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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000108" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Multiple means of transport by load</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e496988">
         <Level1>Multiple means of transport</Level1>
         <Level2>load</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e496993">
         <Level1>Multiple means of transport</Level1>
         <Level2>freight order</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e496998">
         <Level1>Freight order</Level1>
         <Level2>multiple means of transport</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e497003">
         <Level1>Load</Level1>
         <Level2>multiple means of transport</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e497008">
         <Level1>Transport means combination</Level1>
         <Level2>tmc</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e497013">
         <Level1>Transport means group</Level1>
         <Level2>tmg</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>Consignments of goods are often transported by segmented means
		of transport, for example, a truck-and-trailer combination, or a locomotive
		that pulls several cars. In such cases, you may want to perform freight
		planning for some, or perhaps all of the segments that make up the means of
		transport.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Keyword type="unknown" order="d1e497022">
         <Level1>TMC or TMG</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Paragraph>In <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm" role="package">Freight</GUIRef>, for each freight order line, you can specify whether
		transportation is to be performed by individual means of transport or segmented
		means of transport.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If you choose individual means of transport, you can add a <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000004" role="glossary">transport means group</Link> to the freight order line. If you
		attach a <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000017" role="glossary">means of transport</Link> to the freight order lines, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm" role="package">Freight</GUIRef> will try
		to allocate this means of transport to the load that results from the load
		building process. For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000005" role="manual">The use of transport means groups</Link>, <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000043" role="manual">Means of transport selection</Link>, and <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000037" role="manual">Freight order grouping</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If you opt for segmented means of transport, you can add a <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000080" role="glossary">transport means combination</Link> to the freight order line. A
		transport means combination can include various individual means of transport,
		this depends on the way you set up your transport means combinations. As a
		result, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm" role="package">Freight</GUIRef> can allocate more than one means of transport to each load that results from
		the load building process.</Paragraph>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>You can attach either a transport means group or a transport
		  means combination to a freight order line, both is not possible.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
      <Paragraph>If you do not insert a transport means group or a transport
		means combination on a freight order line, the load building engine selects a
		transport means group or a transport means combination based on your setup
		data. The load building engine first looks for a suitable transport means
		group. If no transport means group is found, the default transport means group
		defined for the carrier is taken. If no default transport means group is
		defined, the load building engine looks for a transport means combination. If
		not found, the default transport means combination defined for the carrier is
		taken. For further information on the load building engine, see <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000019" role="manual">The load building process</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>
         <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000080" role="glossary" Update="No">Transport means combinations</Link> are also available for freight order clustering. A transport means combination
		is one of the criteria used to generate freight order clusters.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection ID="000108_TMC">
      <SectionTitle>Transport means combinations</SectionTitle>
      <Keyword type="section" order="d1e497076">
         <Level1>Transport means combination</Level1>
         <Level2>tmc</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="section" order="d1e497081">
         <Level1>Tmc</Level1>
         <Level2>transport means combination</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Paragraph>A transport means combination constitutes a combination of
		vehicles; it consists of various segments. For example, a truck-and-trailer
		combination, or a locomotive that pulls several cars. To specify the segments
		that make up the transport means combination, you must attach <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000081" role="glossary" Update="No">vehicle types</Link> and/or <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000017" role="glossary">means of transport</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Vehicle types</SectionTitle>
         <Keyword type="section" order="d1e497097">
            <Level1>Vehicle type</Level1>
            <Level2>tmc</Level2>
         </Keyword>
         <Keyword type="section" order="d1e497102">
            <Level1>Tmc</Level1>
            <Level2>vehicle type</Level2>
         </Keyword>
         <Paragraph>A vehicle type refers to an anonymous, that is, not uniquely
		  identifiable, type of vehicle. For each vehicle type, you must specify the
