WISL WM RF Stock Transfer Control

Overview

Waterloo Information Systems Limited

33 Dupont Street East

Waterloo, Ontario

N2J 2G8

© Waterloo Information Systems Limited 1997

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I. Introduction

The WISL RF Stock Transfer Control System provides for control over the stock transfer process to insure that request requirements are properly satisfied in the picking procedure and that shipments are fully and properly loaded.

Trip records are generated upon entry of the transfer request as the starting point for control over the picking process. An interactive routine that runs within the constraints of the 8 line by 20 column display of an RF data collection computer directs the picking process. A similar routine controls the receiving procedure.

II. Stock Transfer Request

A maintenance routine provides for the creation and maintenance of stock transfer records within the context of a trip between intra-company points. The maintenance facility also provides for the recording of the transfer ID's that are assigned by the JDE system after the fact.

III. Picking Process

1. A scrolled list of current trips is displayed from which the desired trip is selected.

2. A scrolled list of the line items of the transfer request is displayed in sku order from which the desired item is selected by scanning of the crate or the rack id. In the case of a crate if the crate id is in the crate/carton index then the number to be picked is reduced by the number of cartons in the index otherwise each carton in the crate must be scanned. In the case of a rack, each carton id must be scanned and the rack id re-scanned to indicate the end of the rack. Crates(or racks) are scanned until the requested number of cartons in the transfer request line is reached.

3. Authorization for discrepancy is prompted.

4. A separate menu action provides for the removal of crates or cartons from a specified trip.

5. A separate menu action allows the modification of trip status.

III. Receiving Process

1. A scrolled list of current trips is displayed from which the desired trip is selected.

2. A scrolled list of the line items of the transfer request is displayed in sku order from which the desired item is selected by scanning of the crate or the rack id. In the case of a crate if the crate id is in the crate/carton index then the number to be picked is reduced by the number of cartons in the index otherwise each carton in the crate must be scanned. In the case of a rack, each carton id must be scanned and the rack id re-scanned to indicate the end of the rack. Crates(or racks) are scanned until the requested number of cartons in the transfer request line is reached.

3. Authorization for discrepancy is prompted.

IV. Batch Facilities

RF scanning is not always possible in the picking process. An off-line(batch) facility that runs on the hand held terminal's PC processor provides for the collection of identification of picked or received items. The id of the shipper is prompted(it may be scanned from the id badge or entered). The id of the ship location is prompted(it may be scanned from a prepared list of location bar codes or entered). The ID of the stock transfer is prompted(it may be entered or scanned from the stock transfer request form), the crate or rack number is prompted(it must be scanned) and the item ID(sku or upc code) is prompted(which must be scanned).

A separate menu action provides for the removal of crates or cartons from a specified trip.

The same routine is utilized for either picking or receiving. Selection of the process from the menu will determine whether picking or receiving transactions are generated.

A server batch procedure is available to down-load the data from the batch scanner. This routine compares the down-loaded data to the stock transfer request record and generates a control report.

V. Reporting

1. Any trip reporting available for external trips is also available for stock transfer trips.

VI. Interfaces

1. An index between crate and carton eliminates the need to scan every carton for those crates created directly from the manufacturing process. This index is maintained from a file passed on a periodic basis from the manufacturing system.

2. Order information can be transferred from the corporate financial system that can form the basis for generating stock transfer requests.

3.A transaction can be generated to reflect the stock transfer on the corporate financial system.