Follow-On Processes of Vehicle Space Optimization 

Use

Use the Follow-On Processes of Vehicle Space Optimization to control warehouse functions.

If you use the Warehouse Management (LE-WM) component, the system supports you in grouping together packaging materials and products based on the VSO packing proposals that are identical to the proposals generated in the upstream component Vehicle Space Optimization.

Implementation Considerations

To be able to use Follow-On Processes of Vehicle Space Optimization, you also have to implement Vehicle Space Optimization.

To use VSO Packing Proposals in the Follow-On Processes of Vehicle Space Optimization, you have to configure Warehouse Management (LE-WM) in such a way that the system can pick deliveries. You need to allow partial picking in Customizing.

Integration

The Follow-On Processes of Vehicle Space Optimization component is part of the Direct StoreDeliverycomponent, and is therefore integrated into the Logistics Execution component. It uses the transfer orders (TO) of the SAP Warehouse Management (LE-WM) component.

Within the Direct Store Delivery component, you can use the Follow-On Processes of Vehicle Space Optimization in the Display Shipment transaction of the Logistics Execution component.

Within Transportation Planning for the Direct Store Delivery process, you can also call the Shipment List application in which you can execute the Generate Transfer Orders function of the Follow-On Processes of Vehicle Space Optimization in the background.

Features

The system lists the VSO packing proposals from Vehicle Space Optimization in a separate screen, grouped by process type.

The system groups the VSO packing proposals from the Vehicle Space Optimization component by process types. The corresponding list appears in a separate screen.

You can start the following activities for transfer orders in this screen:

·        Generate

·        Display conversions

·        Print

·        Confirm

The system provides predefined forms in the Follow-On Processes of Vehicle Space Optimization component. You can use these forms to print transfer orders on TO documents and labels.

The system can generate a handling unit (HU) automatically for each VSO packing proposal of a shipment. To create a handling unit, the system groups a packaging material together with the products picked for that packaging material. You can also pack all the generated handling units of a shipment into higher-level handling unit. This higher-level handling unit is the means of transport.

For more information about handling units, see the Handling Unit Management (LO-HU) component.

Constraints

You have to take the following constraints into account when using the Follow-On Processes for Vehicle Space Optimization component:

·        When the system creates a shipment from existing handling units (that is, the system takes the material from a storage location in which handling units are managed), the system cannot create any handling units using the Follow-On Processes of Vehicle Space Optimization component.

·        You cannot use vehicle space optimization or the follow-on processes for VSO for a shipment if picking has already started, or has been completed for deliveries in this shipment.