Force cross-docking range

Introduction

In the Warehouse - Item (whwmd2510m000) session, you can specify force cross-dock minimum and maximum quantities, which enable you to force cross-docking whenever a quantity is received that lies within the range specified.

Impact of force cross-docking

If the force cross-dock minimum and maximum quantities are both set to zero, LN does not try to force cross-docking of the received quantity.
For DMS, this means that LN always first tries to supply from inventory if DMS on Inventory is set to Receipt and Outbound. If demand exceeds available inventory, LN cross-docks the received quantity to meet remaining demand.
If you set the force cross-dock maximum quantity to the maximum and the force cross-dock minimum quantity to zero, LN always first tries to cross-dock the received goods.
For DMS, this means that first the received quantity is used to meet demand. If demand exceeds the received quantity, the remaining quantity is supplied from inventory, if DMS on Inventory is set to Receipt and Outbound.
The same applies when the force cross-dock maximum and minimum quantities are set to specifc values, and the received quantity falls within this range.

Force cross-docking in a DMS environment

Depending on the force cross-dock quantities, LN first assigns either the received quantity or the on-hand quantity. The following examples assume that you specified a force cross-docking range of zero to 20.

Example 1

Item	X
Warehouse	WH1
Received Quantity	10 pcs.
Inventory on Hand	15 pcs.

The received quantity is 10 and, therefore, in the assumed range. As a result, the received quantity will be assigned first, and then the on-hand quantity. Distribution in the DMS session is as follows:

Priority	Date	Demand	WH	Shortage	Assigned Received Quantity	Assigned Inventory
106	14-4-2005	Sales S4	2	2	2
203	11-4-2005	Sales S1	1	10	8	2
205	13-4-2005	Sales S3	2	5		5
212	15-4-2005	Transfer T2	1	5		5
500	20-4-2005	Forecast F1	2	20		3

Example 2

Item	X
Warehouse	WH1
Received Quantity	25 pcs.
Inventory on Hand	15 pcs.

The received quantity is 25 and, therefore, outside the assumed range. As a result, the on-hand quantity will be assigned first, and then the received quantity. Distribution in the DMS session is as follows:

Priority	Date	Demand	WH	Shortage	Assigned Received Quantity	Assigned Inventory
106	14-4-2005	Sales S4	2	2		2
203	11-4-2005	Sales S1	1	10		10
205	13-4-2005	Sales S3	2	5	2	3
212	15-4-2005	Transfer T2	1	5	5
500	20-4-2005	Forecast F1	2	20	3

The remaining received quantity is placed in stock.

Note

On occasion, all demand can be supplied from inventory and the entire received quantity is placed in stock.

Force cross-docking in a non-DMS environment

The force cross-docking range is closely linked to the cross-docking time fence and the setting of the Generate Cross-dock Order Lines when Confirming Receipt option, which is also defined in the Warehouse - Item (whwmd2510m000) session.

If you set a force cross-docking range, and the received quantity falls within this range, LN performs the following steps:

Tries to cross-dock the received goods as much as possible. LN looks for all demand (outbound order lines) for the received item in the warehouse where the goods are received.
LN first looks for open cross-dock orders for which cross-dock order lines can be created.
If goods remain to be cross-docked, LN then looks for outbound order lines that do not yet have a cross-dock order.
If one or more is found, LN sorts these lines according to the planning priorities or cross-dock order priorities used, and creates cross-dock orders and cross-dock order lines as required.
LN repeats these steps until the entire received quantity is processed or until no more demand can be found.

Note

LN also performs the previous steps if the Generate Cross-dock Order Lines when Confirming Receipt check box is cleared.
If the Generate Cross-dock Order Lines when Confirming Receipt check box is selected, and no force cross-docking range is set, LN still tries to create cross-dock order lines for existing cross-dock orders. However, LN will not create new cross-dock orders.
If a time fence has been set, the restrictions imposed by the time fence must also be met.