Picking units
Seldom do warehouses receive goods in the same quantities or packaging required for customer purchase or shipping. So, goods must be reassembled into picking units. Your warehouse might deal with a variety of unit packages, and the manner with which orders are picked are unique for your environment.
System parameter 2027, Break By Carton, controls the manner you are directed to fill pick requests. Pick records are created by TWL for full case primary locations in case-quantity increments. Pick records are created for any remaining quantities in the split-case primary location, if one exists. If not, pick records are created for another non-primary location that enables picking in split-case quantities. The most efficient method that balances travel time and accuracy is chosen for your warehouse during implementation.
For example, you are required to fill a line item for 118 units of a product that has a split-case primary and a full-case primary with a case size of 50. If so, then how parameter 2027 is set determines your actions. This table shows the selected value for 2027 and your action:
| If | Then |
|---|---|
| A single location case pick is selected | You are sent to a case location and must compute the number of full cases you must pick. |
| One carton per pick is selected | The picks required to satisfy the request are computed by TWL. You are directed to get two case picks and one pick of 18 from the split-case location. |
| Multiple cartons per pick is selected | You must compute the number of units to pick. You are directed to get one case pick of 100 and one split pick of 18. You determine that you must pick two cases from the full-case location and one pick of 18 from the split-case location. |
| Single location split/case pick is selected and the requested quantity is not evenly divisible by the full-case quantity | You are directed to the split case location to pick 118 units. This selection requires minimal travel time. |
The default selling unit of measure (UOM) for individual units is EACH. That default unit is displayed during picking. However, your vendor may distribute the same product in many different units of measure. If parameter 7000, Multiple UOM During Picking, is set to Yes, then you can pick multiple units of measure for the same product.
For example, you buy, sell, and stock window-cleaning solution in individual spray bottles, six-pack spray bottles, and gallon units of measure. You store them in the same location. You are picking an order for 12 spray bottles. However, only 7 individual units are in the location. By entering the SA Table Code Value Setup or Product Extended Product Cross Reference Setup unit of measure code, the equivalent number of units you are required to pick is computed by the system. If necessary, a decimal is included to represent a portion of a unit.
By changing the UOM field to EACH, the quantity you are required to pick is computed by TWL. If you are required to break an inner pack to fill a line item, the inventory is maintained in the lowest common denominator; typically EACH. Use this unit of measure to ensure inventory is updated appropriately.
Parameter 7000, Multiple UOM During Picking, may be set to Yes to allow picking with multiple units of measure. The validation during RF Packing-Order/Pack Verification is based on the selling unit. Parameter 7000 may be set to Yes, and the Whole Order Unit Ship option selected for the item in TWL Configuration-Item-Miscellaneous-Outbound. If so, the stock quantity picked is rounded to the nearest whole selling unit to be validated in RF Packing-Order/Pack Verification.