This chapter
explains how to return the inventory using the Mobile Application.
Return to Vendor feature provides a convenient way to return inventory
to vendors.
Procedure- From the Menu page, select Return To Vendor and press Enter.
- Scans the damaged inventory or the inventory that has to be returned
to the vendor.
- Chooses Deposit in the GUI mobile terminal to deposit the inventory.
- Shipments are created against the scanned items for the respective
vendors where they have to be shipped.
- Pick Tasks are created and auto-completed.
For more information about the
Sterling WMS Mobile Application Console
Framework, see
Understanding the Mobile Application Console Framework.
Note: Return to Vendor feature does not support
multi-SKU and multi level LPNs. Only one return vendor can be configured
for an item in the catalog management.
The Return to Vendor feature lets you:
- Create an outbound (return) shipment for the scanned inventory.
- Decide the vendor to whom the item must be shipped based on Return
To Vendor's attribute value .
- Create a new shipment depending upon the vendor, if no matching
shipment is found.
- Consolidate a new shipment line to the existing shipment, if a
shipment exist for a vendor.
- Create a Putaway tasks depending upon the putaway configurations
and are auto-completed when you choose the Deposit button.
- Move the execution status for a shipment to 'Picked' status.