Design Details - Sequence Determination Planned Activities

General

This page describes the principles of the sequence determination of stops and planned activities on a trip. The sequence determines the order in which the driver loads and unloads, and therefore the route, the driving times, and the arrival times that TMS calculates.

The sequence of stops/Planning Activities on a Trip is depending on the following:

1. The value of the setting: Sequence Calculation Method on the Tab: Planning on the Transport Setup
2. The sequence in which a user is selecting the unplanned sections or markers in the Visual planning
3. Is the type of the (un)loading address of the type: Depot or not.

The following table shows the functionality of the sequence determination on the planned activities:

Setting: Sequence Calculation	Addres Types on section	Determination of sequence	Combining (Un)Loading adddresses
Container/FTL	No impact	Per section, first the load- then the unloadactivity.	No
Groupage	No impact	Sequence of selecting will be the sequence unloading. Loading sequence in reverse order	Yes, if addressno. and activity type are same
Distribution	Loading: Depot Unloading: No Depot	Sequence of selecting will be the sequence unloading. Loading sequence in reverse order	Yes, if addressno. and activity type are same
Distribution	Any other combination than Loading: Depot - Unloading: No Depot	Sequence of selecting will be the sequence loading. Unloading sequence in reverse order	Yes, if addressno. and activity type are same

Note

• When a user selects unplanned sections and adds these sections to a trip containing planned activities a warning will be shown that a sequencenumber is already in use. The user will manually have to adjust the load- and/or unload sequence on the unplanned section to plan the activities in the required sequence.
• When a user selects unplanned sections and adds these sections to a trip on which the first loading action is in status 50-FINISHED the unplanned sections will be added per section, first the load- then the unloadactivity.

Sequence calculation methods

You can define your own sequence calculation methods and use them per plan department or as the default for the company.

1. Choose the icon, enter Sequence Calculation Method List, and then choose the related link.
2. Choose New, and then enter a Code and a Description.
3. Select the Calculation Method:
   • Groupage (Match on Address): Sections with the same address share the same loading or unloading stop.
   • Groupage (Match on Address and Date/Time): Sections share a stop only when the address and the date and time also match.
   • Container/FTL: Each section is a single unit, with one fixed loading and unloading order.
4. In Transport Setup, select the method in Sequence Calculation Method Code. To use another method for a plan department, select it on the plan department.

Settings

The following settings are applicable on Sequence Determination Planned Activities.

Setting	Description
Transport Setup	The parameter: Sequence Calculation Method on the Tab: Planning is applicable on the determination of the sequence.