Integrated Warehouse Management System - Working Scenarios

Step One

Raise a Purchase Order, then bring the Stock in on an Advance Shipping Notice (ASN) which has been assigned to a iWMS task.

Insert an ASN from the Purchase Order Expediting records and from Commands select 'Issue to iWMS. Select the task type (in this case a 'Receive and Drop' task) and click 'Issue to WMS'.

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Step Two

This creates a new iWMS Task header but one without details (as these may alter depending upon the shipment that arrives). A warehouse user can select the task on their Handheld device.

Step Three

'Start' takes you to the following window:

Step Four

Enter by scanning or manual entry the details of the Stock that is unloaded and select 'Confirm'.

Step Five

'Unload' will process the task, moving the product and quantity into the warehouse and location and adding the details to the task record. The user is then returned to the first window to continue 'unloading' the stock. When finished the user selects 'Complete'. You can then go back to the ASN and process as usual.

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Step One

The stock has been unloaded and checked into the loading bay (which can be a 'temporary warehouse'). It now requires putting away into its correct storage area.

The Warehouse Manager can create a task which will instruct the Warehouse Operator what to do next.

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... or use the 'Put Away' (renamed Suggest) function for the system to suggest available locations for the stock.

In the Handheld Processing window:

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'Unload' will process the task, moving the product to the correct location and in the above case return the user to the previous window. There they may continue with putting away the other items in the task.

Step One

In this scenario a Sales Order is required to be picked and the stock packed into boxes and stacked onto a pallet and moved to the loading bay.

From 'Sales Order > Picking' select the options illustrated below:

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Step Two

Choosing 'Ok' will generate a new task which may be viewed and 'Managed' if required, as in the previous example.

Go to 'WMS > Handheld Processes' and select the task.

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Note: Packaging numbers in iWMS and Sales Order packing must be unique. In many cases the pack number will be input by scanning an already unique number. However, in instances where this is not required it is possible to auto generate sequential new pack numbers.

To enable this auto-generation of new pack numbers you must flag all required non-stock packaging products tracking as 'Auto Number' or 'Consignment Number'. Whenever packing details are entered in iWMS or Sales Order Packing and one of these products is selected, the Packing Number field will automatically be populated with the next number in the sequence. This number may be over written with another unique number if required.

Step Three

Clicking 'Process' or tabbing through the window will process each task and return the user to the 1st window to continue the process until the task is complete.

Step Four

Once the products have been picked and packed in 'boxes' it is now possible to pack the boxes onto a pallet.

Go to Select Task and select 'My Load':

Note: In a situation where there are multiple packs in 'My Load', if you are going Pack in a Pack then unless the required packs are specifically selected (double click and a green tick is displayed) ALL items will be packed.

Step Five

Select 'Pack' to 'Pack in a Pack' :

Repeat the process until all 'boxes' are packed onto the pallet. The process can be continued to add other products to the pallet load or to plastic shrink wrap the pallet for delivery.

Step Six - Viewing Pack Contents

In the following example, using a Pick and Pack type task:
- 10 bottles of San Miguel are packed into a case - Pack No. B500
- 20 bottles of San Jose are packed into a case - Pack No. B501
- 20 bottles of San Pedro are packed into a case - Pack No. B502

Using a 'Pack in Pack' task, the 3 cases are then packed onto a pallet pack - Pack No. PAL1000

To view the contents open ‘My Load’:

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