Transfer Bulk Material
A transfer bulk material operation involves the physical transfer of bulk material to a transport tanker for shipment to another facility, or to a third party within the facility for specialized processing. This type of operation is only used internally within blend facilities.
This operation creates a bill of lading vessel, including the trucking details. Once a bill of lading document number is generated, it cannot be deleted from a bill of lading vessel. The bond serial number is generated only if it is required, and it is generated when the transfer operation is at an active status. A new bill of lading vessel is created for every transfer operation. You cannot reuse a bill of lading.
A transfer bulk material operation:
Reduces inventory at the shipping facility by the amount shipped.
ERP inventory is increased for the item that is cross-referenced with the material type on the bill of lading vessel.
Generates a bill of lading to certify the state and composition of the bulk material for shipping, as well as trucking details.
Records a survey loss associated with the bill of lading, but not an operational loss.
Uses a user-defined weight factor to calculate liquid volume.