What are Picks?
Picks refers to the process of selecting specific items from inventory in preparation for order fulfillment. This involves identifying and gathering the required products from their respective locations within the warehouse, based on factors such as order specifications, SKU, or contract. The Picks module within the system facilitates the organisation and management of these picking tasks, allowing users to create wave picks for efficient grouping of items and streamlining the picking process. Picks play a crucial role in ensuring timely and accurate order fulfillment.
You can create a wave pick for certain locations, SKU, Contract or Row Picks
This document will guide you through the process of creating different types of wave picks, viewing and managing pick requests, and handling outstanding picks.
Creating a wave pick
To create a new wave pick, follow these steps:
Locate the Pick: Right-click on the desired pick in the system.
Select Pick Type: In the drop-down menu, choose the type of wave pick you want to create:
- Create Location Wave: This creates a pick for all items in the same location in the list to a scanner.
- Create SKU Wave: This creates a pick for all items with the same SKU in the list to a scanner.
- Create Contract Pick: This creates a pick request for all contracts in the list to a scanner.
Pick Requests
After creating a pick, you can view and manage pick requests associated with orders and scanners.
Viewing Pick Requests
Access Pick Requests - Navigate to the pick associated with the order.
Scanner Assignment - View the assigned scanner for each pick request.
Editing Pick Requests
Edit Pick Request - Click on the specific pick request to edit its details.
Modification Options - You can modify various details of the pick request as needed.
Deleting Pick Requests
Locate Pick Request - Right-click on the pick associated with the request.
Cancel Pick Request - Select "Cancel" to delete the pick request.
Note: You can only edit the originally assigned scanner when modifying a pick request.
Outstanding Picks
The "Outstanding Picks" section displays picks that are pending completion or have not been assigned to a scanner. To streamline your picking process, ensure to resolve outstanding picks promptly.
Changing the status of a pick
You can bring up a new dropdown by right-clicking on a pick, this will allow you to change the status.
- Mark as picked
- Marked as a failed pick
- Cancel the entire pick
