The process for creating a shipment starts when order lines
are released for shipment, which creates an order release, and completes
when the shipment is delivered.
This process
includes:
Creating a shipment
Routing a shipment
Outbound shipment pipeline
Outbound shipment console
Creating a shipment
When order lines are released for shipment, it creates
an order release.
Routing a shipment
Routing refers to the assignment of the optimal carrier
and mode to ship a shipment.
Zone skipping
Typically, carriers group several geographical regions
into zones and provide shipping charges for movement of shipments
between these zones. Carriers have consolidation and break bulk centers
in each zone from where the local shipments within the zone are delivered.
Outbound shipment pipeline
The actual processing of a outbound shipment flows through
a set of transactions and statuses until its completion. This chain
of transactions and shipment statuses is called the outbound shipment
pipeline.
Outbound shipment console
The Outbound Shipment Console provides information on outbound
shipments made from sales orders and shipment containers. It provides
Sellers, node users, and Carriers with information necessary to ensure
on-time shipment of the correct orders.
Creating a bundle shipment
When order information for a bundle is available, the creation
of a shipment for a bundle occurs based on whether a bundle parent
is added to a shipment or the components of a bundle are added to
a shipment.
Confirming a bundle shipment
When shipping the last component in a bundle, the status
of a parent line changes to shipped or its extended status, based
on the pipeline setup.
Invoicing a bundle shipment
The Enterprise level rule "When to invoice Bundle Parent
Line" determines how a bundle is invoiced.