Thread: Role of Early/Late Pickup Dates and the Early/Late Delivery Dates in Order Base
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Old December 11th, 2007, 15:52
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Re: Role of Early/Late Pickup Dates and the Early/Late Delivery Dates in Order Base
Hi Srinu,

Those time windows come into place when planning a shipment that must have be picked up and delivered within the time windows set at the origin and destination.

These time windows work in conjunction with the field "HOLD AS LATE AS POSSIBLE" in the "Planning Parameter Set". In OTM 4.5 the default is set to False, meaning that the Order Release will be planned in order to meet the delivery time window at the first opportunity. When you set it to True, the order release is not planned to be picked up until the last moment but still making it on time to the destination. I would recommend picking the first approach if your priority is service but if your priority is reducing cost, pick the second approach.

Hope this helps,

Alejandro B.
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