Cross Docking

 Setup

1.Define Cross Docking Rule
2.Define Rules Workbench

Define Cross Docking Rule:

Navigation: Setup : Warehouse Configuration: Rules : Warehouse Execution: Cross Dock Criteria

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Rules Workbench

Navigation: Warehouse Management: Setup : Warehouse Configuration: Rules :Warehousing Execution: Rules Workbench

Transaction Flow:

Purchase Order Creation

Navigation: Oracle Purchasing : Purchase Orders: Purchase Order Summary

Create multiple purchase orders with different time gap intervals

PO:1

PO:2

PO:3

The above 3 PO's determine the upcoming supply. Next process is creating the Sales order.

Sales Order Creation:

Navigation: Oracle Order Management : Orders, Returns : Sales Orders

Create the sales order

Enter the same item for which you have created purchase order

Release the Sales Order:

Navigation:Oracle Order Management : Shipping: Release Sales Orders : Release 

Enter the order number and click find

Enter the inventory organization from where the material to be picked. Make sure that you choose the allocation method as "Cross Dock Only" and select the Cross dock criteria rule "Your Cross Dock Rule".

No changes to be done here in this shipping tab

Click on Execute Now to release the sales order for picking activity

Reservation:

Navigation: Oracle Inventory : On hand Availability : Reservations

We are navigating to reservations window to check the PO supply assigned by the system for this sales order.Make sure you select the option as "Include Cross Dock" flag is enabled before you click on find button.

After clicking, find you can see the supply for the sales order is "Purchase Order". Cross dock functionality is to pick the material from the upcoming supply(PO) instead of picking the material from warehouse(Inventory). The same has been executed.

PO number is available in the reservations window

Next process starts with the Mobile Application.

Mobile Application:

Navigation: Inbound:Receive:PO

Receiving Process:

Enter the Org Code

Enter the PO details and generate LPN and LOT. Click on Done.

Enter the carrier and waybill information and click done.

Inspection Process:

Navigation: Inbound: Inspect

Enter the LPN number and rest details will be auto populated.

Enter the accepted and rejected quantity.

Click done

Transaction Success.

Once the picking activity is completed check the status in reservations window. It will be updated as "Receiving". Just have a glance and proceed with the shipping process.

Staging Process:

In cross dock instead of picking the material from the inventory and staging it , material will be staged from upcoming delivery(PO).

Navigation:Tasks : Directed Tasks : Inbound : Move any LPN

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Enter the LPN number and click on drop. Reconfirm the details and click done.

Click transfer contents. As per the sales order it was created for 5 quantity but upcoming purchase order has 10 quantity ,So system pick 5 quantity and stage the material to staging sub inventory and another 5 quantity is delivered to the Raw Material Sub inventory.

Click on Transfer Contents. Task Completed.

Once the staging activity is completed check the status in reservations and proceed with the shipping process.

Shipping Process:

Navigation: Outbound: Shipping : Quick Ship

To ship the order you need the delivery number. Navigate to shipping transactions to get it.

Delivery number is available and it has to be noted.

Enter the delivery number and click on done.

Transaction Completed and order is shipped.

Once the order is shipped check the status in shipping transactions window. Order is fully shipped as per the below status.