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Transport planning in manufacturing starts when the logistician knows the approximate time when the goods will be ready. At the beginning of transportation planning, you need to know whether the customer organizes transportation himself (EXW Incoterms ) or whether the manufacturer has filed an offer to produce the product together with transport (DAP Incoterms).
In a transparent company, the logistician can see what products are being finalized by the manufacturing department, what is done and what was already dispatched.
Before planning the transportation, the representative should take a look into the product card to understand the goods size and weight. Each product has certain dimensions and weight which affect the type of transport that needs to be ordered.
In addition to the dimensions, the representative should decide whether the order should be delivered on pallets (and if the pellet price was included in the total price of the goods.)
If the logistician has arranged transport with the carrier or if the customer has announced the date of pickup, then it is necessary to add the pickup date to the transportation calendar so that the stock-keeper knows about the event.
The store-keeper can then properly prepare the goods.
If the transport was correctly planned, each person in the company should see the agreed delivery date on the dashboard, together with the technical specification of the product and customer specific notes.
Since OFFISEEK is an online platform, everyone in the company will have access to the transportation calendar and its history.