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Paperless Pick/Pack/ShipA ‘SLAM DUNK’ FOR PARTS
SUPPLIERS!
Improve Inventory Accuracy, Shipping Accuracy and Warehouse
Efficiencies!Judi CurleeCISTECH Sr. Technical [email protected]
Product OverviewXA COM PPS Process vs CISTECH PPPS
ProcessPaperless PPS DemonstrationImplementation reviewQ & A
Today’s Agenda
PPPS - A Slam Dunk for Parts Suppliers!
Parts Suppliers typically have the following characteristics:
• Dedicated warehouse with location control
• More than 3 pickers in warehouse
• High volume of orders
• Multi-line pick lists
• High volume of parcel shipments
PPPS - A Slam Dunk for Parts Suppliers!
• For ‘capital goods’ manufacturers spare part sales can be profitable
• Warehouse operations can be cumbersome and inefficient with ‘vanilla’ MAPICS– MAPICS inefficiencies can cut into operating profit and hamper
customer service• Inefficient picking processes• Inventory lags• Missed Shipments• Erroneous Shipments
OPTIMIZE MAPICS COM WITH PPPS!
PPPS Success
Use RF Handheld devices to pick and stage customer orders for shipment!
Picking Pick list electronically delivered to wireless handheld Item Number can be entered/scanned by Item, Turnaround or UPC numbers
Transfers the inventory immediately from the stock location to a staging location
Full Inquiry capabilities from the RF device including:Pick ListsItemsLocations, Batch/Lot and Quantity on hand
Includes ‘Kit Items’, Serialization, Lot Control and Containerization! Can pick using either single order or consolidated pick lists Multiple employees can pick the same order at the same time (different items)
Option to print Pack List and Shipping Labels when order is staged
PPPS Product Overview
Parcel Shipping If the Carrier is UPS, Fed Ex or DHL no further actions are required,
programs will ship the order, add tracking info and, if applicable, add shipping charges
Full Truckload / LTL Shipping Streamlined shipping screens to ship LTL and Truckload orders
Uses XA Offline Shipping to create COM shipment Optional creation of Bill of Lading and/or Invoice when order is
shipped
PPPS Product Overview
Additional Features Full set of User Exits and API’s to allow for customization without
modification Supervisor functions to:
Assign & re-assign pick lists to specific pickers/employeesView status of orders being pickedView status of shipped and staged orders
Add Freight ChargesAdd Carrier Information
Office Functions can be performed in either Green Screen or PowerLink (R7)
PPPS Product Overview
Paperless Pick/Pack/ShipFREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
What happens when an item is picked?
• Inventory in the shelf/stocking location is lower (via an Inter Warehouse Transfer [TW] transaction)
• Item is moved to a staging location and reserved for that Customer Order
Can multiple Employees pick the same order?
• YES, multiple Employees can sign on to the same pick list to pick/stage the order
• However, there cannot be multiple Employees working on the same item on the same pick list
How does the employee know what item to pick?
• It depends on how you’ve configured the PPS system (through Control File settings):
• Guided Picking: RF gun shows next item on the pick list to be picked
• Non-Guided Picking: Employee uses printed Pick List or RF Gun inquiry to see next item to be picked
What if an item has batch/lot or serial number?
• If an item is flagged (in the Item Master/Revision record) for Batch/Lot control then both the location and the Batch/Lot number must be scanned/entered with the location
• If an item is flagged (in the Item Master/Revision record) for Serial Number then, depending on the Control File, a serial number for each item pick can be entered– RF PPS will check to verify that this serial number for this
item has never been shipped before
What if the item is a Kit?
• XA will create 2 pick lists: one for the Kit Item and a second one for the components of the kit
• RF PPS will see the item on the first pick list is a kit, retrieve the second pick list to allow the employee to pick the Kit Components and then return to the original Pick List
How do I ship the order?• If using the UPS/Fed Ex/DHL interfaces, after the
order is staged, a PPS program will send the pick to the XA Offline Ship files to be shipped
• If not using interfaces, new PPS Office screen is used to ship picked orders sending the shipment to XA Offline Ship files– Why Offline Ship? Because Mapics XA programs are
being used to update the database and create the invoices
How is the licensing for this product structured?
