Note: This post is continuation to topic: 01 and these configurations are specific to business scenario mentioned in that post. Link below to that post for quick reference:
01 - Domain, Items, Locations, and Equipment
Service Provider (Carrier):
Define two service providers with their SCAC codes and country code as USA as shown below:
Contract and Rate Management > Service Provider Manager:
Rates:
Create new Rate Offering that details high level contract details between your organization and service providers like type of offering(TL,LTL, PARCEL, etc.), Rate Service, Rate Distance, etc.
Contract and Rate Management > Contract Management > Rate Offering > Enter below data:
Offering ID=SGTM_TL
Offering Type=TL
Service Provider=SGTM
Rate Service ID=TL-SIM
Version=EXP2020 (New)
Rate Distance ID=LOOKUP ELSE ESTIMATE
Note that here we are using default Rate Service and Rate Distance provided by Oracle. However it is possible to configure external engines for time and distance calculations like PCMILER, RATEWARE XL.
Next create new Rate Records which define cost details for each lane served by the service provider as per the contract agreed.
Open Rate Offering > Actions > Create Rate Record > Enter below data:
Rate Record ID= SGTM_TL_DC_STOREB
Source Geo Hierarchy=CITY
Destination Geo Hierarchy=CITY
SG city= INDIANAPOLIS
SG Province Code= IN
SG Country Code ID= USA
DG City= CHARLOTTE
DG Province Code=NC
DG Country Code ID=USA
Rate Cost > Charge 100 USD PER Buy Shipment
Define other rate records as shown below:
