This chapter contains the following topics:
Section 1.1, "JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management Overview,"
Section 1.2, "JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management Implementation"
The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management system is the element of the supply chain process that is responsible for moving goods and materials. The movement of raw materials, components, and finished products, from supplier to manufacturer to distribution center to the customer, represents a significant percentage of the final cost of the product. The ability to track these goods while in transit is a part of providing quality service to the customer. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management system provides features that enable companies to significantly reduce costs. Hence, transportation management is a vital aspect of any product manufacturing and distribution business.
This section provides an overview of the steps that are required to implement the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management system.
In the planning phase of implementation, take advantage of all JD Edwards EnterpriseOne sources of information, including the installation guides and troubleshooting information.
When determining which electronic software updates (ESUs) to install for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management, use the EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant. EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant, a Java-based tool, reduces the time required to search and download ESUs by 75 percent or more and enables you to install multiple ESUs simultaneously.
See JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Software Updates Guide.
This table lists the suggested global implementation steps for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management:
Set up global user-defined codes.
Set up companies, fiscal date patterns, and business units.
Set up next numbers.
Set up accounts, and the chart of accounts.
Set up the General Accounting constants.
Set up multicounty processing, including currency codes and exchange rates.
Set up ledger type rules.
Enter address book records.
Set up inventory information such as branch/plant constants, default locations and printers, manufacturing and distribution Ayes, and document types.
Set up shop floor calendars.
Set up order activity rules.
This table lists the suggested implementation steps for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management:
Activate Transportation Management
Set up automatic accounting instructions
Set up the workday calendar
Set up transportation constants
Set up load constants
Set up mode of transport constants
Set up items
See Setting Up Items.
Set up carriers
See Setting Up Carriers.
Set up rates
Set up routes
See Setting Up Routes.
Set up transportation preferences (optional)
Set up document control (optional)
Set up shipment tracking numbers (optional)
Set up vehicles
See Setting Up Vehicles.
Set up staff (optional)
See Setting Up Staff.
A business interface is a set of components that implementation teams can use to create an integration between JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and an external system. Business interfaces can include one or more of these business interface components:
Business Services
Real-Time Events
Batch Import and Export Programs
For additional information about business interfaces, and the business objects available for this product area, see these topics in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Applications Business Interface Reference Guide: