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Process documentationAutomatic Cartonization Planning

 

You can use this process to have the system automatically create planned shipping handling units (PSHUs) according to algorithms defined as implementations of the Business Add-In BAdI: Cartonization Planning Algorithm. The default implementation /SCWM/EI_CAP_MIN_HUS aims at minimizing the number of handling units (HUs). The default algorithm uses a heuristic approach. It is not an optimization. For more information about the default implementation, see Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Start of the navigation path Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) for Extended Warehouse Management Next navigation step Goods Issue Process Next navigation step Cartonization Planning Next navigation step BAdI: Cartonization Planning Algorithm End of the navigation path.

Process

Automatic cartonization planning runs as follows:

  1. For each newly created or changed outbound delivery order item, the system determines a process profile for cartonization planning and assigns it to the delivery item.

  2. You can trigger automatic cartonization planning in one of the following ways:

    For more information about how to test automatic cartonization planning with different algorithms, see Maintenance of Planned Shipping Handling Units.

  3. The system groups outbound delivery order items that are to be packed together.

    During cartonization planning, the system processes each group independently of other groups. Delivery items from different groups are not planned to be packed together in the same HU. The grouping depends on the following criteria:

  4. The system can modify the grouping of outbound delivery order items.

    This is an optional step. For more information, see Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Start of the navigation path Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) for Extended Warehouse Management Next navigation step Goods Issue Process Next navigation step Cartonization Planning Next navigation step BAdI: Pre- and Postprocessing of CAP Algorithms End of the navigation path.

  5. The system executes the cartonization planning algorithms to create PSHUs.

  6. The system can modify the result of cartonization planning algorithms.

    This is an optional step. For more information, see Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management under Start of the navigation path Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) for Extended Warehouse Management Next navigation step Goods Issue Process Next navigation step Cartonization Planning Next navigation step BAdI: Pre- and Postprocessing of CAP Algorithms End of the navigation path.

Result

Automatic cartonization planning results in the creation of PSHUs that the system can use as templates for creating shipping HUs during picking or packing – depending on the process profiles of the outbound delivery items. For more information, see the following:

You can also monitor, change, or delete automatically created PSHUs. For more information, see the following: