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Paperless Pick/Pack/Ship For XA
Improve Warehouse Efficiencies, Inventory Accuracy, and Shipment
Accuracy!
Mike [email protected]
Judi CurleeCISTECH Senior Technical [email protected]
The New Face of MAPICS
Paperless Pick Pack Ship Product OverviewXA COM PPS compared to PPPSPPPS DemonstrationImplementation reviewQ & A
Today’s Agenda
PPPS Success
Use RF Handheld devices to pick and stage customer orders for shipment
PickingPick 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 ContainerizationCan pick using either single order or consolidated pick listsMultiple 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 add shipping charges
Full Truckload / LTL Shipping Streamlined shipping screens to ship LTL and Truckload
ordersUses XA Offline Shipping to create COM shipment
Optional creation of Bill of Lading and/or Invoice when order is shipped
PPPS Product Overview
Back Office Functions Eliminate COM requirement to key picking data 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)
Tailoring: Full set of User Exits and API’s to allow for customization without modification
PPPS Product Overview
Customer Portal On line access to orders and shipments Utilizes XA Extender Solution from Catavolt Requires XA 7, Enterprise Integrator
PPPS Product Overview-New
Paperless Pick Pack ShipStreamlined Picking and Shipping for XA
PPPS: Streamlined pick/ship
Create Pick Lists
-XA- Process -PPPS-
Release Pick Lists Release Pick Lists
Print Pick Lists
Sort Paper Pick Lists
Distribute Paper Pick List
Electronically distribute pick lists
PPPS: Streamlined pick/ship
Pick Orders
-XA- Process -PPPS-
Retrieve Paper Pick Lists Go to Location, Scan
to confirm*Go to location
Write QuantityWrite batch/lot
Walk to terminal for inquiry
Key Qty into terminal*Batch/lot automatic*
Retrieve add’l pick list
**XA Inventory is updated**
PPPS: Streamlined pick/ship
Prepare for Parcel Shipping
-XA- Process -PPPS-
Weigh parcel at shipping station
Weigh parcel at shipping station
Write freight charge on pick list
Write tracking number on pick list
**Cost and tracking info sent to XA,
order is shipped**
**For Parcel shipping XA
work is done**
PPPS: Streamlined pick/ship
Office Administration
-XA- Process -PPPS-
Select pick list for shipping (all shipments)
Select order for shipping
(non-parcel only)Select items to ship
Key quantities/locationKey Serial Number
Key Freight Charges
Key Carrier/tracking info
Confirm Shipment
Key Carrier/tracking info (non-parcel only)
Confirm Shipment
**XA Inventory is updated**
PPPS: Streamlined pick/ship
Warehouse Management
-XA- Process -PPPS-
Walk floor to answer customer svc
questions
Electronically monitor, re-assign, distribute pick lists
Walk floor to manage picking process
Redistribute Pick Lists to balance workload
Print ‘hot order’ pick list and distribute
PPPS Summary: 23 steps or 9?If you use COM Shipping you are working too hard!
Paperless Pick/Pack/Ship
DEMONSTRATION
PPPS Summary: 23 steps or 9?
What benefits are realized through PPPS?• 30 – 50% time improvement in picking,
staging, and administering Customer Orders– Reduces the number of steps to process an order
from 23 to 9
• Accurate inventory in the stock location• Improved accuracy customer order shipments
Software Licensing
Paperless Pick/Pack/Ship is licensed by the total number of pickers using the solution
Less than 3 pickers - $16,000 + $3,200 ASF
3 to 10 pickers - $26,000 + $5,200 ASF
10+ pickers - $39,000 + $7,800 ASF
Implementation
PPPS Software Installation, 3-5 daysSetup and ConfigurationWebex TrainingOn site assistance-streamlining and
implementation
