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Workflow

Location Configuration screen in WMS

Creation of Pre-pack Staging Aisles

Following are the steps to create pre-pack staging aisles:

  • Go to Location Configuration screen present in Configuration category.

  • Navigate to the Configure Aisles tab.

  • Select the Aisle Type as PRE-PACK STAGING.

  • Select the Action Type as Create Aisle(s). (default selected)

  • Click on Download Template to download the sample CSV template.

  • Enter the aisle names and upload the CSV file. The maximum row limit allowed in the CSV is 5000.

  • Click on the Submit button.

Enable / Disable Pre-pack Staging Aisles

Following are the steps to enable / disable pre-pack staging aisles:

  • Go to Location Configuration screen present in Configuration category.

  • Navigate to the Configure Aisles tab.

  • Select the Aisle Type as PRE-PACK STAGING.

  • Select the Action Type as Enable Aisle(s) or Disable Aisle(s).

  • Click on Download Template to download the sample CSV template.

  • Enter the aisle names and upload the CSV file. The maximum row limit allowed in the CSV is 5000.

  • Click on the Submit button.

Creation of Pre-pack staging Locations

Following are the steps to create pre-pack staging locations:

  • Go to Location Configuration screen present in Configuration category.

  • Navigate to the Configure Locations tab. (default selected)

  • Select the Aisle Type as PRE-PACK STAGING.

  • Select the Action Type as Create Location(s).

  • Click on Download Template to download the sample CSV template.

  • Enter the values and upload the CSV file. The maximum row limit allowed in the CSV is 5000.

  • Click on the Submit button.

  • The pre-pack staging locations will be created successfully.

  • The system will automatically print the pre-pack staging location ID stickers.

Enable / Disable Pre-pack Staging Locations

Following are the steps to enable / disable pre-pack staging locations:

  • Go to Location Configuration screen present in Configuration category.

  • Navigate to the Configure Locations tab. (default selected)

  • Select the Aisle Type as PRE-PACK STAGING.

  • Select the Action Type as Enable Location(s) or Disable Location(s).

  • Click on Download Template to download the sample CSV template.

  • Enter the values and upload the CSV file. The maximum row limit allowed in the CSV is 5000.

  • Click on the Submit button.

Pack Box Put Away screen in WMS

Add pack box to a pre-pack staging location

Following are the steps to put away pack box to a pre-pack staging location:

  • Go to Pack Box Put Away screen present in B2B Sorting & Combining category.

  • Scan the Pack Box ID.

  • If any other pack box(es) of that order is present in a pre-pack staging location:

    • The screen will display the Location ID in the Confirm Location text box.

    • Scan the Location ID where the other pack boxes of that order are present.

  • If no other pack box of that order is present in a pre-pack staging location:

    • The screen displays the Location ID as Scan any Empty Location.

    • Scan any empty Location ID in the Confirm Location text box.

Get empty pre-pack staging locations

Following are the steps to fetch empty pre-pack staging locations:

  • Go to Pack Box Put Away screen present in B2B Sorting & Combining category.

  • Go to the Check Empty Locations section and Scan any Location ID.

  • All the empty pre-pack staging locations in that aisle is displayed on the screen.


B2B Item Sorting screen in WMS

The screen is modified to accommodate the following sorting mechanisms:

  • Single-level sorting

  • Multi-level sorting

Multi-level sorting

Multi-level sorting is more efficient if there are more number of orders to be sorted which are placed in multiple aisles.

Following are the steps in multi-level sorting:

  • First sort:

    • Go to the B2B Item Sorting screen present in B2B Sorting & Combining section.

    • Turn ON the Skip Pack Box ID Scan toggle.

    • Scan the Item Code.

    • The screen displays the Aisle ID and Location ID in pre-pack staging area where the order is placed.

    • Physically segregate the items based on Aisle ID.

    • Once all the items are segregated, go to the respective aisle.

  • Second sort:

    • Go to the B2B Item Sorting screen present in B2B Sorting & Combining section.

    • Turn OFF the Skip Pack Box ID Scan toggle.

    • Scan the Item Code.

    • The screen displays the Aisle ID and Location ID in pre-pack staging area where the order is placed.

    • Scan the Pack Box ID present in that location.

    • Once all the items of the order are added to pack box, a notification that the Order is ready to invoice is displayed on the screen.

Single-level sorting

Single-level sorting is best suited when all the pack boxes of a pick order group are present nearby.

Following are the steps to perform single-level sorting.

  • Go to the B2B Item Sorting screen present in B2B Sorting & Combining section.

  • Turn OFF the Skip Pack Box ID Scan toggle. (turned off by default)

  • Scan the Item Code.

  • The screen displays the Aisle ID and Location ID in pre-pack staging area where the order is placed.

  • Scan the Pack Box ID present in that location.

  • Once all the items of the order are added to pack box, a notification that the Order is ready to invoice is displayed on the screen.


Pack Box Consolidation screen in WMS

This screen is used to transfer items from one open pack box to another.

The following types of pack box consolidation are supported:

  • Item Transfer

  • Box Transfer

Item Transfer

Following are the steps to transfer an item to a pack box:

  • Go to the Pack Box Consolidation screen present in the B2B Sorting & Combining section.

  • Navigate to the Item Transfer tab. (default selected)

  • Scan the Destination Pack Box ID.

  • The Pack Box Status is displayed on the screen.

  • Scan the Item Code.

Box Transfer

Following are the steps to transfer all the items from one pack box to another:

  • Go to the Pack Box Consolidation screen present in the B2B Sorting & Combining section.

  • Navigate to the Box Transfer tab.

  • Scan the Destination Pack Box ID.

  • The Destination Pack Box Status is displayed on the screen.

  • Scan the Source Pack Box ID.


View Pre Pack Staging screen in WMS

This screen display the details of the consolidated boxes in the pre-pack staging area. The details can be filtered based on Order Status.

The following details are displayed on the screen:

  • Total count of ENABLED locations

  • Total count of DISABLED locations

  • Total count of EMPTY locations

  • Total count of locations with Order Status as PROCESSING

  • Total count of locations with Order Status as COMPLETED

  • Total count of locations with Order Status as CANCELLED

  • Total count of locations with Order Status as UNFULFILLABLE

The screen also has an option to view Ready to Invoice Orders based on a toggle.

 

Pack Box Picking screen in WMS

This screen is used to remove the pack box from a pre-pack staging location.

Following are the steps in Pack Box picking:

  • Go to the Pack Box Picking screen present in B2B Sorting & Combining section.

  • Scan the Pack Box ID.

  • Scan the Location ID.

Bulk Packing screen in WMS

Following are the steps to close the pack box using Bulk Packing screen:

  • Go to Bulk Packing screen present in B2B Packing & Dispatch section.

  • Scan the Pack Box ID.

  • The SKU details and the scanned quantity are displayed on the screen.

  • Click on the Close Box button.

  • A confirmation popup is displayed.

  • Scan all the items present in the box.

  • In case no items are present in the box, then move to the next step.

  • Scan the Pack Box ID.

  • Click on the Confirm button.

  • In case one or more items are not scanned, an option to mark the items as missing is displayed with the following details:

    • Increff SKU ID

    • Client SKU ID

    • Scanned Qty

    • Lost Qty

  • In case the items are found, click on Continue scanning Item(s) button, else click on Mark Lost button.

 

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