This section describes how to complete a typical Transportation Management System (TMS) workflow.

Overview
Describes the purpose of a TMS workflow.

Typical TMS Workflow
Identifies the tasks in a typical TMS workflow. Lists the possible shipment statuses and describes how to uniquely identify a shipment.

Address Task
Describes the Address workflow task.

Route, References and Containers Task
Describes the Route, References and Containers workflow task.

Rate Shop Task
Describes the Rate Shop workflow task.

Manifest Task
Describes the Manifest workflow task.

Documents Task
Describes the Documents workflow task.

Shipments arrive in PRECISION from an external ERP system, or as a result of creating a shipment using either the Manual Shipment (MANSH) or Desktop Shipping (SHDTS) option in PRECISION. Regardless of how a shipment appears in the system, it must be processed and shipped using the appropriate carrier service. The shipment workflow can include tasks that allow you to choose a carrier service, print appropriate shipping labels, and make goods available for collection by the carrier. This chapter describes how to complete TMS workflow tasks.