Dock locations - search criteria

A warehouse can have multiple docks for staging and composing/structuring loads. Goods are loaded in the trucks from these docks. LN automatically selects and proposes a specific loading dock when goods are picked from the warehouse locations. The dock selection process is based on a range of possible selection criteria, such as item, storage zone, (ship-to) business partner, carrier, route, and so on.

LN selects the dock location based on the following criteria:

Warehousing criteria for dock selection

  • Carrier/LSP
  • Route
  • Delivery Terms
  • Package Definition
  • Rush Order
  • Ship-to Code (for outbound dock locations)
  • Ship-from Code (for inbound dock locations)
Note

You can use the Freight Management related criteria for dock selection only if the Freight Management (FM) check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0500m000) session.

LN selects the dock location based on the following criteria:

Freight criteria for dock selection

  • Standard Route
  • Route Plan
  • Transport Means Group
  • Transport type
Note
  • If dock locations are not defined, LN selects the default receiving or staging location defined in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session.
  • If a receiving or staging location is blocked, that location is not taken into account.
  • The search criteria defined for dock selection apply to both the Receiving and Staging dock locations.

You can define the priorities based on which LN selects a dock location. The lowest number is given the highest priority and vice-versa. The highest priority is number 10, followed by 20, 30, and so on in decreasing order. LN selects a dock location if the search criteria matches the information of the shipment staged on that dock.

In case of conflicting search criteria, the priority set determines which dock location is advised.

Example

  • If a shipment of a specific item is to be staged on dock 3, but the route linked to the shipment is attached to dock 5.

  • If the combination of carrier and route on a shipment results in a dock which is different than the dock linked to a business partner and the delivery terms on that same shipment.

If the Use Only Unoccupied Dock Locations check box is selected in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session, LN allocates a new dock location if the first selected dock location is occupied.

Note

To ensure that LN allocates only vacant dock location, you must clear the Location Occupied check box in the Warehouse - Locations (whwmd3500m000) session.

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