The function Shipment preparation plan is a workbench used to organize the shipments of deliveries according to a number of criteria (categories, statistical groups, preparation codes, ...).
When these are selected, the user generates a picking list and then the picking tickets.
This function is used to organize the picking of :
A shipment preparation planning is created by:
Several orders must be shipped the next day.
These orders contain:
How to use the shipment preparation plan
1 - Create preparation codes corresponding to the products of statistical groups, for example JOU and ALI.
2 - In the plan, enter a preparation date equal to the next day: the preparation date is equal to the shipping date (product-site records do not include a preparation lead time).
3 - Uncheck the boxes "Break by shipping date" and "Break by order".
Result
The picking tickets are generated by statistical group and the orders are grouped by customer: a picking ticket will be generated for the products of the group 'Toys' and another for the products of the group 'Food'.
Several orders are to be shipped for the next day to customers A and B.
Other orders have late deliveries for the same customers.
The orders relate to the products PRD1, PRD2 and PRD3 and are associated with different types of delivery: D1 et D2.
Order list :
How to use the shipment preparation plan
1 - In the plan, enter a preparation date equal to the next day: the preparation date is equal to the shipping date (product-site records do not include a preparation lead time).
2 - Uncheck the boxes "Break by shipping date" and "Break by order".
Result
4 picking tickets (PT) are generated by grouping orders by customer and by delivery type:
A Shipping preparation function is also available in VT mode. It can be accessed from a portable terminal, and is also used to create and validate the main information linked to shipping preparations and launch label prints automatically.
When the approval circuit is managed (parameter APPSOH - Order approvals management), the sales orders following the established approval rules are not taken into account as long as they are not Totally signed.
When the sales orders are manually blocked (parameter SCDTUNL chapter Sales, group Authorizations), they cannot be selected until a user has unlocked them (blocking field in the Order function).
Refer to documentation Implementation
Fields
The following fields are present on this tab :
Filters
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Enter or select a storage site at which the selected product is active. The Selection icon (magnifying glass) only suggests products that are referenced in the products-sites table. |
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The picker code indicated here will be proposed by default in the picking tickets. |
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This field is used to call a picking list. |
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When checked, this box gives the possibility to add products on an existing list. |
Preparation origin
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When this box is checked, the sales orders are taken into account. |
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When this box is checked, the loan orders are taken into account.
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When this box is checked, the sub-contracting reorder requirements are taken into account. |
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When this box is checked, the sub-contracting shortages are taken into account. |
Generation of preparation
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When this box is checked, the system generates as many picking tickets as there are orders, regardless of the ship-to customer.
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If this box is checked, the system generates as many picking tickets as there are shipment dates, for the same ship-to customer.
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This field indicates the allocation type of the line to pick (global or detailled). |
Start - end range
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The date entered in this field is used to take into account the eligible lines with a date lower or equal to the date entered. |
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If orders exist in a "complete order delivery" to be prepared, this box must not be checked so order lines of this type are taken into account in the preparation. |
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This is a range used to process customers by code. |
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This field is used to select the adress code of the delivered client (start range). |
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This field is used to select a second customer code in order to filter the orders to be displayed. |
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This field is used to select the adress code of the delivered client (end range). |
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This drop down list is used to select the routing code set up in the Customer record. |
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This field is used to select the routing code (end range). |
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This field is used to select a carrier code (start range). |
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This field is used to select a carrier code (end range). |
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This field is used to select the order number (start range). |
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This field is used to select the order number (end range). |
Stock movement
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This field makes it possible to assign a new destination location to the lines of the current preparation list. |
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This button replaces all the destination locations specified in the various lines of the table by the one entered in the field "Destination location" |
Classification
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This field is used to indicate the classification criterion of the preparation list: Order number, Shipment date or Product. |
Grid Stock to be prepared
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When checked, this box is used to select a line of the table. |
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This field indicates the number of the picking ticket. |
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This field indicates the status of the picking:
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This field indicates the origine of the line (orders, loan orders, sub-contracting reorder or sub-contracting shortages). |
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This field indicates the number of the order from which the line comes. |
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This field, which is non-enterable, is a reminder of the shipment date. |
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This field indicates the references of the product to process. |
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This field picks up the product description. |
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This field indicates the location of the sub-contractor with a reorder. |
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This is the quantity in stock unit calculated from the ordered quantity in order unit. If the entered quantity is not a multiple of the order unit, a warning message will be displayed. By default the minimum purchase quantity or the quantity of considered requirements is suggested. Under no circumstances the quantity entered is lower than these quantities. This quantity can be modified if the order unit entered is a packing unit for the product where the factor can be modified (see the packing unit grid in the Units tab in the Product record), but it is not accessible for the other units (Purchase unit of the product, Purchase unit defined for the supplier, Packing unit for the supplier, Stock unit). If the quantity in stock unit is modified, the factor expressed between the order unit and the purchase unit will be adjusted. |
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This field indicates the product management unit in which are expressed:
This information is always displayed, regardless of the transaction used. It cannot be modified. |
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This field indicates the quantity allocated to the line being picked. |
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This field indicates the shortage quantity. |
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This field indicates the allocation type of the line to pick (global or detailled). |
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This field indicates the original quantity to pick. |
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This field indicates the customer identifier code. |
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This field indicates the code of the address to ship to.
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The presence of this box is subject to the activity code WRH. |
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This is the lot for which the movement is done. |
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Sub-lot in which the movement will be carried out. |
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This is the product serial number. |
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This field contains the end serial number. |
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Location in which the transaction will be carried out. |
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This field indicates the product status (A, Q, R).
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This field indicates the second identifier entered. |
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This field indicates the first recorded identifier. |
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It is possible to specify a packing unit by supplier.
Only packing type units form the units of measure table can be chosen. |
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The PAC-STK conversion factor is used to calculate the quantity in stock unit from a quantity entered in packing unit: Qty in STK = Qty in PAC * coeff . |
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This field serves to name the different location according to their usage. This title will be used in the product-site grid and in the stock movement entry. Local menu (2707) is extendable and modifiable, except for the first 3 entries that correspond respectively to the receipt location, the storing location and picking location set up in the product-site in the previous entered versions. |
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This code is controlled in the packaging table and initialized by default by the corresponding code from the product-site record. |
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It is the the number of products, expressed in sales units, that the package can contain. |
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This information characterizes the line type by distinguishing a classic product from a kit or a BOM product.
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Action icon
Information on the stock issues can be accessed by clicking on this button.
Information on the picking ticket can be accessed by clicking on this button.
Information on the order can be accessed by clicking on this button.
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By default, the following reports are associated with this function :
LISTEPREPA : Preparation list
LISTEPREPAALL : Picking list allocated prod.
This can be changed using a different setup.
This button is used to start the search for eligible lines on the basis of the specified criteria. |
This button is used to select all the table lines before the preparation plan number is generated. |
This button is used to exclude all table lines. |
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The following fields are included on the window opened through this button : Start - end range
Formulas
Classification
Close This button is used to add selection criteria. |
This button indicates that the picking is complete. |
This function is used to visualize the transaction of the Shipment preparation plans.
This function is used to access the traceability.
If some orders to prepare exist as "shipment order complete", the "Only allocated quantities" check box must not be selected, so that the order lines of this type can be taken into account in the preparation.
In addition to the generic error messages, the following messages can appear during the entry :
There is no "Picking origin" ticked ! Unavailable Location, Held or absent Do you want to erase the destination locations of the picking lines? The quantity entered is larger than the quantity remaining to be picked!