Transport and Deliveries - Cross-Docking Containers

With Transport and Deliveries it is possible to receive items in a Container, put the Container away in a cross-dock bin and pick the complete Container again from an Inventory - or Warehouse Pick. To enable this function the following settings must be made:

  1. The Location must have warehouse settings for Require Put-Away, Require Pick and Bin Mandatory.
  2. The "Use Cross-Docking" option must be checked and the "Cross-Dock Due Date Calc." must specify a Date Formula on the Warehouse tab of the Location Card. Finally select a "Cross-Dock Bin Code" on the Bins tab of the Location card as a default Bin.
  3. On the ProjectCard a "Cross-Dock Bin Code" can be selected to override the same on the Location Card.

Process a Cross-Dock

The cross-docking process consists of the following steps:

RECEIVING

  1. Create a Warehouse Receipt from a ProjectSpecific purchase order.
    Note: that the "Qty. to Cross-Dock" field in the Warehouse Receipt Lines is automatically calculated
  2. Select the lines that you want to add to a container (hold down the Ctrl key to select multiple lines)
  3. In the Line menu click Create Container.
  4. In the pop-up select the "container type" and optionally type a License Plate number. When left blank the Container ID will be copied to the License Plate.
    Note: Only Closed containers will be cross-docked. You have the option to set the container status to "Closed" from this pop-up, otherwise you have to Close the container from the container worksheet.
  5. When all lines have been added to a container(s) open the "Container Worksheet" from the Warehouse Receipt ribbon.
  6. From the Container Worksheet you can open the Container Card(s) to Print Label(s) and review the container details.
    Note: Make sure to change the Container Status to Closed.
  7. When all Containers are Closed, close the Container Worksheet and post the Warehouse Receipt to create the Warehouse Put-away.
  8. In the Search box type Warehouse Put-Away to open the Put-Away and Register it.
    Note: the bin location where the container is put-away, is either the Location Cross-Dock bin or the ProjectCross-Dock bin as per your settings.

SHIPPING

  1. Create an Inventory - or Warehouse Pick from the Project Task.
  2. Use Put-Away/Pick/Movement Lines to open the Pick Lines
  3. Open the Container Worksheet from the Pick Lines menu
  4. Use Cross-Dock Container from the Container Worksheet menu to select the container from the Cross-Dock bin, select OK to confirm.
    This action will change the Transport Type of the Container from Inbound to Outbound and mark the Pick Lines as picked after which the pick can be Registered.

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