Ship Via is a term used to describe the freight carrier or method of shipping product to a customer.  Some customers, because of FOB origin considerations, may prescribe their preferred delivery system. The Ship Via is entered as a preference for each ship-to destination, and guides the shipping department in which carrier to use for a shipment. The delivery system may also be US Mail, a company truck, will-call, etc.

Some examples are: Company Truck, Federal Express, Airborne, UPS, etc.  This field is used in Customer Shipping Information, Sales/Work Order Management, Packing List, Purchase Receiving Information, and Purchase Order.  Once the pick-up or delivery time is entered, this information is used in the sales order and scheduling to inform users the time of day the goods must be ready for shipment.  MANEX recommends that the user add a buffer of about 30 minutes to an hour for pick up time to insure that the goods will be ready on time.  It is not necessary to enter the pick up or delivery time for a company truck since the company may make multiple deliveries in one day.