To streamline the operations process for processing large number of B2B orders we have come up with the feature for post pack staging & handover using gate pass. both functionalities can be used independently as well.
This will help with the following:
Handling cases where there is a lag in packing to invoicing to handover activities.
Supporting handover of multiple B2B orders together at once against a Gate Pass.
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Gate passes will be created on a shipment level and not on a box level. |
High level workflow
Put away boxes to post pack staging area. This will help in consolidating all boxes of a shipment.
Create a gate pass of one or more shipment.
Use Gate pass wise picking from post pack staging area to pick all boxes and bring them to dock for handover. (other picking logics are also there)
Handover by Gate pass. This ensures that all boxes in those shipments are handed over correctly.
Create Post Pack Staging Locations
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title | Following are the steps to create post pack staging locations and aisles |
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Move to the Location Configurations screen in the Sundry section. In the Configure Zones tab, create zones for Post Pack Staging. Then, on the Configure Aisle tab, select Location Type as Post Pack Staging and Action type as creation. Download Template using the hyperlink. Fill csv rows with Aisle Name, Zone Name and upload the file. Submit the file to create post pack staging aisles. Create Locations in the Post Pack Staging Aisles similarly. Image Added
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Putaway pack-boxes to post-pack staging area
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title | Following are the steps to put away pack boxes in post pack staging locations |
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Open Post Pack Staging Put Away screen in the B2B Post Pack Staging Area section. Scan the pack box id. A Suggested location will be shown: If any pack box of the same shipment is present in any staging location, same location will be shown as a suggestion. Scan the location to confirm put away of the box Image Added
Else, system will show message “scan any empty location” Scan any empty location from staging area to put away the pack box
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Creating New Gate pass
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title | Following are the steps to create gate pass |
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Using search filtersOpen Gate Pass screen in the B2B Handover & Dispatch section. In the create tab, use the filter to search for shipments. Image AddedSelect shipments and create a gate pass with a gate pass code. Image AddedGate pass auto naming strategyGate pass will be generated as “GP_{customer Name (6 chars)}_YY_MM_DD_HH”. For example GP_ALHBD2_23_09_04_13 GP_ALHBD2_23_09_04_14 GP_ALHBD2_23_09_04_15 GP_GHAT1_23_09_04_16 GP_GHAT1_23_09_04_17 Image AddedUsing CSV uploadIn the Upload tab, select client and channel and enter gate pass code if required. Select csv containing shipment ids. Click on submit to create a gate pass with these shipments. Image Added Info |
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Only shipments belonging to a unique client channel combination can be added into a gate pass. |
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View/Cancel Gate Pass
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title | Following are the steps to view or cancel existing gate pass |
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In the Manage tab, enter gate pass code or shipment id. Gate Pass Details and Shipment Details will be shown on the screen. If the gate pass is in CREATED state, the gate pass can be cancelled. Image Added |
Post Pack Staging Picking
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title | Following are the steps to pick pack boxes from staging area |
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Using gate pass codeMove to Post Pack Picking screen in the B2B Post Pack Staging Area section. Scan a gate pass code and a location id. A suggestion with location and shipment details will be given, if there are packboxes of a shipment in the gate pass code put away in the scanned location id’s aisle. Scan the location id from the suggestion. Scan all pack boxes in the location. Once all pack boxes in the location are assigned, another suggestion with the closest location and shipment will be given. Once pack boxes of all shipments in the gate pass code are scanned, the UI will be reset and the next gatepasscode can be scanned. Image AddedUsing shipment idTo handover by shipment ID, switch on the shipment-wise picking toggle on the right hand side. Scan a shipment ID. If the shipment is INVOICED, a suggestion is given with location details with pack boxes of the shipment is provided. Scan the location id from the suggestion. Scan all pack boxes in the location. Once all pack boxes in the location are assigned, the UI will be reset and the next shipment ID can be scanned. Image Added |
Handover Using Gate Pass
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title | Following are the steps to handover pack boxes from multiple shipments in a gate pass |
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Open B2B Handover screen in the B2B Handover & Dispatch section. Scan a gate pass code. Shipment details of Invoiced shipments will be shown. Box ID’s belonging to these shipments should be scanned. Once all the box IDs are scanned, a confirm handover button is shown. On confirming the handover, scan the required dispatch details. Image Added |
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Increff System does not need print out of gate pass for handover. |
Clearing staging area by picking boxes of cancelled shipments
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title | Following are the steps to pick pack boxes of cancelled shipments from post pack staging locations: |
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Move to Recycle Pack Box Picking screen in the B2B Post Pack Staging Area section. Scan a location ID. If the aisle of the scanned location has pack boxes of a cancelled shipment put away, then a suggestion to that location will be given. Scan the location id from the suggestion. Scan all pack boxes in the location. Once all pack boxes in the location are assigned, the UI will give a suggestion to the next location with cancelled shipments will be given. If no suggestion is given the user has to move to another aisle. Image Added |
Integration APIs
Gate Pass can be created or cancelled via APIs as well. Please refer to Gate Pass APIs(Beta) for more details.