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Function documentationSample Use Cases of Cartonization Planning

 

You can use cartonization planning, for example, in the following ways:

  • Use case 1: Picking with automatic cartonization planning for warehouse tasks during warehouse order creation

    In this use case you work with waves. The system automatically creates planned shipping handling units (PSHUs) for warehouse tasks during warehouse order creation. The system uses the PSHUs as templates for creating pick-handling units (pick-HUs), which you use as shipping handling units (shipping HUs).

  • Use case 2: Packing with automatic cartonization planning for waves

    In this use case you work with waves. The system automatically creates PSHUs for waves. The system uses the PSHUs as templates for proposing packaging materials or destination HUs during packing at the work center or using radio frequency (RF).

  • Use case 3: Packing with automatic cartonization planning for warehouse tasks during warehouse order creation

    In this use case you work with waves. The system automatically creates PSHUs for warehouse tasks during warehouse order creation. The system uses the PSHUs as templates for proposing packaging materials or destination HUs during packing at the work center or using RF.

  • Use case 4: Packing with automatic cartonization planning for outbound delivery orders

    In this use case, you work without waves. The system automatically creates PSHUs for outbound delivery orders. The system uses the PSHUs as templates for proposing packaging materials or destination HUs during packing at the work center or using RF. This enables early planning of shipping HUs.

  • Combination of use case 1 and 4

    In this use case, you work without waves. The system automatically creates PSHUs for outbound delivery orders. After you have reserved transportation capacity based on your early cartonization planning, you monitor the PSHUs and decide to delete them. You repeat cartonization planning to execute picking with cartonization planning using up-to-date data. The process then runs as in use case 1 but without waves. The system automatically creates PSHUs during warehouse order creation. The system uses the PSHUs as templates for creating pick-HUs, which you use as shipping HUs.

Note Note

In use case 4 and its variant, the usage of waves is possible but it does not influence the creation of PSHUs.

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To use cartonization planning, you must activate the business function EWM, Usability and Implementation 1 (SCM_EWM_USAB_IMPL_1).

Features

The following table lists the features used in each use case:

Feature

Use Case 1

Use Case 2

Use Case 3

Use Case 4

Combination of Use Case 1 and 4

Creation of wave

See Wave Management.

X

X

X

–

–

Cartonization Planning for Outbound Delivery Orders

–

–

–

X

X

Deletion of Planned Shipping Handling Units

–

–

–

–

X

Cartonization Planning for Waves

–

X

–

–

–

Cartonization Planning During Warehouse Order Creation

X

–

X

–

X

Picking with Cartonization Planning

X

–

–

–

X

Packing with Cartonization Planning

–

X

X

X

–