Picking
Sales picking order
and Internal picking orders
are picked using the same process.
The picking process is split in to 3 main parts.
Starting a pick
Press the Ok
button to start the next pick list in the picking queue.
The next screen shows the details of the picking list. Click Start
to begin the pick.
Picking the stock
The first picking screen displays the stock item to be picked and the locations where the stock is stored in the warehouse. To ensure proper stock rotation, the first location in the list should be used.
Next pick
In this example we can see there are 57
items in the location D-05-A-01-C
To continue the pick you will need to scan any of:
- The
unit load
number. - The
location
- The stock item barcode.
Confirm pick
Confirm the picking quantity and press Ok
. If the actual quantity is different from the required amount, the value should be changed and then press Ok
.
Repeat Next pick
Storing the pick
When the picking list is finished, it must be stored into a goods out location.
Apply a new unit load label
to the pallet or box containing the goods and scan the unit load
number.
What if I fill a unit load half way through the pick?
Select Action, Finish unit load
from the Next pick screen and follow the Storing the pick instructions.
There is not enough stock in the location.
Enter the actual quantity picked in the Next pick screen. The software will create another pick for the remaining amount and ask for another pick.
There is not enough stock to complete the pick.
From the Next pick screen, select Action, Missing
.
I want to come back to this item later in the pick
From the Next pick screen, select Action, Skip
. The pick will pushed to the end of the picking list.
The picking location needs replenishing
From the Next pick screen, select Action, Replenish
. A new replenish order will be created for the main picking location and the current stock item.
Why does the software ask for a more than one scan of an item?
The software needs to know both:
- Which item is being picked
- Where the item is being picked from.
Ideally the warehouse should be arranged so that a location or unit load only contains one item. However, this is not always possible. If a location
or unit load
contains two or more items, the software will ask for a second scan of the item. Two scans will be required in the following situations:
- A
mixed unit load
will require an item scan. - A
location
will require aunit load
scan if there is more than one unit load on the location. - A
picking location
will require an items scan or aunit load
scan if there are multiple items assigned to the picking location. - An item scan will require a
location
scan if it is stored in more than one location.
How can I check a completed pick list to see if the correct items have been picked?
See Picking check
How do I deal with weighed and measured items?
A weighed or measured items is an item that is set to allow fractional quantities in the stock list. With fractional items, the WMS will allow the order picker to pick more than the ordered quantity by rounding up to a convenient quantity.
Default behaviour
The default behaviour for factional items is to all the order picking to add up to 10% of the ordered quantity. for example if the ordered quantity is 50, the order picker can pick any quantity from 50-55.
Using the outer quantity
For weighed or measured items that are sold in packages of a variable amount. For example:
1. A cheese product that is sold by weight, but is prepacked into block of between 1kg-1.5kg 1. Packing film that is sold by length in rolls of 100m-140m.
In these cases, if the outer quantity is set to the maximum packing size, the order picker will be allowed round up to the outer quantity.