This chapter contains the following topics:
Section 2.1, "The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management System"
Section 2.3, "Features of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management System"
The transportation industry 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 portion of the final cost of the product. The ability to track goods while they are 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.
Transportation management is a vital aspect of any product manufacturing and distribution business. Businesses that have transportation needs must consider:
Selecting appropriate freight services.
Calculating freight charges.
Creating loads to decrease costs and meet shipping commitments.
Planning warehouse operations based on shipping schedules.
Determining the location and status of shipments.
The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management system provides these features:
A single solution for the distribution of products.
Efficient automated dispatch and tracking of shipments.
Heightened customer service through integration with sales order and purchase order entry.
Transportation management enables the dispatcher to create shipments and loads based on available resources at the depot. To manage resources effectively, you must keep accurate and complete records. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management system maintains a variety of resource information, such as:
Vehicle information, such as licenses, maintenance records, and vehicle type information.
Routes, which are specific transportation paths for shipments.
Rates, which are specific charges for the transportation of the shipments.
Items, such as gasoline, bicycles, milk, and other types of perishable food.
Invoices, which provide detailed shipping information such as a bill of lading.
Loading documents, which provide specific information about preparing a load, and which include documents such as loading notes.
The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management system integrates with other JD Edwards EnterpriseOne systems to provide a total solution to transportation requirements. The table describes how Transportation Management works with other closely integrated systems.
The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne General Accounting system is the central point of integration. It tracks shipment charges using automatic accounting instructions (AAIs).
The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Address Book system stores customer, carrier, hub or depot billing, and warehouse address information.
The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Sales Order Management system integrates with the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management system through sales orders. As you create sales orders, the system creates shipments, adjusts inventory, and manages orders. Sales Order Management also stores shipment information if sales orders are placed on hold or are backtracked.
The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Inventory Management system stores item information for all manufacturing and distribution systems. Item information includes sales and purchasing costs and quantities that are available by location.
The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement system integrates with the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management system through purchase orders. After you create purchase orders, the system then creates shipments, adjusts inventory, and manages the incoming orders. Procurement also stores shipment information if purchase orders are placed on hold or are backtracked.
The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Quality Management system works with the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management system to ensure quality throughout the system by performing checks on various processes, such as:
Preferences for sales or purchase orders.
Confirmation of loads and delivery of loads.
The type of load to which shipments are assigned.
The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management system contains planning features for shipments that enable you to arrange, track, configure, and update the transportation system. JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Transportation Management includes these features:
Before you use Transportation Management, you should be familiar with these terms:
Charges for a service other than the actual transportation of goods. Examples include notification before delivery, inside delivery, or levitate service.
The temperature of a liquid product when you load the product onto a vehicle. This temperature affects the volume of the product that is loaded on the vehicle. Contrast with standard temperature.
The amount of freight that is charged by the shipper to the customer when the freight terms are prepaid.
Product, such as gasoline, which is shipped in bulk containers or compartments.
A code that identifies the geographic region for rating shipments.
Two or more vehicles that are physically connected, such as two interconnected trailers or a group of rail cars.
A single delivery of one or more shipments to the same customer. For the purpose of rating a shipment, the system assigns a single delivery number to multiple shipments on a single manifest, load, or master bill of lading, and that are destined t o the same customer location.
A confirmation that an order or orders have been delivered to a customer. This confirmation includes information about the specific product and the exact quantity that was delivered.
Freight of all kinds. This is an attribute of a carrier, route, or rate table in which all freight is accepted and rated the same way, regardless of the freight classification code.
A user-defined code that is assigned at the item level and that you can use to determine a freight charge.
A code that classifies freight according to product density, packaging, and other characteristics that affect transportation costs. For example, a fully assembled bicycle has one code, whereas a bicycle requiring assembly has a different code. The common standard for the United States is the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) code.
Temperature differences between standard temperature and ambient temperature can result in a gain or loss to inventory on a load. The system accounts for this gain or loss as additional journal entries to inventory.
The time specified in days that is required to secure a transportation resource.
Shipments, not necessarily to the same customer, that have been combined for delivery.
A confirmation that products have been placed onto a vehicle for shipment. This confirmation includes information about the specific product and quantity and, in some cases, the specific location or compartment on the vehicle.
For bulk trailers, load lines account for differences in the density or temperature of a product, which helps you avoid exceeding restrictions while loading.
A shipment or load that does not require an entire truckload. LTL shipments are generally less than 20,000 pounds, but exceed the maximum weight for a parcel carrier.
The method for transporting a shipment. Examples include air, rail, and parcel.
A load that contains shipments that are to be delivered to multiple destinations.
A load that contains shipments that are picked up from different locations.
An organization in the United States that establishes codes for all items. Carriers use these codes to rate shipments.
Additional services or requirements for a shipment, such as inside delivery. Options are often associated with accessory charges.
The amount of money that is charged by the carrier to the shipper when the freight terms are prepaid, or charged to the customer when the freight terms are collected.
Multiple orders that have been combined onto a load as one shipment for delivery to a hub or distribution center to reduce freight costs.
Freight terms in which the shipper is responsible for paying the carrier. The shipper might, in turn, assess a billable freight charge to the customer.
A record in the F4950 table that specifies an origin and destination, both of which are served by a specific carrier and mode of transport. The routing entry also identifies the rate schedule that the system uses to calculate the freight charges, and the required lead time and transit time.
A movement of goods from a single origin to a single destination.
A confirmation that an order or orders have been shipped to a customer. A confirmation includes information about the specific product and exact quantity shipped.
A container that you use to ship one or more shipment pieces.
A single part of a shipment, usually a parcel or carton.
An intermediate step of a shipment from a single origin to a single destination. An intermodal shipment contains multiple shipment routing steps.
For liquid products, you set a standard temperature for the shipping depot to account for changes in inventory due to temperature variances. Contrast with ambient temperature.
The time, specified in business days, that is required to send a shipment to its final destination. The system calculates the promised shipment dates by subtracting the transit time from the promised delivery date.
The planned or scheduled transportation of shipments that use a specific vehicle.
A code that is assigned to a customer and generally associated with a geographic location.