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- Manufacturing TMS
- Who it's for
- Manufacturers moving goods between plants
Manufacturers moving goods between plants
An inter-plant movement needs agreement between the sending operation and the receiving dock. The Transport Planner records what will move and when it is promised. The Dispatcher connects that requirement to a driver and vehicle, while the Dock Reviewer decides the receiving reservation. Each team can investigate its part of the handoff without losing the common load reference.
How Manufacturing TMS is set up for you
Keep the movement identifiable
Use consistent item codes and lane names for recurring plant transfers. Record the organization and responsible load owner, then distinguish pickup and receiving stops through their sequence and type.
Review receiving capacity
The receiving plant supplies the dock capacity and operating note. Dispatcher submits the appointment with planned pallets, and Dock Reviewer records the independent outcome against the request revision.
Coordinate equipment changes
Fleet Coordinator reviews vehicle defects and service needs with Dispatcher. A replacement vehicle belongs in the assignment before the sending plant releases the trip on the old arrangement.
Resolve the final handoff
Delivery Coordinator verifies receiving evidence against the destination stop. Dispatcher checks the remaining stops and plant appointment outcome before marking the overall load Delivered.
An inter-plant movement needs agreement between the sending operation and the receiving dock. The Transport Planner records what will move and when it is promised. The Dispatcher connects that requirement to a driver and vehicle, while the Dock Reviewer decides the receiving reservation. Each team can investigate its part of the handoff without losing the common load reference.
Start with a regular lane between nearby plants and a team that can explain both ends of the movement. Confirm the time convention used for the departure, appointment and actual events. Test a delivery-promise change after assignment and compare the current load with its dock reservation before departure.
Include a vehicle defect in the rehearsal so the team practices replacing equipment while preserving a clear assignment history. At the destination, use a disputed signature reference and ask the Delivery Coordinator to resolve it before verification. Agree how the transport outcome reaches the production or inventory system during setup, with the receiving system's owner responsible for its stock effect. Follow [load planning and dispatch](/tms-for-manufacturing/processes/load-to-dispatch) through the same trip.
Features to start with
Dispatch and tracking
Connect each load to its driver and vehicle, then review reported transport milestones.
Load planning
Prepare the load, transport partner and stop sequence before committing the trip.
Plant dock appointments
Review the requested dock reservation against pallet capacity before confirming the appointment.
Roles on the team
- Transport Planner
- Owns load preparation and the planning decision.
- Dispatcher
- Coordinates assignments, dock submissions and transport milestones.
- Dock Reviewer
- Independently decides submitted dock reservations against their capacity evidence.
- Delivery Coordinator
- Captures and verifies delivery evidence against the load and its stop.
- Fleet Coordinator
- Maintains driver eligibility and vehicle service readiness.
- Admin
- Configures access and organization reference data with the operating owners.
Set up Manufacturing TMS your way.
Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.