Two-Step Cross-Docking 

Use

Cross-Docking enables two-step cross-docking, whereby goods to be cross-docked are first moved from the goods receipt (GR) area to a cross-docking storage type. The goods are subsequently moved to the goods issue (GI) area upon release of the outbound document.

 

Activities

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       1.      You do any of the following:

                            a.      Create a cross-docking decision linking inbound and outbound document items, after having forced two-step cross-docking in Customizing for Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Cross-Docking → Maintain Warehouse Level Settings

                            b.      Create a cross-docking decision linking inbound and outbound document items, without having forced two-step cross-docking, in a case where the inbound load’s quantity is greater than the open decision quantity

                            c.      Designate an outbound document for cross-docking, after having forced two-step cross-docking

                            d.      Designate an inbound document for cross-docking

       2.      The system creates the following transfer orders (TOs):

¡        A putaway TO from the GR storage type to the cross-docking storage type

¡        A picking TO from the cross-docking storage type to the goods issue storage type (except in the case of 1d. above)

For more information on the exact process of transfer order creation in the case of two-step cross-docking, see Planned Cross-Docking.

       3.      When the putaway TO is confirmed, the decision's inbound confirmed quantity is updated. This quantity indicates to the outbound document that stock waits in the cross-docking area.

When the picking TO is confirmed, no additional document is updated and the confirmation is like that of a standard picking TO

Two-Step Cross-Docking