Transport Consolidation

Overview

Transport Consolidation groups multiple Transport Jobs together for efficient delivery planning. It allows transport planners to combine multiple jobs into a single run sheet, optimizing vehicle utilization and reducing costs.

Key Fields

Basic Information

• Consolidation Date: Date of the consolidation (required)
• Status: Draft, Planned, In Progress, Completed, Cancelled
• Consolidation Type:
  • LTL (Less Than Load)
  • FTL (Full Truck Load)
  • Partial

Transport Jobs

• Transport Jobs: Child table listing all jobs in consolidation
  • Transport Job reference
  • Job details
  • Weight and volume

Consolidation Details

• Total Weight (kg): Sum of all job weights (read-only)
• Total Volume (m³): Sum of all job volumes (read-only)
• Consolidation Notes: Notes about the consolidation

Run Sheet

• Run Sheet: Assigned run sheet for execution

Accounts

• Company: Company for accounting (required)
• Branch: Branch for accounting
• Cost Center: Cost center for accounting
• Profit Center: Profit center for accounting
• Job Costing Number: Link to Job Costing Number

Status Flow

1. Draft: Consolidation created
2. Planned: Consolidation planned and ready
3. In Progress: Consolidation being executed
4. Completed: All jobs in consolidation completed
5. Cancelled: Consolidation cancelled

Workflow

1. Create Transport Consolidation

   • Create new consolidation
   • Set consolidation date
   • Select consolidation type

2. Add Transport Jobs

   • Add jobs to consolidation
   • System calculates total weight and volume
   • Review consolidation details

3. Review Consolidation

   • Check total weight and volume
   • Verify jobs are compatible
   • Review consolidation notes

4. Assign to Run Sheet

   • Create or select Run Sheet
   • Assign consolidation to run sheet
   • All jobs in consolidation are included

5. Execute Consolidation

   • Dispatch Run Sheet
   • Execute all jobs together
   • Track progress

6. Complete Consolidation

   • All jobs completed
   • Update status to "Completed"
   • Create invoices as needed

Consolidation Types

LTL (Less Than Load)

• Multiple small jobs combined
• Partial vehicle capacity used
• Cost-effective for small shipments

FTL (Full Truck Load)

• Multiple jobs filling vehicle capacity
• Maximum vehicle utilization
• Most cost-effective option

Partial

• Some jobs combined
• Not full vehicle capacity
• Flexible consolidation

Related Documents

• Transport Job: Child table documents
• Run Sheet: Execution document
• Job Costing Number: Costing document
• Transport Consolidation Job: Child table

Notes

• Consolidation improves vehicle utilization
• Total weight and volume are automatically calculated
• All jobs in consolidation share the same run sheet
• Use consolidation for cost optimization
• Jobs must be compatible for consolidation