Delivery Slots

About delivery slots

• Delivery slots are used by transporters to have their customers choose a predefined delivery date and time (a slot).
• Slots are generated for a number of weeks ahead and stored in param deliverySlots.
• The definition to generate slots is in param deliverySlotsDef. It contains information like postcode areas, days of the week and number of slots available.
• Besides a limited number of slots for a specific date and postcode area, their might also be a limitation on weight, loadmeters and volume, depending on the truck sizes used on that date.

Where to find

• Template: orderentry
• Parameter: deliverySlots
• Parameter: deliverySlotsDef
• Parameter: holidays

Example: how this functionalty is used by your customer

• User opens an orderentry delivery slot programmed screen
• 1. User selects delivery type (a pre-defined condition in this case).
• 2. User types a postcode.
• 3. User clicks the calendar button next to the delivery date.
• 4. Slot options are displayed in pop-up window.
  
  • When user selects a slot option, it will be filled inside delivery time fields (and sent to your TMS).
• When the system is searching for available slots, the number of available slots, loadingmeters and weight are taken into account.
  
  • All upcoming shipments are viewed and if it appears that a specific slot is 'full', than the option for that slot will not be displayed.

Explanation for Back Office users

• On request functionality of delivery slots has to be programmed by Cargo Office Programmers inside your orderentry functionality.
  
  • On request functionality can be defined on certain conditions or delivery types.
• You have to define postcodes, days, slots, times, loadmeters and weight by using parameter deliverySlotsDef.
• You have to define available values for postcode, date, day, time, number of slots, loadmeters and weight by using parameter deliverySlots.
• Cargo Office Programmers have to install and run a specific program that will generate your delivery slot parameter settings.
• To skip the delivery slots functionlaity for any specific day, use parameter holidays.