Route-Based Settlement 
Features
You can settle forwarding orders in a route-based settlement if you have a transportation journey with one or more pickups and deliveries. A route-based settlement can accommodate the following business situations:
Multiple pickup and single delivery
Multiple pickups from plants with a single delivery to an end location, such as a warehouse.
Single pickup and multiple delivery
Pickup from a single location such as a distribution center and multiple deliveries to a series of locations such as retail outlets or customer delivery locations.
Multiple pickup and multiple delivery
Multiple pickups from locations such as warehouses and distribution centers followed by deliveries to customer locations or retail outlets.
Predefined start and end
Start from a specified location, pick up or delivery at scheduled locations, and return to the start location, or finish at a specified end location.
The figure below illustrates a multiple pickup and multiple delivery scenario and is followed by an explanation:
The following table describes the transportation requirements for the 3 forwarding orders:
Forwarding Order | Pickup Location | Delivery Location |
|---|---|---|
FWO1 | A | C |
FWO2 | A | D |
FWO3 | B | D |
The following table describes the planning output. In planning, you consolidate the forwarding orders into freight order FO1. You use a 20-tonne truck.
From Location | To Location | Activity |
|---|---|---|
Depot | A | Pickup FWO1 and FWO2 at location A |
A | B | Pickup FWO3 at location B |
B | C | Deliver FWO1 at location C |
C | D | Deliver FWO2 and FWO3 at location D |
You agree to a settlement basis of route-based with your customer. The system charges for the 3 forwarding orders as follows:
Charge Type | Calculation | Charge (USD) |
|---|---|---|
Base charge (as distance traveled times the rate per km) | 250 km X USD 1.20 | 300 |
Flat charge per truck (based on type of truck) | USD 150 for a 20-tonne truck | 150 |
Stop charge (number of stops times the charge per stop) | 2 stops X USD 50 per stop | 100 |
Total freight cost | Not applicable | 550 |
The system uses the information contained in freight order FO1, which executes the 3 forwarding orders, to create the forwarding settlement. On the user interface, the system displays the amount of USD 550 in line 1 of the settlement document for freight order FO1. It displays FWO1, FWO2, and FWO3 in the details screen with the full details for the journey.