1. Inventory Management Implementation Guide
  2. Container Management Features

Container Management Features

You must carefully track container transactions because containers are valuable and the company maintains ownership of them even when they are in the possession of the customers.

Container management integrates with the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement system and the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Sales Order Management system to:

  • Extract all information concerning container transactions from the other systems and maintain this information in tables that are specific to container management.

  • Track the movement of both empty and full containers.

  • Track customer deposit or rental charges for containers.

  • Determine when customers need to be invoiced for deposits and credited for the return of containers.

  • Print invoices for deposit and rental fees and credit memos for refunds.

  • Review container balance and customer deposit information and print the necessary reports.

When companies conduct this type of transaction with other companies, the buying company generally does not provide the initial tanks or containers. The selling company provides the containers and charges a deposit for them. As containers move back and forth as full and then empty, the deposits are tracked and increased or decreased as necessary. Over time, additional deposits and varying deposit prices contribute to the complexity of the transactions.