| # Plan Matrix Definitions by Shipping Office (fmfoc1115m000) Use this session to view and maintain planning group priorities. You can set priorities for the matrix definitions used in the plan matrices for the planning groups of a shipping office. To define a planning group priority, proceed as follows: Select the shipping office to which the planning group belongs. Enter the priority number. Enter one to specify the highest priority. Select a matrix definition. If the freight order grouping control data are set up properly, the selected matrix definition is linked to the plan matrix which, in turn, is linked to the planning group for which you define the priority. Related topics Freight order grouping Plan matrices and matrix definitions To set up freight order grouping control The use of shipping offices and planning groups Shipping Office A department that is responsible for the organization of transportation for one or more warehouses. When goods are moved from or to a warehouse, the responsible shipping office plans the transportation of these goods or subcontracts the transportation of the goods. In direct delivery scenarios, the shipping office provides planning or transport subcontracting services for external suppliers or customers. In Freight Management, a shipping office plays a key role in load building and freight order clustering. Freight orders are grouped by shipping office. The groups of freight orders by shipping office are used by the load building engine to build shipments and loads, or by the freight order clustering engine to build freight order clusters. Matrix Sequence The priority number for the matrix definition. Enter one to set the highest priority. Plan Matrix Definition An entity in which you can define the attributes of a plan matrix. |