Line-up Forecasting
The Line-up Forecasting model is used to forecast planned itinerary events (Arrival, Berthing, Start (Un)Loading, End (Un)Loading, Unberthing, Departure) for shipments and service trips along specified routes from a specified starting date.
The model considers cross-itinerary impacts (limited to the domain objects that the user can view), so that all conflicts in loading and unloading at berths can be resolved. Users can forecast the impact on the berthing sequence and itineraries of affected shipments and service trips when event times change due to:
- Updated planned event times
- Changes in berth allocation
- Entry of actual itinerary event times
- Delays
- Berth unavailability
For example, more than one shipment or service trip can be waiting for discharge at a berth while other shipments or service trips are already unloading at these berths. The Line-up Forecasting model takes berth unavailability into consideration, and extends the planned event times for affected shipments and service trips.
Forecasted event times can be saved as planned event times for the affected shipments and service trips.
The Line-up Forecasting model can also be used to test what-if scenarios, without changing the planned itineraries of shipments and service trips. The model considers all data in memory (that is, in the MineMarket Client save list). A user can change a planned or actual event time or berth allocation on a shipment or service trip (without saving), and then run the line-up forecast to view the impact of the change. By refreshing the MineMarket Client, both the itinerary change and the forecasted impact are discarded.
The Line-up Forecasting model is limited to:
- Service trips loading at a barge terminal and unloading at a port location directly onto shipments
- Service trips loading at a barge terminal and unloading at another barge terminal
- Shipments loading at a port location and unloading at another port location
Note: Berths must be allocated to shipments and service trips before using the Line-up Forecasting model to recalculate event times:
- Service trips unloading directly onto shipments are considered to have the same berth allocation as the shipment.
- The berths for service trips that are not assigned to shipments must be managed via the Barge Line-up Explorer.
- Shipments can be assigned a berth directly. See Enter Route Point Dates for a Shipment and Enter Berth Occupancy Records for a Shipment.
