Shipper page

Use the Shipper page to create and view shipper information. Shippers are working documents.

Customer

The company issuing demand to which parts are shipped.

Ship To

Name of the shipping destination to which parts are to be sent.

Deliver To

The address of the location to which parts are to be delivered.

• You can define more than one Deliver To address for a specific Ship To address.
• The field is set to default value None when the Deliver To address is not defined.

Supplier

The company responsible for supplying and shipping the part.

Ship From

The location from which parts are being shipped. The shipping origin.

Shipper Number

A unique number to identify the shipper. After the shipper is created, the shipper number cannot be edited.

Freight

How the shipping costs is paid.

AETC

A code (Authorized Excess Transportation Cost) assigned by the customer indicating that shipping costs that exceed contractual terms are permitted for the shipment. If the Supplier Exchange AETC module is being used, this field cannot be edited.

Vehicle Number

Conveyance bill number, trailer number, or air freight number.

Route ID

Customer-defined name or code to identify the route.

Carrier

Name of the carrier.

SCAC

The code (Standard Carrier Alpha Code) representing the carrier as defined by the National Motor Freight Association. You must select a value from the list of codes displayed. Use the SCAC Maintenance page in the Setup module to define the SCAC codes.

Pro Number

A carrier tracking number used to trace shipments.

Bill of Lading Number

The alphanumeric code issued by a carrier that references an individual shipment.

Ship Date & Time

The date the shipment is sent. Defaults to the current computer system date.

Expected Arrival Date & Time

When the shipment is currently calculated to arrive at the checkpoint based on updated checkpoint information.

AETC Responsibility

The party responsible for paying extra shipping costs associated with an AETC request.

Transport

AIAG standard code that describes the method of transportation (or conveyance).

Dock

Code representing the dock at the shipment destination (Ship To).

Test or Production

A part status. The purpose of a test is defined by the customer. Typical test requirements are a trial run with no production or shipment of parts required. Production parts are to be produced and shipped.

Remarks

Comments or notes specific to the shipment.

Supplier Attached Files

To attach a file, click Browse. Navigate to the file to be attached and click Open, then click Attach File.

Packaging Template

The template code defined for the container. The value is defaulted from the Packaging Maintenance page in the Setup module. When the packaging template is defined for the container, the container data is defaulted to the shipper, when the shipper is created.

When the packaging template is not defined for the container, you can define container data for the shipper using the Containers page in the Shipper module.

Quantity Shipped

The number of units being shipped.

Pull Signal

Code defined by the customer and associated with the requirement; Example, RAN (receipt authorization number), DON (delivery order number), or KANBAN. Generally when a pull signal is used by the customer, the exact requirement must be shipped, and the pull signal must be printed on the shipper and published on the ship notice.

This field can be labeled differently based on a customer-defined label.

PO Number

The purchase order number associated to the requirements.

Customer Part

Part number as established by the customer.

U of M

Unit of Measure. Abbreviation that indicates how the part is ordered; Example, by individual unit, hundreds, thousands, foot, yards, gallons, pair, etc. Common unit of measure abbreviations are EA (each), PC (piece), HU (hundreds), TH (thousands).