The following example shows the process Sterling TMS uses to determinesthe stop order.

1. On The Execution Options page you set Build RouteUsing to Sort Order. The systemwill build the routes based on the sequence in which you submittedthe orders to Sterling TMS.
2. On the Orders tab of the Execution moduleyou enter three order numbers in this sequence:

   Order Number	Origin	Destination
   123	Chicago	Philadelphia
   456	Minneapolis	Philadelphia
   789	Cleveland	Philadelphia

3. You want to create an inbound delivery to your Philadelphia warehouse.You search for orders that are being delivered to this warehouse. Sterling TMS finds thesethree orders.
4. You select the three orders on the Orders taband click Consolidation Workbench. The ConsolidationWorkbench opens and displays the three orders in the Orders table.
5. Select the three orders and click Consolidate. Sterling TMS consolidatesthe orders into a shipment and refreshes the page to display the Stopstable. The stops appear in this order:

   Stop Number	Location	Type
   1	Chicago	Pickup
   2	Minneapolis	Pickup
   3	Cleveland	Pickup
   4	Philadelphia	Delivery

   The stops are based on the following rules:

   • The three pickup stops are listed first and the delivery stopis listed last.
   • The pickup stops are listed in the sequence that you entered theorders in Step 2. As a result Chicago is listed as the first stop.
   • Sterling TMS doesnot consider the planned departure or planned arrival windows whenit sets up the default stop sequence.
6. You decide to manually change the stop sequence. Click Reorder toopen the Edit Stops page. You change the route to start in Minneapoliswhich reduces the total distance:

   Stop Number	Location	Type
   1	Minneapolis	Pickup
   2	Chicago	Pickup
   3	Cleveland	Pickup
   4	Philadelphia	Delivery