| Packaging and shipment processes for outbound handling
unitsIndustries require various packaging and shipment processes for
efficient delivery of products. To enhance the packaging and shipment processes, you can use
these features: Fill up handling units Handling units can be filled up and shipment lines can be
consolidated based on the Consolidate Stock Points in one Shipment Line parameter
in the Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session. The prerequisites to fill up handling units within the same
handling unit structure: - The package definition code of the shipment line must be
identical to the package definition of the picked goods.
Templates are also compared when dealing with the
multi-item structure: - The number of nodes must be the same.
- The quantity of packaging items must be the
same.
- The auxiliary packaging must be identical.
- The quantity of the auxiliary packaging must be the
same.
- The handling units must not be in stock, but they must be
generated during the confirm pick process. When the handling units are picked
from stock, the Shipment on the picking list is filled. In this
situation, the picking list is closed and the contents are transferred to the To Shipment Handling Unit.
- If used, the single packaging references must match the
handling unit template.
- When filling up, the item that is put in the single handling
units must match the picked item.
- Goods picked and placed within the same shipment are filled up
in the handling unit structure, if possible.
Fill-up conditions When starting the shipment building process, LN checks for existing
shipment lines that can be used to ship the goods. When handling units are
generated during picking, and the picked goods have no handling unit yet, the
package definition of the outbound order line is used. When the package
definition is filled, LN searches for existing shipment lines with the same package
definition with related handling unit, based on this package definition. When
no package definition is defined for the outbound order line, the shipment
building process searches for shipment lines without a package definition. When
handling units are generated during picking, shipment lines with a related
handling unit are also selected and filled up accordingly. When a shipment line that can be used for the picked goods is
identified, these actions are executed: - Validate current handling unit structure against the package
definition. If the validation fails, a new handling unit structure is created
for the picked goods. This happens only when all the shipment line related
handling units have the Status set to Staged.
In case there are handling units with the Status set to Open, the
fill-up is performed without the validation.
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Add the picked goods to the singles that are not full yet,
so contents are added to existing handling units. Related constraints: - The item of the single handling unit must be the same as
the picked item.
- Reference, Packaging Reference A and Packaging Reference B
must be identical.
- Add packages on the master handling unit(s) if there is still
space available on the master handling unit.
Constraints for single item: - The reference of the master handling unit must match the
picked reference when for the master, the Single Reference check box is selected in the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session.
- The Packaging Reference A of the master handling unit must
match picked packaging reference A when for the master, the Single Packaging Reference A check box is selected in
the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session.
- The Packaging Reference B of the master handling unit must
match picked packaging reference A when for the master, the Single Packaging Reference B check box is selected in
the Handling Units (whwmd5130m000) session.
Constraints for multi-item: - The Allow Multi Item for Shipping check box in the Handling Unit Templates (whwmd4160m000) session must be selected for the handling
unit template of the outbound order line that is related to the picking list
that is just picked.
- The handling unit templates must match (except for the
contents within the packaging item) the packaging items.
- The Reference of the master handling unit must match the
picked reference when the Single Reference indicator is selected on the
master.
- The Packaging Reference A of the master handling unit
must match the picked packaging reference A when the Single Packaging Reference A check box is selected on
the master.
- The Packaging Reference B of the master handling unit
must match the picked packaging reference A when the Single Packaging Reference B check box is selected on
the master.
- Add new master handling unit when the contents cannot be added
to the existing masters or the single reference constraints do not match, and
there are goods that still require packing.
Validate packaging reference
distribution/CINDI In order to prevent the shipping of incorrect structures, a
validation of the structure must be performed before the confirmation of the
shipment. For the shipment line that is to be confirmed/frozen, the packaging
reference distribution is validated against the handling unit structure. For
more information on CINDI, see CINDI process. Compose handling Unit When handling units are composed, additional checks must be
executed with respect to the references. When moving handling units from one
parent to another, LN considers the handling unit building constraints. Example The handling unit is defined: Node | Packaging Item | Single
Packaging Reference | Single Packaging Reference A | Single
Packaging Reference
B | 1 | Pallet | V | V | X | 2 | Box | V | V | V |
The handling unit structure is present: For handling unit P1 these references are filled: - Reference: REF001
- Reference A: REFA001
- Reference B: REFB001
For handling unit P2 these references are filled: - Reference: REF001
- Reference A: REFB001
- Reference B: REFB001
When the user want to move the handling unit B2 from P1 to P2
the user will get an error message, because the reference A of the parent
handling unit (pallet) are not matching. This table indicates when moving of
complete boxes is allowed: Compose shipment When a shipment line is moved from one shipment to another, the
shipment line reference distribution is also moved into the new shipment line.
The reference distribution is copied or updated. The handling units must be
filled-up manually by composing the handling unit structure. Split shipment line When shipment lines are split, the packaging reference
distribution is also split. When a handling unit is split from the shipment
line, the handling unit reference fields are used to determine which part of
the shipment line reference distribution must be copied. However, when there are no handling units and there is a
shipment line reference distribution present, the split off quantity inherits a
part of the packaging reference distribution assigned. LN prioritizes the
highest distribution line till the whole split quantity is
assigned. Shipping documents Generally, handling units are printed on shipping documents.
When a multi-item handling unit structure is present for a shipment, the
multi-item level is not printed. | |