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04. Loading and dispatch

Prepare packages, load parts using their QR codes, create the truck, confirm departure and track the shipment with its delivery note.

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CHAPTER 04

Loading and dispatch

From the first scan to tracking the truck and receiving the delivery note by email.

Before you start. Select a project containing assemblies to dispatch. The logistics workflow must include the transfer between the companies concerned; available actions depend on your role.

Open deliveries and choose a package

Find the loads to prepare in the relevant project and logistics workflow.

  1. Select the project at the top of the interface, then open the section Loading / Deliveries.
  2. In Fabricator loading, find the route between companies. The example shows SGSTR → GALVAPRO.
  3. Expand the route to display package 001, its total weight and the button LOAD.
Fabbim Deliveries screen: fabricator loading, galvanizing receipt and onward dispatch, workflow from SGSTR to GALVAPRO.
Figure 1 — Opening project deliveries and the workflow from SGSTR to GALVAPRO.
Package 001 awaiting loading in Fabbim, SGSTR to GALVAPRO route, 0 kg loaded out of 4,183 kg.
Figure 2 — Opening package 001 and the LOAD button.
Good to know. In this example, package 001 shows 0 kg loaded out of approximately 4,183 kg; values depend on your project.

View the dispatch list and parts to load

Check marks and quantities before starting to load.

  1. View the dispatch list : it includes marks, sections, quantities, lengths, finishes and weights.
  2. Open the package using LOAD to access the list To load.
  3. Check the displayed marks and quantities, then prepare the corresponding parts.
Fabbim dispatch list with marks, sections, quantities, lengths and weights of parts in project CCC.
Figure 3 — Dispatch list for the three assemblies in the package.
Table of marks 2553-C109, 2553-C114 and 2553-C118 to load in Fabbim.
Figure 4 — List of assemblies to load and quantities.
Note. The dispatch list screenshot shows the package preparation document, which is separate from the PDF delivery note sent when the truck departs.

View package assemblies in 3D

Visually check the elements included in the load.

  1. From the list of parts to load, activate the button 3D.
  2. Inspect the assemblies shown in the model; the example displays three elements.
  3. Return to the loading view to identify parts.
3D model of the three structural steel assemblies in the package to load in Fabbim.
Figure 5 — 3D view of the package assemblies.

Load parts by scanning or manual confirmation

Record each loaded instance using its label, or use the procedure without scanning.

  1. Open the Deliveries scanner, then place the QR code on the label inside the frame.
  2. If you use Load without scanning, enter the four-digit code requested to confirm the operation for the displayed reference.
  3. After a successful operation, check the green confirmation message and that the instance has been removed from the list To load.
Fabbim scanner reading a QR code label to identify a part before loading.
Figure 6 — Scanning the part's QR code label.
Load without scanning window in Fabbim requesting a four-digit confirmation code for part CCC-001-2553-C109.
Figure 7 — Loading without scanning, with four-digit code verification.
Green confirmation Loaded: 2553-C109/1 and remaining parts to load in Fabbim.
Figure 8 — Loading confirmation for instance 2553-C109/1.
Important. The four-digit code is a confirmation step shown in the screenshot. It must not be confused with the part mark.

View parts being loaded

Find the parts already recorded before creating the truck.

  1. Switch from To load to In progress.
  2. Check the marks and quantities moved to the list of loaded parts.
  3. When the load is ready, use the central action Create truck.
In progress loading tab in Fabbim showing loaded mark 2553-C109.
Figure 9 — The In progress tab shows the loaded part.

Name the truck and check its contents

Assign the loaded parts to a truck and prepare to confirm it.

  1. In the window Name the truck, enter its identifier or registration number, then click CONFIRM.
  2. Find the truck in the view Loaded trucks.
  3. Open its details to view the package and associated marks. The button Truck departed is available to confirm departure.
Name the truck window in Fabbim with truck identifier X9-123-RQ.
Figure 10 — Entering the truck identifier, X9-123-RQ in this example.
Fabbim Loaded trucks view showing truck X9-123-RQ assigned to the package.
Figure 11 — The truck appears in the Loaded trucks list.
Details for truck X9-123-RQ, package information and Truck departed button in Fabbim.
Figure 12 — Checking the truck contents and the Truck departed action.
Check before proceeding. Check the truck identifier and contents before using “Truck departed”.

Confirm departure and receive the delivery note

Confirming departure triggers preparation of the delivery note and sends the document by email.

  1. In the truck details, select Truck departed.
  2. A message appears while the delivery note is being prepared and the email sent.
  3. Check the email Delivery note from no-reply@fabbim.com and open or download the attached PDF.
Fabbim message indicating that the delivery note is being prepared and the email sent.
Figure 13 — Fabbim prepares the delivery note and its email.
Email from no-reply@fabbim.com with the PDF delivery note attached.
Figure 14 — Delivery note email with attached PDF, received after departure is confirmed.
Illustrated example. The delivery note is received as a PDF email attachment. The document name includes the project reference, truck, route and date.

Track the truck in dispatches

After departure, find the truck in the In transit category.

  1. Open the section Dispatches or use Go to dispatches.
  2. Select the stage In transit to see trucks currently in transit.
  3. Expand the relevant route to find the truck, its identifier and associated package.
Fabbim Dispatches view with truck X9-123-RQ under In transit, on the SGSTR to GALVAPRO route.
Figure 15 — The truck appears in Dispatches, under In transit.
Next in the process. The screenshot shows the truck in transit; receipt operations are not detailed in this chapter.
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