MadManMoon Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 (edited) I found this on the Ford Fusion forum, and thought it might be interesting to people here wondering what the specific dates actually mean! Legend:MS&S = Marketing, Sales, and ServiceMP&L = Material Planning and LogisticsVO = Vehicle Operations Receipt Date: The date that MS&S recorded the order.When the order is received from the dealers.Serialize Date: The date that MS&S transfers the order to MP&L and the VIN is created.When the order is received by Material Planning and parts are ordered.Segment Date: The date that MP&L determines which week the order will be built.When they figure what week that parts will be able to be delivered to the plant to build the vehicle.Sequence Date: The date that MP&L determines which day the order will be built.When they figure what day that parts can be at the plant to build the vehicle.Blend Date: The date that MP&L determines when the order will be built within the assigned day.When they figure the specific order that vehicles will be built. This depends on options and line constraints.Produced Date: The date that VO finished assembling the vehicleYour unit has been built!Gate Release Date: The date that VO transfers the vehicle to Transportation Carriers for shippingYour unit has left the building, and is in the hands of the shipper (rail or truck).Ship Date: The date the vehicle left the Assembly PlantYour unit has left the load site, and is on it's way to the dealer.Arrival Date: The date the Dealership received the vehicleYour dealer has the unit in hand, doing the dealer prep thingy.Sold Date: The date the Customer picked up the vehicleYou came in, looked it over, said, "I'll take it!" and signed the papers. Hope this helps! Edited June 14, 2013 by MadManMoon JAZ and hybridbear 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridbear Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Awesome info, thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adair Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 This is great info! I'm gonna PIN it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMoon Posted June 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Hmm, looks like my info might be a bit out of date! According to cyberdman over at the Blue Oval Forums who generously provides tracking on vehicle orders, they have not used those milestones in years. I'll confess, the last time I looked for those dates was in 2007, so it's entirely possible that Ford has completely changed their scheduling system. From what I can determine, the order status goes from UNSCHEDULED - CLEAN, to SCHEDULED TO WEEK (MM-DD-YYYY), then to SCHEDULED TO DAY (MM-DD-YYYY) or, if changed, RESCHEDULED TO DAY (MM-DD-YYYY). Following that, it's details on location (Gate, Ramp, or Railcar No.). Sorry for the possible confusion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMoon Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Okay, I redeemed myself! I found the complete glossary of status terms used by the current Ford scheduling/ordering system. I created a new thread here: http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/topic/2274-dealer-status-inquiry-glossary/ You can pin that one! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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