Hubs

Internal Table Name: Hubs

Use this table to identify which hubs are available for selection by Shipment or by Site for Hub and Cross Dock Optimization.

Hub

Technology: TO

Table: Hubs

Internal Name: SiteName

Type: Short Text (100)

Select the Site Name of the hub. Eligible values are Sites that have Type = “Existing Site”.

Shipment

Technology: TO

Table: Hubs

Internal Name: ShipmentName

Type: Short Text (100)

Select the Shipment Name or shipment Group Name of the shipments associated with the hub.

Minimum Dwell Time

Technology: TO

Table: Hubs

Internal Name: MinDwellTime

Type: Short Text (50)

Enter the minimum time that the asset is to remain at the hub. Enter a value, then optionally select a time unit of measure. If you do not select a unit of measure, the default Time Unit Of Measure from Model Settings is used. The dwell time is typically used to represent cross-docking and other transfer activities at the hub.

Maximum Dwell Time

Technology: TO

Table: Hubs

Internal Name: MaxDwellTime

Type: Short Text (50)

Enter the maximum time that the asset can remain at the hub. Enter a value, then optionally select a time unit of measure. If you do not select a unit of measure, the default Time Unit Of Measure from Model Settings is used. The dwell time is typically used to represent cross-docking and other transfer activities at the hub.

Direct Cost Out

Technology: TO

Table: Hubs

Internal Name: DirectCostOut

Type: Short Text (100)

Enter the cost of the outbound movement of the shipment from the hub direct to its end destination. In other words, this is the cost for a non-multi stop route out of the hub to its final destination. It acts as an override to the calculated cost.

Direct Cost In

Technology: TO

Table: Hubs

Internal Name: DirectCostIn

Type: Short Text (100)

Enter the cost of the inbound movement of the shipment direct to the hub. In other words, this is the cost for a non-multi stop route into the hub from the shipment origin. It acts as an override to the calculated cost.

Direct Inbound Hub Time

Technology: TO

Table: Hubs

Internal Name: DirectTimeIn

Type: Short Text (50)

Enter the time required for the inbound movement of the shipment direct to the hub. Enter a value, then optionally select a time unit of measure. If you do not select a unit of measure, the default Time Unit Of Measure from Model Settings is used. This is the time required for a non-multi stop route into the hub from the shipment origin. It acts as an override to the calculated route time. If you do not provide a value for this time, Transportation Optimization calculates the time during route creation.

Direct Outbound Hub Time

Technology: TO

Table: Hubs

Internal Name: DirectTimeOut

Type: Short Text (50)

Enter the time requirement for the outbound movement of the shipment from the hub direct to its end destination. Enter a value, then optionally select a time unit of measure. If you do not select a unit of measure, the default Time Unit Of Measure from Model Settings is used. This is the time required for a non-multi stop route out of the hub to its final destination. It acts as an override to the calculated route time. If you do not provide a value for this time, Transportation Optimization calculates the time during route creation.

Force Through Hub

Technology: TO

Table: Hubs

Internal Name: ForceThroughHub

Type: Bit

One of Yes, No. (Actual database values are 1,0.)

You can force the shipment to go through the hub by setting this value to "Yes" for a specific Hub - Shipment combination.

Default: No

Status

Technology: TO

Table: Hubs

Internal Name: Status

Type: Short Text (25)

Specify whether the hub record is included or excluded from Transportation Optimization.

Default: Include