Dispatch Time Definitions

Time Status and Interval For Disptatch

Dispatch Status Times and Statuses

Status Time	Interval	Dispatch Status	Default Source	Calc Method	Comment
Ticket Time
	Batch Time	Ticketed	Batch Setup (Minutes it takes to get a truck loading) plus Batch Load (Sec/YD to load Concrete). Order Times tab, defaults from plant.	min/ld+sec/yd	Example: If Batch Setup is 5 Min and Batch Load is 30 sec/YD then A 2 YD pour will be 6 Minute (5 + 2 x 30sec) A 10 Yd pour is 10 minutes (5 + 10 x 30sec).
Loaded Time
	Plant Wash	Loaded	Plant: Plant Wash (Min/LD)	min/ld
Leave Plant
	Transit Time	To Job	Order Travel To	min/ld	Travel to can default from the Zone.
Arrive Job					Schedule Time is Anchor for Time Calculations
	Waiting Time	Arrive	Plant: Job Setup (Min/LD) / Truck Class: Job Setup (Min/LD)	min/ld
Begin Pour
	Pour	Pour	Order Unload Rate & Spacing	sec/yd	Pour Time calculations based on lesser of Order's Unload Rate (SEC/YD)x QTY or Spacing. Example: If spacing is 30 minutes and pour rate is 5 min/YD then A 10 yard pour will have a 30 minute pour time (30 min spacing less than 10 x 5) A 4 yard load will have 20 minute pour time (4 X 5 = 20, which is less than 30).
End Pour
	Job Wash	Wash	Plant: Job Wash	min/ld
Leave Site
	Transit Time	Return	Order Travel From	min/ld	Can default from Zone
Arrive Plant
		In Yard

Setting up Times

Plant Time Setup

These default times are set in Plant Maintenance on the Plants Tab

• Batch Setup/Batch Load
• Plant Wash
• Job Setup
• Job Wash

Order Maintenance

When creating an order, several default times are carried from the plant and appear on the times tab. Rarely are these modified by dispatchers:

Travel to and from time can be manually entered or default from the Zone. Pour time calculations are based on spacing and the pour rate. Pour rate defaults from the usage type.

Time Definitions

• Target

Times based on the load schedule time

• Projected

Target times adjusted for the load offest (Target Return Offset). The offset is to be adjusted at each status change in the shipping process.

• Actual

Actual times recorded