Generate Plan (fmlbd0280m000)Use this session to create load plans. Freight planning is based on freight orders. To plan the transportation of a particular number of goods, you must select the freight orders and freight order lines on which these goods are listed, select the preferred planning options, and start up the freight planning engine. The result is a load plan for the selected freight orders and freight order lines that consists of a number of shipments and loads. Planning based on standard route or route
plan If you select a range of route plans or standard routes, a load plan is created for the freight order lines to which the selected route plans or standard routes are assigned. You can use the Assign Standard Route / Route Plan to Freight Order Lines (fmfoc2280m000) session to assign standard routes and route plans to freight order lines. Creating load plans for specific route plans or standard routes saves time, because these load plans only include the freight order lines to which the specified route plans or standard routes are assigned. Planning based on limited data volume saves system performance and makes the planning engine go faster.
Selection Add to Existing Plan Add to Existing Plan If this check box is selected, the load plan is added to an existing load plan that you can select in the Plan field. How the selected freight orders are added to the selected load plan, is determined by the option selected in the Replanning of Freight Orders field. Plan The load plan to which the freight orders selected in this session must be added. Only Freight Order Lines to be Replanned If this check box is selected, of the selected freight order range, only the freight order lines that must be replanned are added to the existing plan. Addition through Load/Shipment Status This field is available if the Add to Existing Plan check box is selected. Freight order lines that match the criteria specified in the Selection Range fields are added to loads and shipments with statuses up to the status specified in this field. Allowed values
Planning Shipping Office The load plan will be created for freight orders that are allocated to the selected shipping office. Planning Group One of the planning groups of the Shipping Office selected in the Shipping Office field. Freight order lines of the selected planning group will be used to create the load plan. Planning Algorithm Planning Algorithm The planning algorithm that is used to create a load plan for the selected range of freight orders. Selection Range Freight Order A commission to transport a particular number of goods. A freight order includes an order header and one or more order lines. A freight order header includes some general information, such as the delivery date and the name and address of the customer who is to receive the goods listed on the freight order. A freight order line includes an item to be transported and some details about the item, such as the quantity and the dimensions. Line The freight order line number. Line The freight order line number. Route Plan A network of loading and unloading addresses, one of which is a pooling point. A route plan is usually defined for routes that involve multi-modal transport. A route plan consists of one or more legs. Each leg, or part of the route, can be handled differently depending on the specified transport category and transport means group. Standard Route A standard route is a fixed route that is traveled with a particular frequency, such as a truck that visits delivery and/or loading addresses according to a fixed schedule, a rail service, or a boat service. Usually, transportation via standard routes costs less than travel via non-fixed routes. For example, you can define a route like Amsterdam via Rotterdam to Antwerp that is run once a day. Status Only freight orders with the Expected, Planned, or Actual status can be selected for load building. Planned Load Date The planned loading date of the freight orders. Planned Unload Date The planned unloading date of the freight orders. Options Replanning of Freight Orders Replanning of Freight Orders If changes are made to freight order header or freight order line data, the freight order lines must be replanned. The default setting in this field is taken from the Replanning of Freight Orders field in the Freight Planning Parameters (fmlbd0100m000) session. Shipment Planned Dates Based On Shipment Planned Dates Based On The time span defined in loading and unloading time windows of freight orders can be large. This can result in planned shipment loading and unloading dates that differ considerably from the planned loading and unloading dates of the originating orders of the freight orders. You can use the following options to control the way the load building engine calculates the planned loading and unloading dates for shipments. Carrier/LSP Selection Criterion Carrier/LSP Selection Criterion The default Carrier/LSP Selection Criterion is defined in the Freight Planning Parameters (fmlbd0100m000) session. You can use the default Carrier/LSP Selection Criterion or select one of the available options. Options FM Leading Load Plan If this check box is selected, changes made by Warehousing to load plans created by Freight are checked by Freight. For example, if Warehousing wants to move a shipment created by Freight to another load, Freight performs a check on:
The combination code and the transport type of the shipment and the load must match. Also, the planning groups of the order lines related to the shipment and the load must match. If this check box is cleared, Freight does not perform these checks. Shipments and loads created by Freight and Warehousing, can be viewed in the Planned Loads/Shipments (whinh4180m000) session. Allow Means of Transport in Multiple Plans If this check box is selected, individual means of transport are available to be scheduled for more than one load plan that has the Planned status. Calculate Additional Costs If this check box is selected, additional costs are calculated if additional costs apply to any of the freight orders of the selected range. Detailed Planning Log If this check box is selected, additional information about the creation process of the load plan is generated while the load plan is created. This information provides more insight into the planning algorithm used and helps the user solve any errors in the load plan. The information is displayed in the Planning Log (fmlbd0530m000) session. Plan with Committed Inventory Only If this check box is selected, the generated plan will only include freight order lines for which the inventory is partially or entirely committed, and only the committed inventory is included in the plan. Planning Algorithm Binding If this check box is selected, the planning engine only uses the planning algorithm selected in the Planning Algorithm field. If this check box is cleared, the planning engine first uses the selected algorithm. If no plan can be created based on the selected algorithm, the planning engine uses the next algorithm. If this is unsuccessful, the engine uses the third algorithm. The order in which the algorithms are used is:
Print to predefined Device If this check box is selected, LN selects the default device defined for the user profile to print the report. Note By default, this field is checked by LN. Print Reports If this check box is selected, a report of the load plan is generated. Combine Fulfillments into Shipments Combine Fulfillments into Shipments The time interval based on which LN combines the fulfillment plan lines into a single shipment. The following are the available options based on which the fulfillment plan lines are combined:
Tolerances The time interval starting from the shipping date of the fulfillment plan line based on which the fulfillment plan lines are combined into a single order. You can change the time unit of this field by selecting the unit of measurement. Note The field is enabled only when you select the Shipping Date within Tolerance option based on which the fulfillment plan lines are combined into a single shipment. Tolerances The unit in which the tolerance time interval in measured.
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