WMS managing one SKU that has multiple packages.

David_Singleton

This seems like a fairly simple requirement, but I would like to hear other ideas on how to implement it.

The scenario is that the client purchases and sells bulky items. The item is a single SKU with an associated cost. But the item is delivered in multiple packages. Typically one item may come in 17 boxes, all differing in shape and size. The smallest might contain nuts and bolts, the largest might be a 2m x 1.5m x 0.1m box. The issue is that the boxes need to be split over multiple bins in the warehouse, but the item is bought and sold as one SKU. So pick pack place operations need to provide details of the bin where each box is stored. But only one line will be shipped to the customer.

Imagine something like an IKEA flat pack furniture scenario.

The first suggestion was BOMs, break the item into a BOM made of the packages so that you have an individual ILE for each box so it can be managed in the warehouse. But this introduces many issues, form costing and pricing through to the sheer volume of data of assembling and disassembling BOMs. Eg if an item is transferred from one warehouse to another, it would be picked as 17 lines of packages, a BOM assembled, then shipped and received, then dissembled, and placed in Bins.

Ideally we would create warehouse transactions that are not directly linked to a ILE, and one ILE would be stored in 17 biins.

Thanks in advance.

David_Singleton

FYI

Nav2009 W1 LS Retail Classic Client.

David_Singleton

Shift+F12 I guess

rmv_RU

We had this problem with telecom equipment.
There are several ways to implement this requirements, can you clarify more details:
Does any SKU contains same packages (number of packages, size, shape .. etc) for every receipt?

David_Singleton

rmv_RU wrote:

Does any SKU contains same packages (number of packages, size, shape .. etc) for every receipt?

:thumbsup:

I already had the client agree that if the packages change then it becomes a new SKU with a new BOM/Package list. It would be way to complex to allow different packages for the same SKU.

rmv_RU

It seems strange, but try to disassemble BOMs in ItemTrackingMgt.SplitWhseJnlLine function first, it ensure you that there are no way to post the SKU in the warehouse ledger entry without disassembling . Next step is modifing picking routine.