Shipping full packages only

Car manufacturers sometimes accept only full packaging material, such as crates, boxes, and pallets. Deviations often result in penalties for the supplier. Therefore, in Infor LN 10.2.1, full packaging constraints were introduced.

For a packaging level and handling unit structure, you can now specify if only full packages are allowed. In case of full packages only, packaging must always contain the full quantity of items as prescribed in the package definition.

Full packaging constraints are handled as a contractual agreement between a customer and supplier. In the Sales Contract Line Logistic Data (tdsls3102m000) session, use the Package Definition field to specify a package definition for which the Full Packages Only check box is selected in the Handling Unit Templates (whwmd4160m000) session.

If only full packages can be shipped, the ordered quantity in a planned warehouse order often is not the sum of the linked sales schedule line(s), but is adjusted to comply with the quantity specified in the package definition. Overdeliveries, which will arise more frequently, are corrected through the handling of cumulatives (CUMs).

To correctly calculate underdeliveries, overdeliveries, and backorders for these kind of planned warehouse orders, the Original Ordered Quantity field was added to the Sales Schedule Planned Warehouse Orders (tdsls3520m000) session.

Example

The following table shows the quantities in a planned warehouse order if full packages must contain pieces as a multiple of 10.

Action	Planned warehouse order quantities
Approve and consolidate two schedule lines with quantities of 7 and 5 into one planned warehouse order.	The original ordered quantity is 12 pieces. The ordered quantity is 20 pieces.
Approve a new schedule revision with schedule quantities of 7 and 4.	The original ordered quantity is reduced to 11 pieces. The ordered quantity does not change.
Approve a new schedule revision with schedule quantities of 7 and 1.	The original ordered quantity is reduced to 8 pieces. The ordered quantity is reduced to 10 pieces.
Approve a new schedule revision for which the first schedule line is no longer present.	The original ordered quantity is reduced to 5 pieces. The ordered quantity is 10 pieces.
Confirm a final shipment of 9 pieces.	The backorder quantity is 3 pieces based on the original ordered quantity and 11 pieces based on the ordered quantity. A back order of 3 pieces must be created, which due to packaging, results in 10 pieces.
Confirm a final shipment of 9 pieces.	The backorder quantity is 0 pieces based on the original ordered quantity and 6 pieces based on the ordered quantity. No backorder is created and the remaining part of 6 pieces is canceled.