Example Scenario for TCD with Storage Control 

Purpose

In contrast to the basic Transportation Cross Docking scenario (TCD scenario), you are working with a nested handling unit (HU) and Process-Oriented Storage Control in this more complex TCD scenario. You receive an inbound delivery with a nested putaway HU that contains two further products. Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) determines that TCD is necessary for an HU (TCD HU) and that the other HU is for putaway (putaway HU). EWM determines a goods receipt (GR) storage process for the highest-level putaway HU. The highest-level putaway HU correspondingly runs through all steps of the GR process, including Deconsolidation. During deconsolidation, you unpack the TCD HU and the lower putaway HU from the highest-level putaway HU and then pack both of them into a further HU. You move the TCD HU to the GI zone after deconsolidation. If EWM determines a storage process for process-oriented storage control in goods issue (GI) for this TCD HU after deconsolidation, EWM processes the individual steps according to the warehouse process. You perform the further steps of putaway for the putaway HU.

Prerequisites

●      You have carried out the Customizing for Transportation Cross Docking.

●      You defined warehouse processes. For more information, see the implementation guide (IMG) for EWM under Cross-Process Settings ® Warehouse Task ® Define Process-Oriented Storage Control.

●      If EWM is to create the pick HU warehouse task (pick HU WT) automatically, the current process step must be indicated with the Prod/HU WT indicator. To do so, in Customizing for EWM under Cross-Process Settings choose Warehouse Task ® Define Process-Oriented Storage Control and in the navigation tree, choose Storage Process Definition. Select a definition and choose Assign Storage Process Step in the navigation tree. Select the Prod/HU WT indicator.

●      If EWM is to create follow-up WTs, you have set the Auto. WT indicator for automatic follow-up WT creation. To do so, in Customizing for EWM under Cross-Process Settings choose Warehouse Task ® Define Process-Oriented Storage Control and in the navigation tree, Storage Process Definition. Select a definition and choose Assign Storage Process Step in the navigation tree. Select the Auto. WT indicator.

Process

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       1.      Since you are working with nested handling units (HUs) and process-oriented storage control in TCD, EWM determines the putaway steps for the highest-level HU first (for example, unloading and deconsolidating).

       2.      EWM creates HU warehouse tasks (HU WTs) that move the highest-level HU, and performs the necessary putaway steps for it.

       3.      After the GR posting, either you or EWM can create a pick WT for the TCD HU. Since only packed products are relevant in TCD, EWM does not create a pick HU WT. This means that you always pick the whole HU in TCD.

If the corresponding outbound delivery was assigned to a wave beforehand, you can create the pick HU WT by releasing the wave. However, you can also create the pick HU WT manually. If you have set the Prod/HU WT indicator in the Customizing settings for the current process step, EWM creates the pick HU WT automatically.

If the putaway steps of the highest-level HU have not yet been completed, EWM creates inactive pick HU WTs. If the putaway steps of the highest-level HU have been completed (for example, after you have deconsolidated the highest-level HU), EWM activates the pick HU WTs.

For a detailed process flow description, see Detailed Process Description.