Orders are generally entered prior to receipt at the warehouse. How an order is processed depends on whether you have a paper driven system or have the Ranger mobile solution for hand held and truck mounted terminals.
Paper Driven System
Order unloaded.
Check sheet printed and used for checking process.
Check sheet returned to office and used to register actual quantities received.
Warehouse locations allocated either automatically or manually.
Movement lists printed instructing where pallets are to be moved.
Pallet labels optionally printed.
Pallets moved to locations.
Movement lists returned to office and pallets confirmed as located.
GRN printed any time after checking.
Order closed.
Ranger Mobile Solution
Order unloaded.
Checker selects order and check sheet is sent to mobile device.
Order is checked and Stocker is updated with received quantities immediately.
Optionally warehouse locations reserved as part of checking process.
FLT driver selects order and movement list sent to FLT mobile device.
FLT driver locates pallets and WMS updated immediately.
GRN printed any time after checking.
Order closed.
Additional Information
Orders can be manually entered or electronically received.
Order numbers can be manually entered or automatically created by Stocker.
Products can be received against standard or variable pallet quantities.
Storage locations can be automatically selected using pre-defined rules.
Rules can include: preferred storage locations, don't mix customer's stock, don't mix product, don't mix BBE dates, don't mix batch numbers, don't store above level, move to quarantine, etc
Alternatively, locations can be manually selected.
A comprehensive set of status indicators provide instant visibility of order status and individual order line status.
Ranger informs the WMS of any problems immediately.
Vehicle Scheduling planner.
Consignments enable processing of batches of orders.
Processing of back orders (partially completed orders).
Optional confirmation of goods received can be sent to an external computer system.
A comprehensive set of order reports e.g by order/due/received date, supplier etc.