Alternate Pick: Select a different location when inventory does not exist in the specified location.

00:00: Exciting new enhancements have been made to the alternate pick process improving 00:04: efficiency and providing users the power to take control when the alternate pick 00:08: process is executed. These enhancements include the addition of a 00:12: new shorted worktable a new setting in Warehouse ship station criteria 00:16: and new settings in the Fulfillment plan option picking options. 00:22: The shorted worktable provides users visibility of alternate pick work 00:26: generated through the alternate pick process You can see that each 00:30: record has its own ID number with information that can be used to create filters 00:34: or reports if desired. Note the shorted work column which 00:39: denotes which work was shorted and the created work which denotes the 00:43: work that has been created as a result of the shorting. 00:46: You can think of the shorted work as the parent and the created work as the child. 00:52: When the alternate pick process is executed in an alternate pick location 00:56: is successfully assigned a timestamp to record is inserted into the shorted 01:00: work table. This Record contains many pieces of information 01:04: such as the idea of the work ticket that was short pick 01:08: the Fulfillment process associated with the pic work the item 01:12: that was short picked the user that Randy alternate pick process and generated 01:17: the alternate pick work in the status of the alternate pick work. 01:21: Any records on this table with the status of not started or in progress are 01:26: considered unresolved short work. If users need to 01:30: determine who did what in relation to alternate picking the shorted work table 01:34: is perfect for that. Note that this table needs to be enabled at 01:38: the user level. Specifically whatever role is assigned 01:42: to a user must have this table enabled in the permissions for that role. 01:47: If this is not enabled the user will not be able to access this table 01:51: or any records on it. 01:54: One major enhancements made to the alternate pick process is that it is 01:58: now accessible from the mobile application and maybe performed the instant of short 02:02: pick takes place during the pick work process Edition a 02:06: new configuration has been added to the warehouse record under the shipstation 02:10: criteria tab called block shipping for unresolved short work. 02:14: As previously mentioned any records with a status have not started or 02:19: in progress on the shorted work table are categorized as unresolved short 02:23: work. This setting provides users with the ability to prevent 02:27: orders associated with unresolved short work from being shipped just 02:31: as the name implies. When block shipping for unresolved short 02:35: work has a value of true and errors received if a user attempts 02:39: to ship an order that has unresolved short work associated with it. 02:44: The order cannot be shipped until the unresolved short work is performed such 02:48: that the shorted work record status is updated to complete it when 02:52: block shipping for unresolved short work has a value of false a 02:56: warning rather than an error is received. 02:58: If a user attempts to ship an order associated with unresolved short work. 03:03: This warning must be acknowledged by the user before the user may proceed with 03:07: shipping. 03:09: Another feature added to the alternate pick process is the ability to select the 03:13: alternate pick location or Auto assign the alternate pick location to be used 03:17: for allocation of the short picked quantity. 03:21: Please note that when this feature is enabled allocation rules may be bypassed. 03:26: The setting to enable this feature is titled select alternate pick location. 03:31: It can be found in the Fulfillment plan record by going to the picking option section. 03:36: When set to true all eligible alternate pick locations are displayed 03:40: and the user may chose which location to use for alternate pick allocation. 03:45: When set to false the system will automatically select the alternate pick 03:49: location to be used for alternate pick while following the allocation rules 03:53: specified in the item record of Whatever item has been short picked. 03:59: Also located within the Fulfillment plant picking option section are 2 settings 04:03: auto-create cycle count work and auto adjustment tolerance. 04:09: If auto-create cycle count work is set to True cycle count 04:13: work is automatically generated for the location of the short picked pick ticket when 04:17: the alternate pick process is ran and an alternate pick location is successfully 04:21: assigned. This newly created cycle count work is 04:25: inserted into the work table and can be found in the find work section of the mobile app. 04:30: This allows users to physically count inventory if so desired. 04:34: The auto adjustment tolerance is entered as a percentage for the acceptable variance 04:39: from the expected count for an item in a location. 04:43: If the cycle count quantity is outside of the auto adjustment tolerance. 04:46: The adjustment will not be made. Alternatively, no 04:51: cycle count work created if auto-create cycle count is set to false. 04:57: This guide has covered a series of steps within info plus WMS 05:01: for enhancing employee training and Alternate pick. 05:05: From accessing specific sections to selecting options these instructions 05:09: provide a clear path to navigate the application effectively.

00:00: This video will walk you through how to select an alternate picking location from within 00:04: the mobile app. Note that this feature must be enabled at 00:08: the user level. 00:10: The alternate pick process is initiated by clicking short ticket while performing 00:14: pick work. 00:16: Next click run alternate pick 00:20: Select the checkbox next to the desired alternate pick location. 00:24: More than 1 location may be chosen to satisfy the required quantity. 00:30: Once the desired location or locations have been selected click submit. 00:36: Click perform now to complete the alternate pick work. 00:40: If perform later is selected the newly created work ticket is appended 00:44: to the end of the current work batch allowing users to complete other pick work 00:48: before executing the current alternate pick. 00:52: If the Fulfillment plan being used has the autogenerate cycle count work 00:56: enabled a cycle count work ticket is generated and will be visible in 01:00: the find work screen. This will allow users to perform a 01:04: physical count of inventory following the alternate pick if deemed appropriate 01:08: or necessary. 01:11: This video covered the step-by-step process of the alternate pick method in 01:15: the warehouse mobile app.

