Transportation Management with SAP LES

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Other Functions in Delivery Documents
The loading time is the period that you need from the loading date to the date of
goods issue. In other words, it is the time you need to load your goods from the
staging point onto a truck. The exact length of time depends on the loading group.
For example, loading particularly heavy goods by crane demands more time than
loading with a forklift. That’s why you have an option at the level of the shipping
point to decide how to calculate the loading time. If you do not want to define any
loading time, leave the loading time field empty. If the determination depends on
the route, enter “A” in the field. The loading time is now calculated based on the
route and the loading group. But if you want to remain independent of the route
and consider the loading group, select “B” for route-independent determination
of the loading time. As with the time required for picking and packing, “C” means
that there is only one value for each shipping point.
In this example (see Figure 6.3), I select route-independent determination of the
loading time and set two days for the forklift loading group, but only one day to
fill the tank truck with the seasonal beer, as shown in Figure 6.5. (Please note that
these are only examples that clarify scheduling. No real brewery can allow itself
two days of loading time.)
Figure 6.5 Maintenance Screen for Loading Times
Technical Information About Defining Loading Times
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Path in Customizing: Logistics Execution • Shipping • Basic Shipping Functions
• Scheduling • Delivery Scheduling and Transportation Scheduling • Maintain
Duration
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Specific Transaction: –
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Table: T630L
6.1.2 Transportation Scheduling
Now that I have introduced you to delivery scheduling, I can explain the settings
for transportation scheduling.
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