There are multiple factors that affect expected shipment and delivery dates.
Calculations
of expected shipment and delivery dates for a given inquiry involve
various factors, such as:
- Minimum notification time required by the node
- Notification schedule
- Level of Service
- Carrier pickup schedule
- Carrier hold time
- Shipping calendar of the node
- Receiving calendar of the node
- Receipt processing time
- Node capacity
- Transit time required for shipment
- Predefined transfer schedules between ship-from
and ship-to locations
- Sequencing constraints defined between product
and service lines
- Product search window - the period of time after
the requested date in which an order line can be scheduled