Managing Pallets on Delivery Location—Exercises
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Basic Data Setup
Inventory Locations
Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to show you how to
set up the
basic data that is required for the pallet functionality.
Windows:
Inventory Part
- Open the
Inventory Locations window.
- Create inventory locations of the following types: Arrival, Quality
Assurance, Picking, Pallet Delivery, and Pallet Buffer.
General exercise for Entering
Inventory Locations
Inventory Part
Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to show you how to
set up the
basic data that is required for the pallet functionality.
Windows:
Inventory Part
- Open the
Inventory Part window.
- Create Inventory Part XX–58–401.
General exercise for Inventory Part
Enabling Pallet Handling for Inventory Part
Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to show you how to
set up the
basic data required for running this particular functionality.
Windows:
Inventory Part
- Open the
Inventory Part window, and query for part XX–58–401.
- Click the Misc Part Info
tab.
- Select the Pallet Handled check box and enter a
standard putaway quantity.
- Save your changes.
General exercise for Pallet Handling
Main Exercises
Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to show you how
to manage pallets in inventory.
Windows:
Receive Inventory Part
Inventory Part
Handle Pallets on Delivery Location
Transport Task
- Open the
Receive Inventory Part window, and query for your
part.
- Receive a quantity that is 3.5 times the standard quantity per pallet as set up
on the Inventory Part/Pallets tab.
- Receive the parts into the
pallet delivery location.
- Open the
Handle Pallets on Delivery Location window, and
search for your part at the pallet delivery location. Are there any pallets?
- Return to the
Receive Inventory Part window, and receive a
quantity less than the standard quantity per pallet.
- In the
Handle Pallets on Delivery Location window, query for your part
at the pallet delivery location.
- Some of the pallets that were created do not contain the standard quantity. Try to
create as many full pallets as possible by indicating the quantity to move
in the Moved Quantity field for the pallet from which you want to move.
- In the To Pallet ID field, specify the pallet to which the parts
will be moved
- Save your changes.
Note: Empty pallets will be deleted.
- In the table portion of the window, right-click and then click Create New
Pallet.
- Move all parts from a full pallet to the pallet that was created in the previous step.
- Save your changes.
Note: Empty pallets will be deleted.
- Select all lines, right-click, then click Perform
Putaway to
create transport tasks to move the pallets to a normal stocking location.
- Click OK on the displayed message. The transport task is now
created, and the ID is displayed in the Transport Task ID field.
- Right-click and then click Transport Task. The
Transport
Task window appears.
- Review the information on the
Compiled View and Pallet
tabs. Which are the
From and To locations?
- Right-click and then click Execute to report that the pallets are
moved.
- Click OK on the displayed message. The pallets are now registered
at the new location.