Billing Activity

Third-Party Logistics (3PL) warehouses bill clients based on the different billing activities performed for the clients at the warehouse.

Billing Activities are units of work performed at the warehouse or fulfillment center of the Third-Party Logistics provider, for a specific client. Each billing activity is associated with a Billing Activity Code that uniquely identifies the billing activity performed. The billing activity is also referenced with the Sales Order number, Purchase Order number, Work Order number, and so forth. These help the client to reference the billing activity back to a specific reason.

The activities billed are generally based on the number of units received, number of units shipped, number of hours spent in inspection or physical count, number of prints, and so forth.

The Billing Activity Reporting Engine records billing activities performed within the fulfillment process. These are recorded at the warehouse level by IBM® Sterling Warehouse Management System.

IBM Sterling Warehouse Management System is shipped with a number of system-tracked billable activities. For each billable activity, event handlers are configured, which get triggered when the activity is performed at the warehouse.

You can also use IBM Sterling Warehouse Management System to add, update, or remove billing activities. It provides an audit trail for the changes.

IBM Sterling Warehouse Management System Billing Activity Reporting Engine can be integrated with an external system. IBM Sterling Warehouse Management System provides the external system with the list of all billing activities, along with the associated code, references, and the units of work.

The Billing Activity Report Engine is used to generate Billing Activity Reports based on the activities performed in the warehouse. It is used for billing clients in a Third-Party Logistics environment. For more information about Billing Activity Reports, see the IBM Sterling Warehouse Management System: Reports Guide.
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