Dealer Status Inquiry Glossary

[MadManMoon]

The purpose of the Dealer Status Inquiry Glossary is to define status information on units within the distribution system.  Dealer Status Report messages have been improved and expanded, making it possible for dealers to closely monitor the status of units from order entry through delivery.

 

Listed below are the possible status messages you may see on your Dealer Status Report.  Included are explanations and instructions you should follow when a unit has been in a particular status over the length of time indicated.

 

ARR AT RAMP (Arrived At Ramp): Your vehicle has arrived at the ramp and has been unloaded.  The rail car which contained your vehicle is displayed in the STATUS/RAIL CAR - DESCRIPTION column.

 

ARR US PORT (Arrival at U.S. Port Facility): Your imported vehicle has been unloaded from its ship and has been delivered to the port facility.

 

ASGN TO DLR (Assigned to Dealer): This vehicle has been assigned to your dealership.

 

AT SEA: Your imported vehicle is enroute to its Port of Entry.

 

BALANCE OUT (Model Year Balanced Out): Order will not be produced.

 

BUCKED: Your order has begun production.

 

CANC AT PLT (Cancelled at Plant): Your order has been cancelled.

 

COMPAT (Compatibility Error): Your order contains a compatibility error and cannot be scheduled until the error is corrected.

 

COMPAT/HOLD (Compatibility and Material Hold): Your order is being held pending resolution of a production hold for material and a compatibility error.

 

DEL TO DLR (Delivered to Dealer): Your vehicle has been delivered to the location designated in your order.

 

DIVERT FROM (Field Diversion From): This vehicle has been diverted from your dealership to another dealership.  This vehicle will cease to appear on your status reports.

 

DIVERT TO (Field Diversion To): This vehicle will cease to appear on your status reports.

 

DLR PICKUP (Dealer Pickup): Your vehicle has been picked up at the ramp by the dealership's representative.

 

DVO DELAY (Damaged Vehicle - Delay): Your vehicle has been damaged in transit.  Further shipment has been suspended pending the disposition of damage.

 

DVO TERM (Damaged Vehicle Operations - Termination): It has been determined that the damage to your vehicle is sufficient to warrant cancellation of delivery.

 

EXPORT/SHPD (Export Vehicle Shipped): Export vehicle has been shipped.  Vessel name will be indicated.

 

FOREIGN PORT: Your imported vehicle has been delivered to the foreign port of embarkation for shipment.

 

FRM BODY CO (From Body Company): The body company has completed its modification and returned your vehicle to the assembly plant for shipment.

 

FRM STORAGE (From Storage): Your vehicle has been picked up at the ramp by the dealership's representative.

 

FRM TEST CTR (From Test Center): Emission testing has been completed and vehicle has been released from test center for shipment.

 

LOCKED-IN (Production Locked In): Vehicle material has been procured for vehicle build.  Vehicle is within ten days of production and specification changes will not be accepted at this time.

 

MATL HOLD (Material Hold): Your order is being held pending resolution of a production hold for material availability.  Your order may be held pending finance approval.

 

MEMO CONSGN (Memo Consignment): Vehicle has been shipped to the body company for modification or completion of the assembly process.

 

PRODUCED: Your order has been produced by the assembly plant.

 

REINSTATE: Your previously cancelled order has been instated.

 

REL FR PLT (Released by Foreign Plant): Your imported vehicle has been released by the foreign assembly plant.

 

REL TO CVY (Released to Convoy): Your vehicle has been released to the carrier pending convoy shipment.

 

REL TO RAIL (Released to Rail Yard): Your vehicle has been released to the carrier pending rail shipment.

 

REV SPECS (Revised Specifications): The vehicle specifications in your scheduled order have been changed.  This message will remain until plant status changes (i.e., locked-in or bucked).

 

SCHEDULED (also called Segmented): Your order has been assigned to a segment (production) week.  The week to which it has been assigned is listed in the column headed "SHCD DATE" and is identified by the date corresponding to the Monday of that week.  Specification changes will NOT be accepted if the "SCHEDULED DATE" is within ten working days of the current date.

 

SHPD CONVOY (Shipped by Convoy): Your vehicle has been shipped by haulaway truck carrier.  To determine if this is an indirect or direct shipment, locate the ramp code corresponding to the vehicle in question in the "RAMP" column of your report.  If a ramp code is displayed, the shipment noted is an interim one (i.e., a shipment involving multiple carriers).  This ramp code will identify the location at which the vehicle will change carriers, i.e., to another haulaway or rail.  If no ramp code is displayed, the vehicle's next destination is the location to which you designated the shipment.

 

SHPD RAIL (Shipped by Rail): Your vehicle has been shipped via rail carrier.  The rail car number on which your vehicle was loaded is displayed in the "STATUS/RAIL CAR - DESCRIPTION" column.

 

SUB TO PLANT (Submitted to Plant): Your order has been serialized and is awaiting scheduled date and ETA.

 

TEMP DELAY (Temporary Delay): Your order has been assigned to the Serialized Order Bank pending resolution of a condition causing a temporary delay in production.  Scheduled date will be "T.B.D." (to be determined) until order is released from Serialized Order Bank.

 

TO BODY CO (To Body Company): Your vehicle has been shipped to the body company for completion of the assembly process.

 

TO STORAGE: Ford Motor Cpmpany use only.

 

TO TEST CTR (To Test Center): Your vehicle has been selected to undergo emissions testing.

 

UNSCH/CLEAN (Unscheduled - Clean): Your order has been received by Ford Motor Company and is awaiting selection by COS for submission to the assembly plant.

[Noah Harbinger]

My sticker has "Blend" in the top line - I've heard that term has something to do with the production process, does anyone happen to know what it means?

[MadManMoon]

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.