You need to plan freight units with multiple stages. In which master data object would you define different carriers for the different stages of your freight units?

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Options

• ASchedule
• BDefault route
• CTransportation lane
• DCarrier profile

• A
  79% (33)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  12% (5)
• D
  7% (3)

Explanation

Schedules support multi-stage freight planning by allowing you to define individual legs of a journey, each with its own assigned carrier. This makes them the correct master data object when a single freight unit must be handed off between different carriers across its stages.

• Default route (B) defines a standard path between locations but is not designed to assign carrier-specific information per stage - it handles routing structure, not carrier assignment.
• Transportation lane (C) represents a connection between two locations and can reference carriers for that lane, but it covers a single leg in isolation, not a coordinated multi-stage carrier plan.
• Carrier profile (D) stores attributes and capabilities of a carrier (e.g., modes, qualifications), not the assignment of carriers to specific stages within a freight unit's journey.

Memory tip: Think of a Schedule like a train timetable - it has multiple stops (stages), and each segment between stops can run on a different carrier. If you need to coordinate who carries what, when, and on which leg, the Schedule is your master data object.

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