00:00: This video will explain how to block shipping for unresolved short work at the ship 00:04: station. 00:06: When this new configuration is set to false a warning is received 00:10: in the mobile ship station. If a user attempts to ship an order associated with 00:14: unresolved short work. The warning will inform the user 00:18: of the outstanding short pick work. 00:21: Let's demonstrate how a user arrives at the warning. 00:24: First enter the order number 00:27: Once entered hit the enter button or the enter key on the keyboard. 00:32: Once the order is entered. The user will be met with a warning if they click on select 00:36: order. 00:38: As you can see the warning explains there is unresolved short work 00:42: associated with this order. It also provides instructions 00:46: on how to block shipment during these conditions, which is done by updating the 00:50: warehouse ship station criteria settings in the desktop. 00:54: The user must acknowledge the warning in order to proceed with shipping the order. 01:00: To prevent orders with unresolved short work from being shipped block 01:04: shipping for unresolved pick work must be set to true as mentioned previously. 01:10: Let's see what happens when that setting is set to true. 01:14: Like before enter the order number and select enter. 01:18: Click select order 01:21: Now you can see that the user is met with an error preventing the order from being shipped 01:25: while short work for the order still exists. The short work 01:29: must be resolved before it can ship Otherwise this error 01:33: message will persist. The identifying information of the short work 01:37: is provided so it can be easily located and addressed on 01:41: the shorted worktable. 01:44: This video covered the step-by-step process for how to block shipping for unresolved 01:48: short work at the ship station.

00:00: This video will explain how to use substitutions for alternate picking in the 00:04: mobile app when no alternate pick is available. 00:08: Note that using substitutions for alternate picking requires substitutions 00:12: to be established in your sight. This is the substitution table. 00:17: In our example here. The order skew is alt pick and its 00:21: substitute skew next to it is sub 1 This simply 00:25: means that if alt pick is not available skew sub 1 can be used in its 00:30: place. 00:32: Let's see how substitutions work with alternate picking. 00:36: In the mobile app, the alternate pick process is initialized when a pick 00:40: ticket is short picked and short ticket is selected. 00:44: After selecting short pick the option to run alternate pick will be presented. 00:49: Select the Run alternate pick 00:52: If no alternate pick locations are found and the short picked item has a 00:56: substitution in place the option to use the substitution item to satisfy. 01:00: The short pick is presented. To proceed with the substitution 01:04: select confirm 01:07: After confirming the substitution the substitution pick work may 01:11: be performed immediately by selecting perform now. 01:15: If performed later is selected the substitution pick work will be appended 01:19: to the end of the current work batch allowing users to complete other pick work 01:23: before addressing the current alternate pick. 01:27: The order record will reflect the substitution was made and is clearly identified 01:31: with a green power pill. If the order is unfulfilled, the 01:36: substitution will be removed from the order and the order will revert back 01:40: to its initial values. 01:43: This video covered the steps required in the info plus WMS 01:47: mobile app to handle substitutions in the absence of an alternate pick.

00:00: This video will explain how to use substitution chains when an alternate pick 00:04: location is not available in the mobile app. 00:08: When running alternate pick there may be instances in which there is no alternate 00:12: pick available. In those cases users now have the ability 00:16: to assign a substitute item for order fulfillment. 00:20: Note that to use this feature substitutions must already be established 00:24: in the substitution table. The substitutions shown 00:28: here create a chain wherein if the example skew alt pick is 00:32: not available sub 1 can be used and if sub 1 is not 00:37: available then sub 2 can be used and so on. 00:42: Let's see how this works in action. Once a pick ticket has been short 00:46: picked execute the alternate pick process by clicking run alternate 00:50: pick. 00:52: This screen shows the user that the short picked item has substitutions available. 00:57: The presence of multiple substitutions tells us that it is part of a substitution 01:01: chain. This makes it so that each substitution item 01:06: in the chain is eligible to fulfill the short pick quantity. 01:10: To satisfy the alternate pick with 1 of these options select the substitution 01:14: item you wish to use for the short picked item. 01:18: The Picker has the option to perform the substitution pick work now or at a 01:22: later time. If performed later is chosen, the substitution 01:27: pick work is appended to the end of the current work batch allowing users 01:31: to complete other pick work before addressing the current alternate pick. 01:36: After completing the substitution pick work, the substitution is easily identified 01:40: on the order record with a green power pill. 01:43: Unfulfilling the order will revert the order line data back to the original initial 01:48: values prior to substitution. 01:51: This video covered the step-by-step process for using substitutions 01:55: when no alternate pick locations were available in the mobile app.