In MFG/PRO, shipper documents are used as the basis for bills of lading. This can be useful for consolidating shipments. A bill of lading shows a detailed breakdown of a shipper’s content. A master bill of lading combines two or more individual bills of lading. Use the options on the Bills of Lading Menu shown in Table 6.4 to create and print bills of lading.
Table 6.4
Bills of Lading Menu (7.9.12)
Printing Bills of Lading
Use Bill of Lading Print (7.9.12.1) to print a single bill of lading from a shipper document. A bill of lading shows a detailed breakdown of a shipper’s content. This breakdown shows the products shipped, the total weight of the product, and the containers used to pack the product. Fig. 6.40
Bill of Lading Print (7.9.12.1)
Ship-From. Enter the range of site codes from which the shipment originates.
Shipper. Enter the shipper number for which you are printing a bill of lading. You can select only sales order shipments for printing bills of
No. Menu Label Program
7.9.12 Bills of Lading Menu ...
7.9.12.1 Bill of Lading Print rcrp12.p 7.9.12.2 Master Bill of Lading Maintenance rcmbmt.p 7.9.12.3 Master Bill of Lading Inquiry rcmbiq.p 7.9.12.4 Master Bill of Lading Print rcmbrp.p 7.9.12.23 Master Bill Delete/Archive icmbdel.p
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lading. The system determines the source of demand for a shipper by checking the transaction type of the inventory movement code.
Master Bills of Lading
Use Master Bill of Lading Maintenance (7.9.12.2) to create a document that combines two or more individual bills of lading. Shipper documents are used as the basis for bills of lading. Master bills of lading are useful for consolidating shipments.
Master bills of lading are identified by the ship-from code, the master bill number, and the ship-to code. The shipping group associated with the from and to addresses displays if one has been defined.
Fig. 6.41
Master Bill of Lading Maintenance (7.9.12.2)
Ship-From. Enter the site code for the site from which the inventory is shipped. This must be an existing site with a valid associated address record.
Master Bill. Enter the master bill of lading code. If blank, the system assigns the next available Master Bill number from the Container/ Shipper Control File.
Ship-To/Dock. Enter the transit ship-to or dock address (typically a distribution center) at which the shippers associated with this master bill of lading are reloaded for transport to the final customers. Shipping Group. This field displays the shipping group code and description for this combination of Ship-From and Ship-To/Dock addresses. This field appears after you enter the Ship-From and Ship-To/Dock addresses. If no shipping group is available for the specified addresses, this field is blank.
Carrier Detail Frame
Use the Carrier Detail frame to define the carrier and other carrier-related information. Fig. 6.42 Master Bill of Lading Maintenance (7.9.12.2), Carrier Detail
Carrier. Enter a valid address code of type carrier if this master bill uses a single carrier. Use the Multi field to specify multiple carriers. Multi. Enter Yes if this master bill requires more than one carrier. The system prompts you for additional carriers. Enter No if this master bill uses a single carrier.
Enter additional carrier data for this shipment: Ship Via, FOB Point, Mode of Transport, Carrier Shipment Reference, and Vehicle ID appear on various printed documents.
Document Format. Enter a valid document format of a type applicable to shippers. Defaults from the shipping group if one is specified. If blank, the document cannot be printed.
Language. Enter the language code for the master bill. You can print all master bills of a particular language by specifying the language code in the print selection.
Comments. Specify if comments are entered regarding this master bill of lading and whether these comments should be printed. If Yes, the next screen prompts you to review and enter comment
information. If No, the comment screen does not display.
Adding Multiple Carriers
ÏSee Figure 6.35 on page 152.
If multiple carriers have been specified in the Multi field of the Carrier Detail frame, the Carriers frame displays for listing the carriers. This is exactly the same frame that displays in Pre-Shipper/Shipper Workbench.
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Master Bill of Lading Detail frame
The Master Bill of Lading Maintenance Detail frame appears after completing the Carriers frame. It lists bills of lading that have been added to this master bill.
Fig. 6.43
Master Bill of Lading Maintenance (7.9.12.2), Details
To add a shipper, press Add. The Add Shipper pop-up appears. Choose a Ship-From code and a Shipper number and press Enter. The shipper is added to the master bill.
Deleting Master Bills of Lading
To delete a bill of lading from the master bill, position the cursor on the bill you want to delete using the arrow keys, and press Delete. You are prompted to confirm the deletion. Type Yes, and press Enter.
You can only delete a master bill if NRM permits the discard of the assigned sequence number. If NRM does not permit the discard, you cannot delete the master bill, but you can remove shippers from it as needed.
Printing Master Bills of Lading
When you have finished added shippers to the master bill, press End to exit the shipper list. If the document format is not blank, the Print Master Bill frame appears.
Add Shipper pop-up
Printing Master Bills of Lading
If a master bill has multiple carriers assigned to it, addresses for all the carriers associated with the master bill print in the shipper body following all the shipper details.
1 Choose Master Bill of Lading Print (7.9.12.4). Fig. 6.44
Master Bill of Lading Print (7.9.12.4)
2 Enter a range of ship-from site codes, master bill numbers, ship-to site codes, document formats, language codes, and carrier IDs to select the master bills you want to print.