Shipping Flashcards
Strategy
Tells if the material is being procured or produced
Procurement type
Dictates if the procurement is internal or external
Production Lead time
Time it takes to produce a material
Procurement Lead time
Time it takes to procured a material
Transit time
Time of travel
Loading time
Time it takes to load goods
Picking time
Time it takes to pack goods
Packing time
Time it takes to pack goods
Transportation lead time
Time it takes to prepare the transportation
Delivery date derived from….
Ordering date Material availability date Transportation planning date Loading date Goods issue date
Picking and Packing time are maintained in….
Shipping point configuration
Transit and Transportation lead time maintained in…
Route determination
Backorder
A state in which some or all of the quantity ordered is not available
Rescheduling
A batch process where the back orders are calculated up till a date, then all the confirmed orders up till that date are calculated, then checks if any new unexpected stock has come in and reshuffles them so that older orders are given preference.
V_RA
T-code for manual back ordering
LF
Standard Delivery Document Type
LR
Return Delivery Document Type
Picking
Taking goods from a storage location and staging the right quantity in a picking area where the goods will be prepared for shipping.
Stock transfers
Transferring stock from one plant to another
Goods Receipt
Procurement version of PGI
Delivery Type: Document Content fields
Output determination procedure
Text determination procedure
Route determination
Partner determination procedure
Delivery Item Category type: Warehouse control and packing fields
Relevant for picking
Storage location required
Determine storage location
Text determination procedure
Determination of Delivery Item categories
Item Category Group + Delivery document type + Usage + High level Item Category
Staging area
Where packing is done
Packing
Putting goods into their packages
Post Goods Issue
The reducing of inventory and updating the accounts
Post the issuing of goods into accounts
Short picking
Partial picking, used so that, you can still create transfer orders for the outbound delivery even if full delivered quantity is not met.
Have to allow for partial picking in shipping control customization in WM
Route
How you go from source (shipping point) to destination(ship-to party)
Route parameters
Shipping type (Mode of transport) Distance Transit time Factory Calendar Travel duration
Transportation Zone
A way to identify sources (shipping points) and destinations(ship-tos) at a broad level.
Key field for defining customers
Transportation zone config
Transportation zones and countries are assigned to Shipping points
Transportation group
Help determines transportation route based on grouping of material
Defined at material master level, usually mandatory field
Shipping conditions
Play a role in determining the route
Defined in customer master and/or document type, document type definition takes precedence if both exist
Departure country
Country of the shipping point
Destination country
Country of the ship-to party
Departure zone
Zone of the shipping point
Destination country
Zone of the ship-to party
Two types of route determination
Weight included
Weight non-included
Shipping point determination
Loading group
Shipping conditions
Plant
Sales organization, distribution channel and plant
These three are all assigned to each other
Shipping point and plant
You can have one shipping point on multiple plants
Complete Delivery Indicator
Customer requires his or her orders to be delivered completely
two places where you can enter this indicator:
Customer master record, shipping screen
Order header, business data tab, delivery field
Partial Delivery Indicator
Customer allows partial deliveries for his orders. Partial delivery agreements are taken into account during the availability check in the order. These indicators are once again checked when the delivery is created. The delivery must observe the partial delivery agreements in the order.
Three places you can enter this indicator
Customer master record,
Customer-material information record
Order item,
Standard Partial Delivery Indicators
“Blank” - Up to maximum number of partial deliveries permitted are allowed
A - One delivery attempt carried out on requested date
B - One delivery attempt carried out on any date
C - No partial deliveries allowed
D - Any number of subsequent deliveries allowed