Outbound warehouse processes
The outbound processes cover all the inventory flows that move inventory outside our warehouse. In this group of processes, we can count the transfer and sales orders. However, warehouses can have multiple ways of picking to address these processes. In some cases, it is straightforward, and a sales order could be picked and shipped, but in other cases, we may need to pick from different zones with more than one worker, put it in a staging location, and pack the goods before loading them in a truck.
The system has four entities (which we reviewed earlier) that intervene in the outbound process:
- Location directives control where to pick inventory and where to put it. For outbound, we need a minimum of two location directives – one for picking and another for put-away.
- Work templates control how to do the outbound work. At a minimum, we must have a pick and a put pair.
- Menu and menu items control the menus to process the picking and...
