Change TU buttons. If you select the Planned Times Fixed checkbox, the out-of-yard dates in all assigned outbound delivery orders are updated with the planned departure date.