This chapter contains these topics:
To understand freight calculation and how it fits into the overall load and delivery process
To calculate customer and supplier freight
To submit freight programs interactively or to batch processing
To review billable and payable freight charges
As part of your load and delivery management operations, you can calculate freight charges to customers and calculate freight charges to pay your suppliers. The system allows you to specify a fee based on a fixed-fee freight rate, on a geographical zone, on distance traveled, or any combination of these. Freight information can be stored to allow you to compare billable and payable freight charges.
The system calculates three types of freight charges. For each type, you set up the quantities and rates that the system uses to calculate the freight charges.
| Freight Charge | Description |
|---|---|
| Zone-based freight | This calculation establishes freight rates based on the source depot and the destination of the goods (delivery zone). You associate zone numbers, representing geographic locations, with quantity-based rates. |
| Distance-based freight | This calculation establishes freight rates using distance, quantity, or both. |
| Fixed-fee freight | This calculation establishes fixed-fee freight rates. |
Create the freight tables for the different types of freight fees. See Section 43.1, "Creating Freight Tables."
Create the freight preferences that the calculation programs will use. See Section 44.1, "Creating Freight (ECS) Preferences."