Pack According to Handling Unit Capacity
Explanation
This activity is used to automatically pack parts into the handling units
according to the handling unit capacity defined for the handling unit type(s).
In inventory this activity can be triggered manually for stock records that
have a quantity available. It is possible to define packing of one or several
different handling unit types at the same time. It is also possible to either
define the quantity to pack or the number of handling units desired for packing.
In receipt this activity can be manually executed for receipt lines that have
quantity available in Arrival or QA location which are not already connected to
a handling unit.
This option will not be enabled for receipt lines already in picking locations.
In shipment this activity can be executed either manually per
shipment, manually for all shipments connected to a consolidated shipment,
or
automatically in the shipment flow. Whether or not to automatically pack into handling unit, is
controlled by the shipment type of the shipment. In the shipment type, it can be
defined that pack into handling unit should be performed at the execution of a main
activity in the shipment flow e.g. reservation, report picking, delivery.
A consolidated shipment is defined as one
departure of several shipments from the specified site, to all the delivery
addresses of the connected shipments. When triggered from the consolidated
shipment, the pack into handling unit
is executed for all connected shipments.
Prerequisites
- The part's handling unit capacity must be defined either per part
catalog record or for the capacity requirement group.
- For inventory, the part to be packed must have handling unit = 0 and
have a quantity available. Pack according to handling unit capacity must be
applied on records being stored in the same location.
System Effects
- Parts are packed into the handling units according to the specified handling
unit capacity.
Window
Handling Unit
Inventory Part In Stock
Receipt
Shipment
Consolidated Shipment
Consolidated Shipments
Related Window Descriptions
Handling Unit
Handling Unit/Structure
Inventory Part In Stock
Receipt/Detail
Shipment
Shipment/Handling Unit
Structure/Unattached Shipment Lines
Consolidated Shipment
Consolidated Shipments
Procedure
From Handling Unit window:
- Open the Handling Unit
window.
- Query for an existing handling unit.
- Click the Structure tab to
view the handling unit structure details.
- Click the Unattached Inventory Parts In Stock tab.
- Select the record(s) you want to attach, right-click and then
click Pack According to Handling Unit Capacity.
- On the dialog box that appears, enter either a quantity to pack or
number of handling units per handling unit type to be packed. Click OK.
- The new handling units created can be viewed in the
Handling Units tab. Note that if applied on a
handling unit in the navigator, that handling unit ID will be parent to the
created handling units.
From Inventory Part In Stock window:
- Open the Inventory Part In Stock
window.
- Query for the inventory part in stock records to be packed. Note that
only records with qty available >0 will be possible to attach to a handling
unit.
- Select the record(s) you want to attach, right-click and then
click Pack According to Handling Unit Capacity.
- On the dialog box that appears, either enter a quantity to pack or
number of handling units per handling unit type to be packed. Click OK.
- The record(s) attached/packed to handling unit(s) updates the stock
records regarding availability quantity and new inventory part in stock
records are created for the packed parts.
- Click OK when asked to view the created handling
unit(s). Then the Handling Units in Stock window
is opened with the created handling unit(s).
- The complete handling unit(s) with
its content can be viewed in the Handling Unit window.
From Receipt window:
- Open the Receipt window.
- Query for the receipt records to be packed. Note that
only records with qty available >0 will be possible to attach to a handling
unit. (only in Arrival/QA locations)
- Select the record(s) you want to attach, right-click and then
click Pack According to Handling Unit Capacity.
- On the dialog box that appears, enter either a quantity to pack or
number of handling units per handling unit type to be packed. Click OK.
- The record(s) attached/packed to handling unit(s) updates the receipt
records regarding availability quantity and new receipt
records are created for the packed parts. The complete handling unit(s) with
its content can be viewed in the Handling Unit window or
Handling Units In Receipt window.
From Shipment
window
To manually pack into handling unit on a
shipment:
- Open the Shipment
window and search for the required shipment.
- In the handling unit structure, select the shipment ID.
- Click the Unattached Shipment Lines tab.
- Right-click and then click Pack According to Handling Unit Capacity.
- The parts on the selected shipment lines are packed into the handling unit defined on the
unattached shipment lines.
Optionally:
- Open the Shipment
window and search for the required shipment.
- Right-click and and then
click Pack According to Handling Unit Capacity.
- All unattached shipment lines on the
shipment are packed into the handling unit defined on the unattached
shipment lines.
To automatically pack into handling unit:
- Execute a main activity in the shipment flow e.g.
reservation, report picking, delivery.
- Pack into handling unit will be executed according
to the maximum handling unit capacity defined for the part, if the main
activity has this defined as an optional event in the shipment type.
From Consolidated Shipment
window
To manually pack into handling unit for all
shipments connected to a consolidated shipment:
- Open the Consolidated Shipment window or the
Consolidated Shipments
window.into In
- Search for the consolidated shipment for which you want to
pack into handling unit for all connected shipments.
- Right-click and then click Pack According to Handling Unit Capacity.
- All unattached shipment lines on the shipments
connected to the consolidated shipment are packed into the handling
unit defined on the unattached shipment lines.