Fleet schedules are built from defaults, which you need to create before building actual weekly and monthly schedules. Create defaults for each regular delivery your warehouse makes, such as Monday Regular for your typical Monday delivery schedule.
To create defaults for fleet schedules, build a list of all truck IDs used to make deliveries for each schedule. For each truck ID you create:
Enter the branch or customer to whom that truck delivers for the schedule.
Assign a staging location to each branch or customer so that product is going on the right truck. You can revise staging locations, as needed.
Note: When assigning staging locations, be aware of space limitations.
When you assign staging locations, keep in mind that staging locations are listed in reverse order on shipping manifests. When you load a truck for deliveries you want the last shipment you deliver to be the first one loaded.
To create a default for a fleet schedule:
From the Warehouse Management > Warehouse Maintenance > Fleet Maintenance menu, select Fleet Schedule Maintenance to display the Fleet Schedule Maintenance screen.
Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.
In the Br field, enter the branch for which you are creating the fleet schedule.
At the prompt to enter a new ID, enter the fleet schedule ID, such as Monday Regular. Press F10 for a list of fleet schedule IDs.
Note: If you are recalling a fleet schedule list, the list sorts first by ship via pick priority, then by ship via, and finally by all stops within each ship via. Remember that ship vias are truck IDs. Use the Find hot key to locate a truck ID, branch or customer, or staging location within the fleet schedule list.
In the Truck ID field, enter the truck ID to which you want to associate a staging location. Press F10 for a list of truck IDs.
In the Branch/Customer field, enter the branch or customer to which the truck ID is associated.
In the Staging Loc field, enter the staging location assigned to the truck, branch, or customer.
Press Esc to save your changes and exit the screen.
Use the Find hot key on the Fleet Schedule Maintenance screen to locate a truck ID, branch or customer, or staging location within a list displayed on the Fleet Schedule Maintenance screen.
To use the Find hot key on the Fleet Schedule Maintenance screen:
Display the Fleet Schedule Maintenance screen.
Enter both the branch and schedule ID for which you want to locate the truck ID, customer or branch, or staging location.
Use the Find hot key to display the Find Truck ID, Branch/Customer, Staging Loc screen.
In the Truck ID field, enter the truck ID you are trying to locate.
In the Branch/Customer field, enter the branch or customer you are trying to locate.
In the Staging Loc field, enter the staging location you are trying to locate.
Note: On the Find Truck ID, Branch/Customer, Staging Loc screen, you can enter any combination of the above in locating your item. For example, you can enter only a truck ID, both a truck ID and staging location, only a customer, or all three values to locate the item.
After you have entered your search criteria, press Esc to begin the search.
If the system finds an item that matches your search criteria, it places the cursor on the item in the Fleet Schedule Maintenance screen. If the item the system selected is not the item you are trying to locate, use the N hot key to select the next item in the list that matches your criteria. Keep using the N hot key until you have located your item. If you still cannot find the item, try a new search using new criteria.
If the system cannot find an item that matches your search criteria, it displays "No Entries Found that Match Criteria" on the Fleet Schedule Maintenance screen. Try your search again using new criteria.
Complete using the Fleet Schedule Maintenance screen, as needed.
More Options from the Fleet Schedule Maintenance Screen
The Fleet Schedule Maintenance screen also offers these options.
Hot Key | Description |
Move Line | Change the order of the truck ID listings. |
Copy | Copy a truck ID listing. |
Delete | Delete a truck ID listing. |
Print Label | For each truck ID on a schedule, prints a truck label to use in loading. |
View | For the customer to which a truck ID is associated and on which the cursor is placed, use to display the Customer Maintenance screen. |
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