Use end of shift as shipping time
This parameter is used to calculate the time component of the shipping date.
If product is expected to ship on a particular day, the time can be chosen as the "end of next shift" time for that day by setting this parameter to "Y". If this parameter is set to "N", the time component is set as "next working" time.
The following examples illustrate the usage of these settings for calculating the correct scheduling date.
End of shift shipping time, example 1
Given the following scenario, an order is scheduled to ship as indicated in the following table.
- Your Seattle distribution center works 6 days a week with Sunday as an off day.
- On Saturdays the working hours are between 8 AM and 12 PM and all other days the working hours are specified in two shifts, 8 AM to 4 PM and 4 PM to 8 PM.
- The Minimum Notification Time = 2 hours
- Product availability is "on-hand"
- The "Request to Ship Order" is "as soon as possible".
Scheduled to Ship Time (Example 1)
| If current time is... | and "Use End of Shift" is set to... | the order will be scheduled to ship... |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 1 PM | Yes | the same day at 4 PM |
| Friday 1 PM | No | the same day at 3 PM |
| Friday 3 PM | Yes | the same day at 8 PM |
| Friday 3 PM | No | the same day at 5 PM |
| Friday 6:01 PM | Yes | Saturday at 12 PM |
| Friday 6:01 PM | No | Saturday at 8:01 AM |
| Saturday 11:59 PM | Yes | Monday at 4 PM |
| Saturday 11:59 PM | No | Monday at 9:59 AM |
| Monday 7 AM | Yes | Monday 4 PM |
| Monday 7 AM | No | Monday 10 AM |
End of shift shipping time, example 2
Given the following scenario, an order is scheduled to ship as indicated in the following table.
- Your Washington distribution center works 5 days a week with Saturdays and Sunday as non-working days.
- All working hours are between 8 AM to 5 PM.
- The Minimum Notification time = 3 days (72 hours).
- Product availability is "on-hand".
- The "Request to Ship Order" is "as soon as possible".
Scheduled to Ship Time (Example 2)
| If current time is... | and "Use End of Shift" is set to... | the order will be scheduled to ship... |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 1 PM | Yes | Wednesday 5 PM |
| Friday 1 PM | No | Wednesday 1 PM |
| Monday 1 PM | Yes | Thursday 5 PM |
| Monday 1 PM | No | Thursday 1 PM |