The activities associated with the selection of transportation mode, identification/selection of service provider, issuance of a request for transportation services and/or booking transportation. Typically transportation scheduling focuses on:
- Routing shipments (long haul and/or last mile)
- Combining shipments and/or deliveries
- Building loads
- Tendering -- where applicable
- Booking transportation
For Reverse Logistics supply chains transportation scheduling may be less involved than other supply chain types.
Use Cases
- In a Warehouse: Scheduling a return load with the supplier's carrier
- In Retail: Schedule a shipment with the carrier to a repair center
- In Retail: Schedule a return pick-up to a warehouse for further processing
- For consumer returns: Contacting the express carrier for a pick-up
Notes
Once transportation scheduling is complete the order may be updated with the latest delivery information and a notification (Schedule Change) may be send to the sending and/or receiving parties.
Many companies (the Discuss Contract Custom Solution) perform only a light version of this process as they have outsourced transportation. The transportation service provider will likely perform most of these tasks instead of the Shipper.
Deliver Cycle Time
Incoterms
Demurrage and Detention
Information Received
Hierarchy
| ID | Name | Level | x | | D4 | Deliver Returns | 2 | D4 |
| D403 | Schedule Transportation | 3 | D403 |
Metric(s)
| ID | Name | Level | x | | RS121 | Entry-to-Processing Cycle Time | 3 | RS121 |
Workflow
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