Paperless Pick/Pack/Ship is licensed by the total number of pickers using the solution
Less than 3 pickers - $16,000 + 20% annual support
3 to 10 pickers - $26,000 + 20% annual support
10+ pickers - $39,000 + 20% annual support
Paperless Pick/Pack/ShipSolution Benefits
What benefits are realized through RF PPS?• Accurate inventory in the stock location
• 30 – 50% time improvement in picking/staging Customer Orders– Takes the number of steps to pick an order from 23 to
9
• Improved accuracy of items shipped to customers
• Reduced data entry for order shipments
Improved efficiencies AND inventory accuracy leads to quick and easy returns!
PPPS
STREAMLINED PICKING AND SHIPPING
FOR XA
PPPS: Streamlined pick/ship
Create Pick ListsCreate Pick Lists
--XA-XA- ProcessProcess - -PPPS-PPPS-
Release Pick ListsRelease Pick Lists Release Pick ListsRelease Pick Lists
Print Pick ListsPrint Pick Lists
Sort Paper Pick ListsSort Paper Pick Lists
Distribute Paper Pick Distribute Paper Pick ListList
Electronically Electronically distribute pick listsdistribute pick lists
PPPS: Streamlined pick/ship
Pick OrdersPick Orders
--XA-XA- ProcessProcess - -PPPS-PPPS-
Retrieve Paper Pick Retrieve Paper Pick ListsLists Go to Location, Scan Go to Location, Scan
to confirm*to confirm*Go to locationGo to location
Write QuantityWrite QuantityWrite batch/lotWrite batch/lot
Walk to terminal for Walk to terminal for inquiryinquiry
Key Qty into terminalKey Qty into terminal*Batch/lot automatic**Batch/lot automatic*
Retrieve add’l pick Retrieve add’l pick listlist
**XA Inventory **XA Inventory is updated**is updated**
PPPS: Streamlined pick/ship
Prepare for Parcel Prepare for Parcel ShippingShipping
--XA-XA- ProcessProcess - -PPPS-PPPS-
Weigh parcel at Weigh parcel at shipping stationshipping station
Weigh parcel at Weigh parcel at shipping stationshipping station
Write freight charge Write freight charge on pick liston pick list
Write tracking Write tracking number on pick listnumber on pick list
**Cost and **Cost and tracking info tracking info sent to XA, sent to XA,
order is order is shipped**shipped**
**For Parcel **For Parcel shipping XA shipping XA
work is done**work is done**
PPPS: Streamlined pick/ship
Office AdministrationOffice Administration
--XA-XA- ProcessProcess - -PPPS-PPPS-
Select pick list for Select pick list for shipping (all shipping (all shipments)shipments)
Select order for Select order for shipping shipping
(non-ground only)(non-ground only)Select items to shipSelect items to ship
Key Key Quantities/locationQuantities/locationKey Serial NumberKey Serial Number
Key Freight ChargesKey Freight Charges
Key Carrier/tracking Key Carrier/tracking infoinfo
Confirm ShipmentConfirm Shipment
Key Carrier/tracking Key Carrier/tracking info (non-ground info (non-ground
only)only)Confirm ShipmentConfirm Shipment
**XA **XA Inventory is Inventory is updated**updated**
PPPS: Streamlined pick/ship
Warehouse ManagementWarehouse Management
--XA-XA- ProcessProcess - -PPPS-PPPS-
Walk floor to answer Walk floor to answer customer svc customer svc
questionsquestions
Electronically Electronically monitor, re-assign, monitor, re-assign, distribute pick listsdistribute pick lists
Walk floor to manage Walk floor to manage picking processpicking process
Redistribute Pick Redistribute Pick Lists to balance Lists to balance
workloadworkloadPrint ‘hot order’ pick Print ‘hot order’ pick
list and distributelist and distribute
PPPS Summary: 23 steps or 9?
Paperless Pick/Pack/Ship
DEMONSTRATION
Implementation
PPPS Software Installation, 1-3 daysSetup and ConfigurationWebex TrainingOptional on site assistance
PPPS Summary: 23 steps or 9?
