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 Quantity Differences

Use

For Transportation Cross-Docking, when a warehouse posts goods receipt, the ERP system compares the quantity in the inbound delivery against the goods issue quantity in the outbound delivery document from the previous warehouse. If there is a difference in quantity, the ERP system triggers the stock transfer difference function to:

  • Post the difference to scrap or to a dedicated proof-of-delivery (POD) storage location.

    The Extended Warehouse Management system determines how to post this difference based on the warehouse process code.

  • Update the outbound delivery of the source warehouse with POD data. This includes the forwarding this POD data to CRM Billing for possible billing corrections if cross-company transfers are involved.

  • Repost the differences from the POD storage location to the storage location representing the pending claims of the warehouse/plant at fault.

Since there may be several transfer stops along a given transportation route, the system makes the quantity comparison at each cross-docking warehouse.

Integration

In a non-cross-docking scenario, the outbound and inbound deliveries are created with reference to a stock transport order. In a cross-docking scenario, the two deliveries are not created with reference to a stock transport order but directly by cross-docking function.

  • Stock transport orders involve a two-step transfer: outbound delivery (for the source warehouse A) and inbound delivery (for the receiving warehouse B). When the receiving warehouse reports a difference in quantity, there are only two valid process codes (exception codes in ERP):

    • The carrier is responsible.

    • The shipper (warehouse A) is responsible.

  • Cross-docking transfers involve multiple steps, for example: outbound delivery (from source warehouse A) -> inbound delivery into the cross-docking location in warehouse B, then outbound delivery from warehouse B -> inbound delivery into final warehouse C. In this case, when the final recipient (warehouse C) reports a difference in quantity, there are three valid process codes:

    • The carrier is responsible.

    • The shipper (warehouse A) is responsible.

    • The previous cross-docking location (warehouse B) is responsible.

      If there are additional warehouses involved, those warehouses between the shipper (warehouse A) and the previous cross-docking warehouse cannot be responsible. So if warehouse D reports the difference, then only the carrier or warehouse A or C can be responsible – not warehouse B.

For more information on the stock transfer difference function, see Adjustment of Stock Transport Order Quantity Difference .