Each Industry commodity bought or sold has a preferred interchange data element. How/when is this preferred interchange value used?
Preferred Interchanges are used to force routing across interchanges of choice for a Shipper s shipment. If an interchange is used in Multiple Layout Operations (MLO), there may be multiple ways with various numbers of hops to get the shipment to a Consignee. The preferred interchange defines which interchange in the shipper s division will be the interchange that will be used on the selected route. If you are using MLO, then the interchange is where the cars will be set out. The preferred interchange is not used for Consignee routing at this time.