		  number of vehicles that is used for the transport means combination. For
		  example, if the combined means of transport consists of a locomotive and five
		  cars, for vehicle type CAR, you must insert 5, and for vehicle type LOC, you
		  must insert 1.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Means of transport</SectionTitle>
         <Keyword type="section" order="d1e497112">
            <Level1>Means of transport</Level1>
            <Level2>tmc</Level2>
         </Keyword>
         <Keyword type="section" order="d1e497117">
            <Level1>Tmc</Level1>
            <Level2>means of transport</Level2>
         </Keyword>
         <Paragraph>A <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000017" role="glossary">means of transport</Link> refers to a uniquely identifiable
		  vehicle for which <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm" role="package">Freight</GUIRef> can perform availability checking during load building. To
		  define a uniquely identifiable segment, you must add a means of transport and a
		  vehicle type to the transport means combination. For example, if the combined
		  means of transport consists of a locomotive and five cars, and you want to
		  enable availability checking for the locomotive, you can insert means of
		  transport LOCOMOTIVE AX00023 and vehicle type LOC for the locomotive. For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000108#000108_TMC" role="manual" Update="No">To set up transport means combinations</Link>.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>You can add several means of transport to a transport means
		  combination. Thus <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm" role="package">Freight</GUIRef> can plan transportation for more than one means of
		  transport to transport a load.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection ID="000108_TMC">
      <SectionTitle>To set up transport means combinations</SectionTitle>
      <Keyword type="section" order="d1e497141">
         <Level1>Transport means combination</Level1>
         <Level2>setup</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="section" order="d1e497146">
         <Level1>Setup</Level1>
         <Level2>transport means combination</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="section" order="d1e497151">
         <Level1>Tmc</Level1>
         <Level2>setup</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="section" order="d1e497156">
         <Level1>Setup</Level1>
         <Level2>tmc</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <ProcedureList ID="000108_setup_tmc">
         <ListIntro>To set up transport means combinations, proceed as
		  follows:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/fmd/fmfmd0120m000" role="session">Combination Codes (fmfmd0120m000)</GUIRef> session, define <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#0000001" role="glossary" Update="No">combination codes</Link>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/fmd/fmfmd0140m000" role="session">Transport Types (fmfmd0140m000)</GUIRef> session, define <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#0000002" role="glossary" Update="No">transport types</Link>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/fmd/fmfmd0155m000" role="session">Means of Transport (fmfmd0155m000)</GUIRef> session, define <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000017" role="glossary">means of transport</Link> and in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/lbd/fmlbd0560m000" role="session">Means of Transport Calendar (fmlbd0560m000)</GUIRef>, set up the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Calendar_tc" role="glossary">calendar</Link> for means of transport.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/fmd/fmfmd0150m000" role="session">Transport Means Groups (fmfmd0150m000)</GUIRef> session, define <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000004" role="glossary" Update="No">transport means groups</Link>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/fmd/fmfmd0147m000" role="session">Vehicle Types (fmfmd0147m000)</GUIRef> session, define <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000081" role="glossary" Update="No">vehicle types</Link>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/fmd/fmfmd0642m000" role="session">Transport Means Combination (fmfmd0642m000)</GUIRef> session, define <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000080" role="glossary" Update="No">transport means combinations</Link>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/fmd/fmfmd0148m000" role="session">Vehicle Types and Means of Transport by Transport Means Combination (fmfmd0148m000)</GUIRef> session, add vehicle types and means of transport that belong to a transport
			 means combination.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>To define an anonymous segment for a transport means
			 combination, you must add a vehicle type and the number of vehicles of this
			 vehicle type. For example, if the combined means of transport consists of a
			 locomotive and five cars, for vehicle type CAR, you must insert 5 in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/fmd/fmfmd0148m000#fmfmd048.nvhl" role="manual">Number of Vehicles</GUIRef> field.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>To define a uniquely identifiable segment, you must add a
			 means of transport and a vehicle type. The number of vehicles for a uniquely
			 identifiable segment cannot be more than one.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/fmd/fmfmd0144m000" role="session">Transport Means Combinations by Carrier/LSP (fmfmd0144m000)</GUIRef> session, define the transport
		  means combinations that are available for carriers.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/lbd/fmlbd0100m000" role="session">Freight Planning Parameters (fmlbd0100m000)</GUIRef> session, select or clear the <Link href="/baanerp/fm/lbd/fmlbd0100m000#fmlbd000.ctmg" role="formfield">Check TMG and TMC Availability</Link> check box to specify
		  whether or not the loading capacity and the availability of means of transport
		  or transport means combinations must be checked during load
		  building.</ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>