Integration sales and freight management

Freight is the package in LN that handles transportation requirements. Sales Control is linked with Freight. The purpose of the integration between Sales and Freight is to identify and choose the appropriate means of transportation during order entry.

The integration between Freight and Sales includes the following topics:

Integration between freight order control and sales control

In Freight Order Control, two types of planning exist:

  • Rough planning, which is used for long-term capacity planning.
  • Load building, which is the actual execution time plan of the shipments and loads. To ship the goods, Freight Order Control must know the shipments that must be moved over a period of time. If Sales is responsible for creating the freight order, the progress of the shipment and loads can be exchanged and information can be shared between Freight Order Control and Sales.
Integration between freight invoicing and sales invoicing

Based on the Rate and Carrier Selection at Order Line parameter in the Freight Rates and Costs Parameters (fmfrc0100m000) session, during sales order entry or sales quotation entry, a carrier is automatically or manually selected. Based on several factors, such as the invoicing method, item, freight class, service level, transport type, and transport means group, the freight invoice amount is then retrieved from Pricing. LN prints the calculated invoice amount on the order acknowledgement.

The freight invoice amount that you must pay to the carrier, is called freight costs. You can invoice your business partner for the freight costs, based on:

  • Freight Costs
  • Freight Costs (Update Allowed)
  • Client Rates

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