Supply Trains and Ships

Use supply trains and ships to manage the movement of equipment and consumables (not despatches to customers).

Supply items are configured under the Supply Material Categories node on the Material panel in the Solution Explorer. Supply material can include equipment items, spare parts, tyres, fuel, lubricants, explosives, water, and so on.

Transport Supplies and Consumables by Train

The Supply Train Explorer allows users to register the tonnage, volume and number of units of items transported by supply trains. The Supply Train Explorer also allows users to search for information about supply trains by using selection criteria based on a date range and a specific route.

A scheduled supply train specifies the train route to be used, the structure of the train rakes and the supply materials that are to be transported in them.

Supply trains are configured directly from the Supply Train Explorer, where the train route, train rakes and supply materials are specified dynamically.

Transport Supplies and Consumables by Ship

The Supply Ship Explorer allows users to register the tonnage, volume and number of units of items transported by supply ships. The Supply Ship Explorer also allows users to search for information about supply ships by using selection criteria based on a date range and a specific route.

A scheduled supply ship specifies the ship route to be used, the structure of the ship rakes and the supply materials that are to be transported in them.

Supply ships are configured directly from the Supply Ship Explorer, where the ship route, ship hatches and supply material are specified dynamically. Vessel arrival and departure history and draft readings can be viewed in the Supply Ship Explorer.