Example of the Generate Shipments options

Example
Warehousing order 100123
Outbound order linePlanned delivery date
102 February 09:00
202 February 14:00
303 February 09:00
404 February 14:00

 

If you generate and release outbound advice for warehousing order 100123, based on the option specified, LN generates the following shipments, shipment date ranges, and shipment lines:

Option Per Exact Planned Delivery Date/Time
ShipmentShipment Date IntervalShipment Date ToShipment lineOriginating outbound order line
1000502 February 09:002 February 09:001010
1000602 February 09:002 February 14:001020
1000703 February 09:003 February 09:001030
1000804 February 09:004 February 14:001040

 

Option For Planned Delivery Date
ShipmentShipment Date IntervalShipment Date ToShipment lineOriginating outbound order line
1000502 February 00:002 February 23:5910 and 2010 and 20
1000603 February 00:003 February 23:591030
1000704 February 00:004 February 23:591040

 

Option Up to and Incl. Planned Delivery Date
ShipmentShipment Date IntervalShipment Date ToShipment line
100050-4 February 23:5910, 20, 30, and 40

 

When the outbound advice is released, outbound order line 10 is processed first. While creating a shipment line for outbound order line 10, LN creates the shipment header and fills the date ranges for the Shipment Date Interval and Shipment Date To fields. LN leaves the Shipment Date Interval field empty and fills the Shipment Date To with the latest planned delivery date present in the outbound advice, which in this example is 4 February 14:00, and sets the time for this date to 23:59. Because the planned delivery dates of all outbound order lines are before 4 February 14:00, LN adds all of the resulting shipment lines to the shipment.

Option Within Time Interval

When multiple suitable shipments exist with a valid shipment interval, the additional pick will be linked to the shipment with the earliest shipment interval start date.

Example: Generate Shipments within Time Interval [-2 hrs; + 2 hrs]

OrderPlanned Delivery DateShipmentShipment Interval
Order101-04-2009; 10.00 AMSH000001[08:00 AM;12:00 AM]
Order201-04-2009; 11.00 AMSH000001[08:00 AM;12:00 AM]
Order301-04-2009; 13.00 PMSH000002[11:00 AM;15:00 PM]
Order401-04-2009; 11.30 PMSH000001[08:00 AM;12:00 AM]

 

Order 1 leads to an initial shipment SH000001 with an interval of [08:00 – 12:00].

Order 2 is linked to the same shipment because the planned delivery date falls within the shipment interval of shipment SH000001.

Order 3 leads to the creation of a new shipment SH000002 with an interval of [11:00 – 15:00], because the planned delivery date falls outside the shipment interval of shipment SH000001.

Order 4 has a planned delivery date which falls within the shipment interval of both shipments, but Order 4 will be linked to shipment SH000001 because it has the earliest interval start date.