Delivery schedules can be used by routing, rating and scheduling and optimization to schedule single-pick/single-drop as well as multi-pick and/or multi-drop routes.
While primary use for delivery schedules is to support rail, ocean, air and parcel modes, delivery schedules can also be used for some TL scenarios. Scheduling will determine whether a tariff service is capable of moving freight between locations within the time constraints defined for the delivery schedule.
When Delivery schedules are used, scheduling assumes the Delivery schedule times already include various times, such as wait time, transit time, and driver break time. Calculation of loading and unloading time is dependent upon the configuration in Transportation Planner of the usage of docks for delivery schedules. If Transportation Planner is configured not to use docks for delivery schedules, then loading/unloading time should be included in the delivery schedule itself. If Transportation Planner is configured to use docks for delivery schedules, then loading/unloading time will be calculated by Transportation Planner in the same way that it is for truckload schedules.
Delivery schedules can be shared by multiple tariff service combinations or by multiple services offered within the same tariff. At any given moment, none, one or multiple tariff service combinations can reference a single delivery schedule.
Data for delivery schedules is defined in three major categories:
Both internal and external delivery schedules are supported. Functionality for external delivery schedules is limited by the functionality available in the integrated third-party delivery schedule engine.