There are many terms referring to a cargo movement or parts of a cargo movement in Navarik Inspection.
These are represented in a hierarchy from largest to smallest as follows:
Voyage
Trip
Nomination
Parcel
To help build the foundation of this structure, we have organized it into a real day-to-day life example, a shipping industry example, and a visual aid taken from our system (attached).
1. Voyage
This is the largest.
This is considered the platform for the whole movement. This houses all associated trips, nominations, and parcels (inspection worksheets).
2. Trip
This separates/groups the nominations.
3. Nomination
This separates/groups the parcels.
4. Parcel
This is the most granular.
This represents one cargo.
For example, imagine you are going to complete some shopping tasks. The entire day has been planned out (this represents one voyage). You will be traveling to three towns (each town represents one trip), visiting two stores in the town (each store represents one nomination), and collecting various items from each store (each item represents one parcel). This example would be set up to look like this:
VOYAGE A
Trip 1
Nomination
Parcel
Parcel
Parcel
Parcel
Nomination
Parcel
Trip 2
Nomination
Parcel
Parcel
Nomination
Parcel
Parcel
Trip 3
Nomination
Parcel
Nomination
Parcel
Parcel
Parcel
Now with that foundation in mind, we can apply it to a shipping industry example.
An operator/scheduler on the cargo owner side has planned for various activities to take place. The operator has scheduled this to take place in two cities, two ports, and is moving one cargo at each location. There are a few ways to schedule this - The operator has the ability to structure the nomination in the way that best accommodates their business needs especially if there is a need to separate nomination numbers or trip numbers. Below are three options (voyage B, C, and D)
VOYAGE B
Trip1
Nomination
parcel
parcel
VOYAGE C
Trip 1
Nomination
parcel
Nomination
parcel
VOYAGE D
Trip 1
Nomination
parcel
Trip 2
Nomination
parcel
Please note that if you wish for the inspection company to consolidate an invoice (linking invoices), both parcels must belong to the same nomination number. The only way to accommodate this is to structure the movement as shown in the Voyage B example.
see: Linking Worksheets to One Invoice
see: Creating a Nomination from Scratch
Additional information:
Voyage:
- The voyage ID is unique and it is assigned to the movement upon creation. This number cannot be changed and it cannot be recycled even if the voyage is canceled.
Trip:
- The trip number is a free text field that is decided by the operator. This number can be changed at any point.
Nomination:
- The nomination number is unique and it is assigned to the movement upon creation. This number cannot be changed and it cannot be recycled even if the nomination is rescinded/canceled.
Parcel:
- The parcel/worksheet has a unique number that is assigned upon creation. This number cannot be changed and it cannot be recycled even if the movement is rescinded/canceled.
- Each parcel can only represent one inspection company and one cargo
Please see attached diagram for a visual aided example.