Deborah Vermillion, VP Consulting Services Ben McCormick, Regional Vice President RF Pick, Pack & Ship for XA COM Designed for XA users, by XA users
Product Overview Automates Pick, Pack, Ship Process –Pick list presented via RF terminal –Pick and stage customer orders using RF devices –Rapid creation of Shipments –Interface to UPS, DHL, FedEx with update to COM of tracking number and freight charges ‘Back Office’ screens provide order status and shipping functions
Control File settings allow your company to determine pick/stage functions –Guided or Random Item Picking –Containerization –Discrete Allocations –Mgmt approval for under/over picking –Insufficient Inventory Handling –Shipping Label, Document Control –Interface to UPS, DHL, Fedex User Exits included at every stage for customization –Can call existing label or forms programs Product Flexibility
Increased productivity of warehouse personnel with streamlined picking process. –Allows picking to be an “on the floor” process, instead of an office function. Improved inventory accuracy with real time inventory movement transactions (makes cycle counting more accurate!) –Improve confidence in order promising –Better inventory accounting Improved customer service with accurate and on time shipments. Benefits
Meco, maker and distributor of folding furniture and gas grills, was the prototype for RF PPS The first 2 months of go live they set company records for dollar amount shipped PPS User Success Meco installed the new software in May of 2006 and proceeded to have two record months of shipping during the start up. We have continued to improve the overall system during the past year and are extremely pleased with our system. Mark Carter Logistics Manager
Picking from the RF Device Handles discretely allocated and non-discretely allocated items Supports Kits ‘Regular’ pick list or ‘Stock’ pick list allowed Unguided picking: Random scan/key item from Pick List Guided picking: Displays items in Pick List Print order Consolidated XA pick list groups the same item from multiple pick lists. These can be picked simultaneously with RF Multiple pickers can pick the same Pick List concurrently Product Features
Picking from the RF Device View current item location quantities from the RF device Adjust picking quantities from the RF device Flexible insufficient inventory issue handling: –Hard halt, Warning only, Default to XA settings (allow negatives or not) Manager approval is an option if quantity is over or under picked (depending on Control File settings) Product Features
Picking from the RF Device Optionally, can pack into XA containers upon verification of Pick List If Containerizing, automatic handling of unshipped items for backorder processing (can’t have zero shipped items in a container) Standard Shipping Label or there is a User Exit to print your shipping label at pick time Product Features
Shipping Associate scans or keys employee number (verified against the PM&C Employee Master) Shipping Associate scans or keys pick list/turnaround number 8/06/07 18:51:39 Pick Processing Pick List: -Or- Turnaround: F2=Return F3=Exit Picking Flow
Guided picking: first item displayed Unguided picking: first item keyed or scanned Screen would display: –Total Quantity Required –Quantity picked to date –Quantity remaining to be picked –Location (F5 prompt to display list) –Batch/Lot (if active) –Quantity picked from location Pick List MOUSE Staging Loc Kit 1050 Reqd: Picked:.000 Remain: Location Qty.000 F2=Rtn F3=Ext F4=Adj F5=Avail F6=Verify Picking Flow
When Shipping Associate enters a ‘Quantity Picked’ a screen will ask for a ‘staging location’ Shipping Associate enters a valid staging location (as predefined in the PPS Warehouse Master file) A TW (Inter-warehouse Transfer) transaction is created in PM&C (TRDATA) to move the goods from the shelf location to the staging location 8/06/07 11:48:07 Pick List MOUSE Staging Location SHIP F5=View Stg Info Picking Flow
After the Staging location is entered, screen will return to the ‘Item Screen’ Shipping Associate will have to press the F6 key to ‘Verify’ that the item is finished If there are more items on the pick list, the Shipping Associate will continue with the next item Picking Flow
When all items have been picked, a summary screen will be displayed showing all items picked The quantities picked can be changed Pressing the F6 key ‘Verifies’ the order and lets the Shipping Associate begin a new pick list Pick List 343 Enter "1" to Select Sel Item 1000 Reqd: Picked: Reqd: Picked: Reqd: Picked: F3=Exit F6=Verify Picking Flow
If label print is active, screen will ask for Number of Labels to be printed Carrier is displayed so that duplicate labels would not be created 8/06/07 17:37:49 Ship Addr Label Pick List 343 Carrier ROADWAY # Labels to Print 1 F2=Return Picking Flow
Ship To: Wal-Mart Laurens 2000 Wal-Mart Lane Laurens SC United States CO PO test RF w/kits of Sample Label
