Sterling Order Management includes the Logistics Management
solution. To set up rules and configurations for Logistics Management,
use the Applications Manager.
Business models
There is no single business model that encompasses the
environment in which all the Sterling Selling and
Fulfillment Foundation applications
can be used.
Configuring cross application logistics rules
Any transaction between the buyer and the seller is expected
to follow a sequence like creating a shipment, load, and transit updates.
Configuring transportation
You can record transportation or in-transit updates for
a container. These updates are recorded against activities defined
in Sterling Selling and
Fulfillment Foundation as
transportation activities.
Configuring a load document’s hold types
You can configure hold types that are applied on a load
document. A load can be put on hold either manually or automatically
by applying a particular hold type to it.
Configuring a load document's charge categories
You can define charge definitions that you can associate
with orders and invoices through charge categories. These categories
contain a group of related charge names that can be used when the
particular category is used.
Configuring a load document's purge criteria You can set qualifications around each type of purge.
A purge is the process by which old data is removed from the
system database.
Configuring a load document’s load types
You can define codes for load types that appear on a load
document. A load carries one or more shipments from one point to another
point.
Configuring a shipment document’s hold types
You can configure the hold types that are applied to a
shipment document. A shipment can be put on hold either manually or
automatically by applying a specific hold type on it.
Configuring a load document's stop types
You can modify codes for stop types that appear on a load
document. A stop is a location where a shipment is picked up or dropped
off.
Configuring an order document's shipment specific components
To complete an order document's life cycle, each document
has a set of different processes that it goes through. These processes
are called process types. Each order document has a defined set of
process types in Sterling Selling and
Fulfillment Foundation.