This chapter explains how to ship goods using the container/shipper method and enhanced shipping features.

Related training material is available in the QAD Document Library. See QAD Allocations and Shipping Training Guide.

Shipping Overview
Describes how shipping requirements can be handled, from simple sales order shipments and intrasite transfers to more complex international or global shipments.

Setting Up Shipping
Illustrates the workflow for setting up all shipping features.

Setting Up Containers
Describes how to use containers to package and store finished goods at the end of a production line and to warehouse them in single-level containers before shipping. Also describes how to use containers to consolidate goods going to the same location.

Setting Up Shipper Validation
Describes how to use the programs in the Shipper Validation Menu that verify that pre-shippers/shippers are compliant with customer specifications before sending them.

Shipment Certification
Describes how to mark a shipment as certified by assigning a unique and encrypted digital signature.

Shipment Processing
Describes how to do domestic and global shipment processing using the container/shipper method using the Shipment Processing programs.

Validating Shippers
Describes the shipper validation workflow.

Creating Shippers in Other Functions
Describes programs where shipping information and documents can be recorded and managed for issue transactions.

Viewing Shipper Information
Details how to use the Shipper Report to review detailed information from shipper documents.

Creating Scanned Shipping Documents
Outlines how to use Shipper Gateway to import records scanned by a bar-code reader.

Creating Custom Shippers
Describes the steps necessary to create a customized shipper document for outgoing shipments.

A broad range of shipping requirements can be handled, from simple sales-order shipments and intrasite transfers to more complex international or global shipments.

This chapter focuses on setting up and using the system’s shipping features for domestic and global sales-order shipments using containers, shippers, and master bills of lading. Issue transactions that are not based on sales orders, such as transfers and returns, are also covered. It concludes with information on how to use scanned information to create shipping documents and how to customize shippers.

Simple shipping using packing lists and Sales Order Shipments (7.9.15) is discussed with sales orders. Other aspects of shipping are included in the discussion of customer schedules in QAD Scheduled Order Management User Guide.