Interim Points

The Interim Point Option indicates whether insert all, or best of the interim points of this leg in shipments that are built on this leg.

• ALL inserts all the interim points for this leg in their sequence.
• ALL BEFORE DELIVERY add all interim points without validation prior to the first delivery stop on the shipment
• BEST only the best interim point will be inserted based on the following: minimum of (distance-from-source-to-interim-point + distance-from-interim-point-to-destination).

There are two parts to the interim point insertion from the algorithm point view: changes to build shipment process and multi-stop process.

Interim Points for Multi-stop Shipment

If the BEST option is selected with the following 2 shipments and each has an interim point:

Shipment 1 has Pickup 1 --> Interim Point A --> Delivery 1

Shipment 2 has Pickup 2 ---> Interim Point B --> Delivery 2

If Oracle Transportation Management plans the two shipments like this: P1, P2, D2, D1, then Interim Point B is inserted between P2, D2.

If Oracle Transportation Management plans the two shipments like this: P2, P1, D1, D2, then Interim Point A is inserted between P1, D1.

If the ALL option is selected, then Oracle Transportation Management inserts all the interim point between in the last pickup stop and first drop off stop.

Interim Point for Pool/Cross-dock Shipment

When there is a pool or cross-dock involved in an itinerary, multiple upstream-downstream shipments will be created for on one leg. For example, an order going through a pool may have a shipment from the source to pool and from the pool to destination. If there are interim points defined for this leg, Oracle Transportation Management inserts the Interim Points as follows:

• For a consolidation pool, Oracle Transportation Management always inserts the Interim Points into the shipment that is out of the consolidation pool.
• If an order goes to a deconsolidation pool and then destination, Oracle Transportation Management inserts the Interim Points into the shipment to the consolidation pool.
• If an order goes though a cross-dock, Interim Points are inserted in the following way:
• • If the cross-dock is inbound biased, insert the Interim Points into the shipment that goes to the cross-dock
  • Otherwise insert the Interim Points into the shipment from cross-dock.