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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Load Building</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Load Building</Level1>
		</Keyword>
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	<AimSection><Paragraph>Transport planning is carried out in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/lbd" role="module">Load Building</GUIRef> module. The user selects a range of freight orders that belong to a particular shipping office and planning group, and then launches the load building engine. The result is a cost-effective, efficient <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000028" role="glossary">load plan</Link> that consists of various <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000022" role="glossary">loads</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000018" role="glossary">shipments</Link> providing information such as routes, loading and unloading addresses and dates, quantities of goods, and so on.</Paragraph>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>The load building engine offers various <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000049" role="glossary">planning algorithms</Link>. You can also use <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000024" role="glossary">route plans</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000031" role="glossary">standard routes</Link> to plan transportation along fixed routes and transport services.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The load plans, loads, and shipments generated by the load building engine are maintained in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/lbd" role="module">Load Building</GUIRef> module.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000097" role="manual">Introducing load building</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000050" role="manual">To create load plans</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000020" role="manual">Planning methods</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000022" role="manual">The use of route plans</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000021" role="manual">The use of standard routes</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000024" role="manual">Load plan, load, and shipment statuses</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000025" role="manual">Load plan, load, and shipment maintenance</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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