The allows to control receipt process with the information that is available in a warehouse. It also supports the least automated warehouse through paper-based process and all warehouses up to the most automated, involving MHE for receipts. These warehouses however disparate, are modeled individually in the network.
A warehouse can identify its own receiving preferences to characterize the flow of inventory from the receiving dock to other departments and zones of a warehouse.
A receipt in the is made for a purchase order level or shipment level. The holds a case or pallet with LPN details at a shipment level, if available. It also supports blind receipts. Blind receipts are inventory that arrives in a warehouse without any information. A warehouse may use any or all of these methods to receive its inventory. The places constraints for each of these methods.
Quality profiles and SKU attributes influence the diversion of inventory to various areas of a warehouse. In addition, if there is a demand for a certain product or quantity, the creates cross-dock diversions during receipt. In addition, if there is a demand for a certain product or quantity, the creates move requests for diversion to the appropriate department during receipt. The diversions are displayed at the time of receipt of the container or SKU to place inventory received into appropriate pallets for putaway.
The supports planning for QC or cross-dock diversions for an item. These planned diversions could be for a specific inbound order or shipment, or across inbound orders or shipments.
The provides inventory receipt in a warehouse at most granular level. It also supports inventory receiving at an SKU and UOM level, case or pallet with LPN level. The has the ability to create new case or pallet with LPN, if necessary.
The receipt completion creates inventory at both location and warehouse levels. The uniquely identifies inventory by the attributes captured during the receiving process. For more information about inventory attributes, see the topic, Inventory Control and Tracking. The provides visibility and tracking through consoles for receipt and inventory audits.