| # Integration Sales and Freight Management Freight Management is the package in ERP LN that handles transportation requirements. Sales Control is linked with Freight Management. The purpose of the integration between Sales Control and Freight Management is to identify and choose the appropriate means of transportation during order entry. The integration between Freight Management and Sales Control covers the following topics: Integration between Freight Order Control and Sales Control In Freight Order Control, two types of planning exist: Rough planning, which is used for long-term capacity planning. Load building, which is the actual execution time plan of the shipments and loads. To ship the goods, Freight Order Control must know the shipments that must be moved over a period of time. If Sales Control is responsible for creating the freight order, the progress of the shipment and loads can be exchanged and information can be shared between Freight Order Control and Sales Control. Integration with freight rates During sales order entry or sales quotation entry, you can zoom to Freight Management to select the most suitable carrier. Based on several factors, such as the invoicing method, item, freight class, service level, transport type, and transport means group, the freight invoice amount is then retrieved from Pricing Control. ERP LN prints the calculated invoice amount on the order acknowledgement. Integration between freight invoicing and sales invoicing The freight rate that you must pay to the carrier, is called freight costs. You can invoice your business partner for the freight costs, based on: Freight Costs. Freight Costs (Update Allowed). Client Rates. Related topics Integration Freight Order Control and Sales Control To generate freight orders for direct delivery sales orders Integration Freight Rating and Sales Control Integration Freight Invoicing and Sales Invoicing |