| # Freight Rates and Costs Parameters (fmfrc0100m000) Use this session to view and maintain the freight rates and costs parameters. Related topics Calculation of estimated freight costs Freight cost revenue calculation at order line entry Effective Date effective date. In the actual set, or parameter set, the effective date field is empty, but the effective date is taken as the default value in the Description field. In parameters sets that precede the actual set, the effective date is displayed in the effective date field. If you make a change in the actual set, the changed set becomes the new actual set. First Priority The first prority zone-code type to be checked for zone based rates. Related topics Calculation of estimated freight costs Second Priority The second zone-code type to be checked for zone based rates. If no zone based rates of the first priority zone-code type are found, Freight Management searches Pricing Control for zone based rates of the second priority zone-code type. Related topics Calculation of estimated freight costs Third Priority The third zone code type to be checked for zone based rates. If no zone based rates of the first and second priority zone code type are found, Freight Management searches Pricing Control for zone based rates of the third priority zone code type. Related topics Calculation of estimated freight costs Transport Costing If this check box is selected, freight cost calculation for loads, shipments and freight order clusters is enabled and freight costs can be posted in Financials. Clearing this check box can be useful for organizations that do not require freight cost checking or invoice matching. These organizations either have a contract or partnership with a single carrier to handle all of their transport and transport planning activities, or they run their own fleet and do not use internal invoicing. Related topics Calculation of estimated freight costs Distance Break Type The preferred break type for zones of the distance type. Rate and Carrier Selection at Order Line This parameter is used to specify the criterion for carrier and rate selection which is used to calculate the preliminary freight costs for order lines before load building has been carried out. Preliminary freight costs can be calculated for the following types of order lines: Freight order lines. Sales order lines. Sales quotation lines. For freight order lines, you can only calculate preliminary freight costs if the setting of the Invoice for Freight Based On parameter at the business partner listed on the originating order is Client Rates. For sales order lines and sales quotation lines, it depends on the setting of the Invoice for Freight Based On parameter at the business partner listed on the order whether client rates or carrier rates are searched. Carrier Selection Related topics Freight cost revenue calculation at order line entry Rate and Carrier/LSP Selection at Warehouse Shipment Select the criterion for carrier and rate selection. LN uses the specified criterion to calculate the estimated freight cost of loads and shipments created in the Warehouse Management package of LN. LN selects the carrier and calculates freight costs based on the following available options: Cheapest: LN selects the carrier that has the lowest rate of transport. Prioritized: LN selects the carrier based on the highest priority. You can specify carrier priority in the Carriers/LSP by Shipping Office and Planning Group (fmfrc0160m000) session. Interactive: LN presents you with all the possible carrier/transport means group and freight amount combinations in the Freight Rates Warehouse Shipments (fmfrc0535m000) session. You can select the desired carrier/LSP. LN updates the estimated freight cost for the selected combination in the load and shipments. LN calculates the actual freight costs later, at the moment the freight loads and shipments are created from the warehouse loads and shipments during the confirm shipment. Related topics Carrier Selection and Cost Calculation within Warehousing Cost Allocation Based On This parameter determines the basis for cost allocation to lower levels, for example, from load to shipment or from shipment to shipment lines. If freight costs are calculated for a load, the costs of the load are allocated to shipments proportionally. To enable freight cost calculation, the unit you select from this list must be used for freight order lines. Cost allocation based on Note Any additional costs are not included in the cost allocation process, only freight costs based on the invoicing methods are considered. Related topics Invoicing methods Recalculation of Freight Costs Sometimes, you must recalculate freight costs if changes are made to shipments or loads. This parameter determines how recalculation of freight costs must be carried out. Interactive means that if changes are made to the load, shipments, or shipment lines, a dialog appears asking whether LN should recalculate the freight costs. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Recalculate freight costs. Recalculate Load Costs until Status The last status for which LN performs automatic or interactive load cost recalculation, as specified in the Recalculation of Freight Costs field. Allowed values Planned Actual In Progress Confirmed Shipped Completed Note Manually changing the freight costs or initiating freight cost recalculation is always allowed, regardless of the current field value. For more information, refer to Freight cost recalculation Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Recalculate freight costs. Related topics Calculation of estimated freight costs Freight Cost When Rates not Found The freight cost amount that must be applied when no applicable freight rates exist in the Pricing Control module. Related topics Freight rate retrieval Freight Cost When Rates not Found A generally accepted medium of exchange (such as: coins, treasury notes, and banknotes). LN distinguishes two currency types: Home currency, used internally by companies for example, to calculate costs, to record budgets, and to register tax amounts Transaction currency, used in transactions with business partners, such as orders and invoices |