Outbound shipments

The process for creating a shipment starts when order lines are released for shipment, which creates an order release, and completes when the shipment is delivered.

This process includes:

Creating a shipment
Routing a shipment
Outbound shipment pipeline
Outbound shipment console

Creating a shipment
When order lines are released for shipment, it creates an order release.
Routing a shipment
Routing refers to the assignment of the optimal carrier and mode to ship a shipment.
Zone skipping
Typically, carriers group several geographical regions into zones and provide shipping charges for movement of shipments between these zones. Carriers have consolidation and break bulk centers in each zone from where the local shipments within the zone are delivered.
Outbound shipment pipeline
The actual processing of a outbound shipment flows through a set of transactions and statuses until its completion. This chain of transactions and shipment statuses is called the outbound shipment pipeline.
Outbound shipment console
The Outbound Shipment Console provides information on outbound shipments made from sales orders and shipment containers. It provides Sellers, node users, and Carriers with information necessary to ensure on-time shipment of the correct orders.
Creating a bundle shipment
When order information for a bundle is available, the creation of a shipment for a bundle occurs based on whether a bundle parent is added to a shipment or the components of a bundle are added to a shipment.
Confirming a bundle shipment
When shipping the last component in a bundle, the status of a parent line changes to shipped or its extended status, based on the pipeline setup.
Invoicing a bundle shipment
The Enterprise level rule "When to invoice Bundle Parent Line" determines how a bundle is invoiced.

Parent topic: Sterling Logistics Management