Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. 1 Factory Track 6.0 for Infor LN Outbounding Transactions including Packing FT6LNA03
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. 2 Outbounding Concepts Outbounding in Factory Track for LN
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Outbound Transactions Allocate Release Picking Release Outbound Return from Stage Shipment Handling
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Allocate Release Allows Picks to be performed against unadvised Order Lines Allows options to Over-pick within set limits Sales, Production, Transfer only Pick alternative stock points Pick within specific zone Allows immediate release if option selected
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Picking Instructs Operator on Picks to be performed Can pick by Order Number Outbound Run Pick List Allows options to Report Lost Material Generate new advice line to replace lost material Over-pick within set limits Sales, Production, Transfer only Pick from different stock point Allows immediate release if option selected Pick to Multiple ‘Cart’ Locations
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Release Outbound Release Outbound (if no Pick steps exist) or Confirms Pick (if Pick steps exist) Can Release by Order, Run or Pick List Additional Optional Checks Is everything picked Is everything packed Generates Shipment Options Freeze Shipment Confirm Shipment Print Packing Slip Print Bill-of-Lading
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Return from Stage Return Picked (but unshipped) Material from Stage Locations Returned goods must have Staged status
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Shipment Handling Freeze, Unfreeze or Confirm an existing Shipment Additional Optional Checks Is everything loaded Is everything packed Options Freeze Shipment Unfreeze Shipment Confirm Shipment Print Packing Slip Print Bill-of-Lading
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. 9 Packing Concepts Packing in Factory Track for LN
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Packing Concepts Linked directly to Handling Units in LN Performed against Outbound/Pick List (pre-Release) or Shipment (post-Release or Projected) Methods of Packing Pre-Packed Directed packing Ad-hoc Packing Statuses of HU’s in Packing Process Unpacked Packed Sealed Loaded Shipped Shipment Verification
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Packing Parameters in LN Packing in Use Flag ‘Dummy’ Packaging Item for HU’s required but non-existent Split Shipment Line option if split across different HU’s Split Shipments at time of Loading if capacity is unavailable Automatically route to Shipment Handling after Final Loading Pre-Assign Dock Numbers to Loads or assign at time of Loading
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Handling Units Packing Process Creates or Links Handling Units against the Shipment/Outbound Advice with the appropriate status Allocated (if against outbound advice or projected shipment) Staged (if against firm shipment) Holds status and information detailing when and by whom the HU was:- Packed Sealed Loaded Shipped Uses Compose Handling Unit session logic to create Handling Units as and when required
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Pre-Packed HU’s Scenario where the Inventory HU is the Shipping HU Flagged as required when the Shipping HU has a Package Definition associated with it and the operator scans in the Shipping HU Labelled before Packing process starts either at line side or by pre-printing against a projected shipment Packing process consists of a visual check of the HU
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Directed Packing HU’s Scenario where the Inventory HU does not match the Shipping HU or the Inventory is not HU-controlled Flagged as required when the Shipping HU has a Package Definition associated with it and the operator does not scan in the Shipping HU Packing process consists of the physical building of the HU (and any children HU’s if the structure is more than one level deep) Prints labels as the HU’s are created Automatically creates the parent HU when all the children have been built (if applicable)
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Ad-Hoc Packing Scenario where there is no firm requirement to ship against a Package Definition Operator builds packages (HU’s) as required Can add to existing HU or create a new one Option to Split Shipment Line if multiple HU’s are used for the same original line Leaves the HU’s as unsealed
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Repacking HU’s Optional Step for Unsealed Packing HU’s Used to add a HU to an existing or new HU Used to unpack a HU Used to unlink a child from a Parent HU
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Sealing HU’s Can seal a parent and automatically seal the children or seal the children individually Option to freeze the shipment lines associated with the HU’s being sealed Can be used to unseal – if unsealing a parent, the children are left sealed. If unsealing a child, its parent is also unsealed
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Loading HU’s Required Step for all top-level HU’s HU has to be sealed Option to pre-assign a loading dock Cannot share loading dock with another load Option to split load for practical reasons Processing passes to Ship Confirmation when final HU loaded
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Packing Menu Packing by Order Packing by Shipment Repacking Sealing Loading Packing Inquiry
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Packing by Order / Outbound Advice Used to pack an unreleased Outbound Advice / unpicked Pick List Scan in Handling Unit if Pre-Packed Confirm Handling Unit Exists Enter Pick List Information Display Unpacked Lines Ad-Hoc Packing Build Handling Units as Required
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Packing by Shipment Used to pack an existing Shipment Scan in Handling Unit if Pre-Packed Confirm Handling Unit Exists Enter Shipment Information Display Unpacked Lines Directed Packing Build Directed Handling Units Ad-Hoc Packing Build Handling Units as Required
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Repacking Used to unpack or add/remove handling units to/from other handling units Scan in Handling Unit Used to Add to New or Existing parent Used to Remove from Parent Used to Unpack a Container
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Sealing Used to seal/unseal packed Handling Units Scan in Handling Unit Seal Unsealed Handling Unit When unsealing, can choose to unseal children at the same time
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Loading Used to load/unload sealed Handling Units Scan in Sealed Handling Unit Identify Dock being loaded onto
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Packing Inquiry Used to display Handling Units associated with a Shipment/Outbound Advice Scan in Handling Unit or Shipment Display Unpacked and Packed Lines
Template v7 January 30, Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved. Infor Confidential Copyright © Infor. All Rights Reserved Factory Track 6.0 for Infor LN Outbounding Transactions including Packing