Example of Handling Unit building during picking using Prepacking Advice

1

The warehousing order type has Sequencing implemented and the Sorting method used during picking is Ascending. The package definition used in this example is PKDF01.

Table 1. This table lists the handling unit template:
Parent Node Node Packaging Item Virtual Packaging Item Quantity Quantity Allow Multi Item for Shipping Single Reference Single Reference A Single Reference B
0 1 Pallet No 1 0 pcs Yes No No No
1 2 Box No 3 0 pcs Yes Yes Yes No
2 3 Yes 0 180 pcs No Yes Yes Yes

This handling unit template has in total 180 pcs, divided over 3 boxes, maximum of 60 pcs per box.

Table 2. This table lists the outbound order lines that are present:
Order Item Package Definition Quantity
Sales Schedule S1 / 10 ITEM001 PKDF01 20 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 20 ITEM002 PKDF01 20 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 30 ITEM003 PKDF01 20 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 40 ITEM001 PKDF01 80 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 50 ITEM002 PKDF01 40 pcs
Table 3. This table lists the outbound order line reference distribution that is present:
Order Line Ref. Distr. Item Reference Quantity
Sales Schedule S1 / 10-1 ITEM001 202 20 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 20-1 ITEM002 203 20 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 30-1 ITEM003 201 20 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 40-1 ITEM001 204 80 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 50-1 ITEM002 205 40 pcs

A projected shipment with 5 lines is created; LOAD00001 with shipment SHIP00001.

Table 4. This table lists the outbound advices that are generated:
Advice Order Item Package Definition Quantity Load Shipment Shipment Line Distribution Line
1 Sales Schedule S1 / 10-1 ITEM001 PKDF01 20 pcs LOAD00001 SHIP00001 10 1
2 Sales Schedule S1 / 20-1 ITEM002 PKDF01 20 pcs LOAD00001 SHIP00001 20 1
3 Sales Schedule S1 / 30-1 ITEM003 PKDF01 20 pcs LOAD00001 SHIP00001 30 1
4 Sales Schedule S1 / 40-1 ITEM001 PKDF01 80 pcs LOAD00001 SHIP00001 40 1
5 Sales Schedule S1 / 50-1 ITEM002 PKDF01 40 pcs LOAD00001 SHIP00001 50 1
Table 5. Picking is done according to the proper sequence. The advice lines must be picked in this order:
Advice Order Item Package Definition Quantity Load Shipment Shipment Line Distribution Line
3 Sales Schedule S1 / 30-1 ITEM003 PKDF01 20 pcs LOAD00001 SHIP00001 30 1
1 Sales Schedule S1 / 10-1 ITEM001 PKDF01 20 pcs LOAD00001 SHIP00001 10 1
2 Sales Schedule S1 / 20-1 ITEM002 PKDF01 20 pcs LOAD00001 SHIP00001 20 1
4 Sales Schedule S1 / 40-1 ITEM001 PKDF01 80 pcs LOAD00001 SHIP00001 40
5 Sales Schedule S1 / 50-1 ITEM002 PKDF01 40 pcs LOAD00001 SHIP00001 50 1

After the complete picking process has been executed, this handling unit structure is linked to shipment SHIP00001.

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2

The same scenario as in Example 1 is considered. Starting point is the same, sequencing is implemented, and sorting method is Ascending. The only difference is Packing Advice is added to the process.

Table 6. These orders are present:
Order Item Package Definition Quantity
Sales Schedule S1 / 10 ITEM001 PKDF01 20 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 20 ITEM002 PKDF01 20 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 30 ITEM003 PKDF01 20 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 40 ITEM001 PKDF01 80 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 50 ITEM002 PKDF01 40 pcs
Table 7. This table lists the outbound order line reference distribution:
Order Line Ref. Distr. Item Reference Quantity
Sales Schedule S1 / 10-1 ITEM001 202 20 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 20-1 ITEM002 203 20 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 30-1 ITEM003 201 20 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 40-1 ITEM001 204 80 pcs
Sales Schedule S1 / 50-1 ITEM002 205 40 pcs
Table 8. This table lists the projected shipment lines:
Shipment Line Order Line Ref. Distr. Item Quantity
SHIP00001 / 10 Sales Schedule S1 / 10-1 ITEM001 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 20 Sales Schedule S1 / 20-1 ITEM002 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 30 Sales Schedule S1 / 30-1 ITEM003 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 40 Sales Schedule S1 / 40-1 ITEM001 80 pcs
SHIP00001 / 50 Sales Schedule S1 / 50-1 ITEM002 40 pcs
Table 9. This table lists the shipment lines reference distribution:
Shipment Line Item Reference Quantity
SHIP00001 / 10 ITEM001 202 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 20 ITEM002 203 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 30 ITEM003 201 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 40 ITEM001 204 80 pcs
SHIP00001 / 50 ITEM002 205 40 pcs

The user can start the prepacking advice session from the shipment header wherein the demands that exist for the projected shipment are displayed. The demands are based on the shipment line reference distribution and are sorted based on the value the “Sequencing during Picking” field is set to.

