Post-picking processes
Your warehouse may vary by layout, available workspace, and warehouse parameters. Depending on these factors, completed picks are staged to an intermediate sortation area, packing area, or directly to the shipping dock. After the orders have been staged, the identity of every picking or shipping container, its contents, and its destination is recorded in TWL.
Staging picked products
A multiple-line order can require unit load picks, case picks, and unit picks. Several order pickers may be required to fill one order. You can assign a staging or sortation area to ensure all line items on the order are gathered and packaged together. The line items accumulate in the sortation area until all lines for the order are complete. In the RF Staging Loc Movement screen, you can stage products by pressing .
The last active container is the default and is automatically displayed on the screen. You can override the default by scanning another container. When you place a tote, carton, or pallet in a staging location, a container that was staged for the same customer is validated by TWL. If one exists, the existing staging location for the customer is the default. If one does not exist, you can scan another staging location to place the container in.
Staging location inquiry
A special staging location inquiry is available by pressing . You can find out what is in the staging locations by performing one of these procedures:
- Scanning a container or location
- Specifying an order number, customer number, ship-to number, or carrier
The qualifying products that fit the criteria you entered are displayed in the RF Staging Loc Inquiry screen.
You can view the customer, ship-to destination, ship-to name, and order number by scrolling to the right. You can change the value in the Container field. If you change the Container field, the screen shows the customer number, carrier, and services that are associated with the orders in the container type being staged. The Container field options are tote, pallet, or carton. To remove a container from the staging location, scan the container.
Container inquiry
On the RFOrder Picking Main Menu, in the Order Picking Detail Inquiry screen, the contents of containers associated with a specific order may be shown. Parameter 7501, Order Container Inq, must be set to Yes. With this inquiry, you can determine the status of the order for customer service issues. This inquiry is also helpful during packing and ship verification to ensure the order is complete.
Parameter 5253, Carton Sortation Verification, improves shipping accuracy by verifying the cartons scanned onto a shipping pallet. In TWL, you can limit a shipping pallet to the ship-to address of the first carton scanned onto the pallet. You can also limit the shipping pallet to a single carrier. Scanning orders with different carriers prompts a message to be displayed. A warning message is displayed if the default for parameter 5254, Carton Sortation Verification – Hard Stop, was accepted and if these conditions exist:
- You scan a different ship-to address onto the pallet
- The criteria that is specified on parameter 5253 does not match
Carton information
The Order Carton Information inquiry is available from TWL Outbound-Shipping-Order Carton Info. Shipping pallet IDs are displayed on this inquiry to facilitate carton sortation.