Office Processing Functions RF Pick Status Review: Easily monitor picking activity –Current Pick Status –If Pick List has been verified, who was the user –Quantities required/picked, locations picked from –Staging location and Container information (if containerizing) –Remove a Pick List from RF Product Features
Office Processing Create Shipments for RF Pick Lists: Rapidly create XA Shipments from RF pick lists using CISTECH’s Shipping Screen. View information available in Pick Status review, plus: –Enter Carrier and Special Charge information –Automatically create Packing List and/or BOL –Automatically create invoice upon shipment create –View XA offline shipping errors If containers are used, container must be shipped from XA Shipping Workbench screen Product Features
Office Processing - Containers Create Backorders for un-shipped items in containers –Can be run via menu option, or automatically at end of day. Product Features
Office Processing-UPS, Fedex, DHL Program sends Pick List information to shipping system when staging order Program performs shipping function for orders shipped by these carriers Automatically retrieve/apply shipping information to shipments –Shipping Charges (depending on CO Sales Transport Codes) –Tracking numbers (Pro Bill#) If more than one, creates shipping comments –Shipment weight Set up to run automatically at end of day Product Features
Verify Status: –‘U’ In use at RF –‘C’ Pick Completed but Pick List not Verified View Item Detail on Pick List and then from there Location detail Remove Pick List from RF if not in use & all items have zero picked QPADEV000W RF Pick Status Review Unverified 9/21/06 SFCTL01 13:53:25 Company: 01 ABC, COMPANY Warehouse: 1 HI-TECH COMPANY - MAIN WHSE Position to Pick List: Type Selection, Press Enter. 1=Select 4=Remove from RF Opt Pick# Customer Customer Name Order Required Picked Status Walmart Walmart Walmart C Walmart Walmart Walmart Bottom F3=Exit F5=Refresh F7=Unverified/Verified F12=Previous Pick Status Review
If Containerization is active (and Carrier is not UPS, DHL or Fed Ex), then shipping is performed via XA Shipping Workbench If Containerization is turned off, then shipping is performed via custom PPS shipping screen (utilizes COM Offline Shipping) List of picked, verified orders is displayed Ship 1 order at a time Shipping Orders
Use Option to: –Display Location ‘Picked From’ and ‘Staged in’ –Display kit components When Shipping use Function keys to: –Add Shipping information: Carrier, Pro Number, etc. –Add Special Charges –Ship order (creates SA transactions in IM) Control File Settings determine what documents print at shipping: –Packing List, Bill of Lading –Invoice Shipping Orders
XA R6 or R7 COM and IM with the COM/IM interface active PMC (uses TRDATA) COM Shipping Workbench installed (R6) Controlled Warehouse XA license for each RF device RF device for enabled for 5250 emulation Prerequisites
FIFO processing APC/KBC Multi-carrier split shipments Serial Number handling…next release Consolidated Shipments Custom labels and reports –User Exits available to call label and print programs Out of Scope--Today
RF PPS Software, $18,000 (p5-p20) –Optional Annual Support Plan, $3,510 RF hardware, 0-4 days –Site Survey –Install Access Points –Configure devices –Integrate to iSeries RF PPS Software Installation, 1 day –Setup and Configuration –Operations Turnkey Implementation
RF PPS Software Education, 2-3 days –PPS –PMC Consulting Services to Streamline Warehouse Flow, days Develop End User Training and Testing, 1-2 days RF PPS Go Live Assistance, 2-4 days Turnkey Implementation
Support Options 90 day warranty Annual Fee not required, support is available on time and material basis Optional Annual Support Plan, $3,510 –No charge upgrades Enhancements are rolled into base package –Unlimited support via support desk 24 x 7 for severity 1 (system is down)
Summary-Benefits of RF PPS Designed specifically to streamline COM PPS process Additional tools for warehouse manager Improved inventory accuracy Improved warehouse efficiency Improved accuracy of customer orders Easy to implement Cost Effective
we took a Seal kit with many parts and saved 27.5% of time Old Way New Way (Thanks to you!!) 11:15 minutes 8:11 minutes Savings 27.5% However, this does not take into account a large order and writing out the labels, (average no. of parts 50 per shipment) So I think we can bump up to 30% easily. You can see we turn the parts out, so that means many hand written labels are no longer needed, praise the LORD line items shipped FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE Tuff Torq manufactures Transmissions for lawn mowers Customer Success
What Next? Are you interested in streamlining your Pick Pack Ship Process? Shipping Questionnaire will: –Help Shipping Manager document areas of pain and potential benefit –Document COM capabilities used today –Provide CISTECH with information needed to create a customized presentation to address your needs –Download at Go to XA User Community Presentations
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