Table 10. This table lists the demands that are displayed to the user:
Shipment Line Item Reference Quantity
SHIP00001 / 30 ITEM003 201 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 10 ITEM001 202 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 20 ITEM002 203 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 40 ITEM001 204 80 pcs
SHIP00001 / 50 ITEM002 205 40 pcs

From the advice, a handling unit structure can be generated, based on the demands, the package definition and the handling unit template that is applicable. The handling units can be filled up with inventory from stock. These handling units have the status Projected and are not packed until the actual packing is performed. The status changes to Committed after these handling units are packed and the prepacking advice is completed. These handling units are linked to the prepacking advice line.

The next step in the process is to create the proposed stock points. For each of these demands, the proposed stock points are generated, and this inventory is used to repack for the specific shipment demand.

Table 11. This table lists the stock points that are present in the warehouse:
Warehouse Location Item Quantity Available
WHAMS1 BULK001 ITEM001 80 pcs
WHAMS1 BULK002 ITEM002 20 pcs
WHAMS1 BULK002 ITEM003 40 pcs
WHAMS1 BULK003 ITEM001 20 pcs
WHAMS1 BULK003 ITEM002 30 pcs
Table 12. Initially the prepacking advice looks for the inventory for the specific demands. These proposed stock points are available:
Shipment Line Item Warehouse Location Quantity
SHIP00001 / 30 ITEM003 WHAMS1 BULK002 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 10 ITEM001 WHAMS1 BULK001 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 20 ITEM002 WHAMS1 BULK002 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 40 ITEM001 WHAMS1 BULK001 60 pcs
SHIP00001 / 40 ITEM001 WHAMS1 BULK003 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 50 ITEM002 WHAMS1 BULK003 30 pcs

In this specific example, repacking is most likely done at a predefined location, from which the current stock point inventory must be moved to. The shipment planner may make some changes to the proposed stock points, because demand for ITEM001 is in total 100 pcs. For reference 202, 20 pcs are requested and for reference 204 80 pcs are requested, the stock point for item ITEM001 on location BULK001 is 80 pcs, which is more efficient to use for reference 204. Therefore, The proposed stock points show only the available inventory and not the planned receipts for the specific items that have a shortage.

The shipment planner must decide if the prepacking advice is accepted and approve the advice. After the approval, the prepacking advice is printed to be used for actual repacking.

In this example, the shipment planner has made these proposed stock points, and has approved the prepacking advice:

Table 13. In this example, the shipment planner has made these proposed stock points, and has approved the prepacking advice:
Shipment Line Item Warehouse Location Quantity
SHIP00001 / 30 ITEM003 WHAMS1 BULK002 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 10 ITEM001 WHAMS1 BULK003 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 20 ITEM002 WHAMS1 BULK003 20 pcs
SHIP00001 / 40 ITEM001 WHAMS1 BULK001 80 pcs
SHIP00001 / 50 ITEM002 WHAMS1 BULK003 10 pcs
SHIP00001 / 50 ITEM002 WHAMS1 BULK002 20 pcs

The packer has this prepacking advice as a print-out:

shipment warehouse

The packer can perform the repacking in inventory using this printed advice.

The packer must first move the inventory from the proposed stock points to the prepacking location by moving the proposed stock points to the actual stock points. As part of this process, the inventory is moved to the prepacking advice location. When moved, the inventory is committed against the stock point, and the inventory levels are populated with the committed quantity. In case, lot or serial in inventory is used, the Committed Inventory is updated at that level to prevent the stock points from being used by other processes.

The packing process can be performed as soon as the inventory is available in the prepacking location. The Compose Packaging session can be used for this process. This session displays the packaging advice lines, the actual stock points and the handling unit structure that is linked to the shipment. The packer also has the option to drag/drop the actual stock points to the handling unit structure for performing the actual packing of the handling units.

The packer can now set the prepacking advice to Complete. This sets the packed handling units to Committed. Consequently, the stock point committed quantities are lowered or increased based on the handling unit, as the handling unit commitment is also stock point specific.