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 list of orders and/or,
  • a list of loan orders and/or,
  • a sub-contracting reorder requirement and/or,
  • sub-contracting shortages.

Operating principles

A shipment preparation planning is created by:

  • selecting a number of lines ready to be shipped to the customers,
  • and generating picking tickets according to specified parameters.

Use example:

1st example with implicit break on preparation codes

Several orders must be shipped the next day.
These orders contain:

  • products from the statistical groups 'Toys' and 'Food',
  • orders with late deliveries for the same customers.

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'.

2nd example with implicit break on the delivery type

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 :

  • Order 1: Delivery type D1 - Customer A - Product PRD1
  • Order 2: Delivery type D1 - Customer A - Product PRD2
  • Order 3: Delivery type (blank) - Customer A - Product PRD2
  • Order 4: Delivery type D1 - Customer B - Product PRD1
  • Order 5: Delivery type D2 - Customer A - Product PRD2
  • Order 6: Delivery type (blank) - Customer A - Product PRD2
  • Order 7: Delivery type D1 - Customer B - Product PRD1

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:

  • PT1 groups orders 4 and 7 with the D1 delivery type which are intended for customer B. It is applied to product PRD1.
  • PT2 groups orders 1 and 2 with the D1 delivery type which are intended for customer A. It is applied to products PRD1 and PRD2.
  • PT3 groups orders 3 and 6 with a blank delivery type which are intended for customer A. It is applied to product PRD2.
  • PT4 only concerns order 5 with the D2 delivery type which is intended for customer A. It is applied to product PRD2.
     
     

SEEREFERTTO 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.

Prerequisites

SEEREFERTTO Refer to documentation Implementation

Screen management

Entry screen

Reports

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.

Specific actions

Search

This button is used to start the search for eligible lines on the basis of the specified criteria.

Include all

This button is used to select all the table lines before the preparation plan number is generated.

Exclude all

This button is used to exclude all table lines.

Criteria

This button is used to add selection criteria.

Prep list

This button is used to create the picking list from the selection made in the reference table.

A number is then attributed to the picking list. This number can then be called in the field "Picking list" of the block "Filters".

Picking ticket

This button is used to generate picking tickets from the lines displayed in the preparation plans.

The picking list must beforehand either be generated using the button Picking litst or be called using the field "Picking list".

Deliverable

This button indicates that the picking is complete.

Limits

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.

Error messages

In addition to the generic error messages, the following messages can appear during the entry :

There is no 'Picking origin ticked , Unavailable Location, Do you want to erase the destination locations of the picking lines? The quantity entered is larger than the quantity remaining to be picked

Tables used

SEEREFERTTO Refer to documentation Implementation