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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">The use of standard routes</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Standard route</Level1>
			<Level2>master data</Level2>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>A standard route is a fixed route that is traveled with a particular frequency, such as a truck that visits delivery addresses according to a fixed schedule, a rail service, or a boat service. Usually, transportation via standard routes costs less than travel via non-fixed routes.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>A standard route covers a range of addresses and provides some details about the route, such as the execution frequency of the route, the carrier, and the transport means group of the means of transport that travel the standard route. Most of these standard route details are user-defined.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The ranges of addresses are defined by zip codes or by areas. Zip codes for standard routes are defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/lbd/fmlbd0151m000" role="session">ZIP Codes by Standard Route (fmlbd0151m000)</GUIRef> session and areas for standard routes are defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/lbd/fmlbd0152m000" role="session">Areas by Standard Route (fmlbd0152m000)</GUIRef> session. You can define execution frequencies for standard routes in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/lbd/fmlbd0150m000" role="session">Standard Routes (fmlbd0150m000)</GUIRef> session and in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/lbd/fmlbd0155m000" role="session">Dates and Times by Standard Route (fmlbd0155m000)</GUIRef> session. You can access these sessions on the <GUIRef href="" role="menu">Specific</GUIRef> menu of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/lbd/fmlbd0150m000" role="session">Standard Routes (fmlbd0150m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/lbd/fmlbd0150m000" role="session">Standard Routes (fmlbd0150m000)</GUIRef> session, you can add the following route details to the standard route:</Paragraph>
		<List><ListItem>Transport category</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000067" role="glossary">Carrier</Link>
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			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000004" role="glossary">Transport means group</Link>
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			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Routes.tc" role="glossary">Route</Link>
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			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000023" role="manual">Execution frequencies for standard routes</Link>
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		<Paragraph>Standard routes are used in the <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000021" role="glossary">consolidation</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000022" role="glossary">pooling</Link> planning algorithms. The pooling algorithm uses <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000024" role="glossary">route plans</Link>. Route plan <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000027" role="glossary">legs</Link> can use standard routes.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>A shipment or a load is allocated to a standard route if:</Paragraph>
		<List><ListItem>The times and addresses of the shipment or load match the time frame and geographical frame (defined by areas or zip codes) of the standard route.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The route details of the shipment or load match those of the standard route.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<Paragraph>If more than one standard route matches these criteria for a given shipment or load, the load building engine selects the most cost-effective standard route according to the standard-route selection criterion specified in the <Link href="/baanerp/fm/lbd/fmlbd0100m000" role="session">Freight Planning Parameters (fmlbd0100m000)</Link> session. If you enter different standard routes in the freight order lines of a freight order, the load building engine builds a separate load for each standard route.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>Standard routes are not mandatory, but if you use the consolidation planning method, you can create loads and shipments as shown in the example in <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000020" role="manual">Planning methods</Link>.</Paragraph>
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		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000022" role="manual">The use of route plans</Link>
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		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000019" role="manual">The load building process</Link>
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