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Outbound

Waves are released deliberately, parcels leave checked.

Outbound orders are grouped into waves only after reservations, replenishments and blockers have been reviewed. Every line is checked by scanning before it goes into a box, and both box and pallet get their own labels.

  • Discrete and Cluster waves
  • Check-and-pack station
  • SSCC label
  • Shipping zones
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Capabilities

What outbound covers

From the delivery note to goods ready for loading — with a check at every step where an error would otherwise slip through to the customer.

  • Delivery notes by purpose

    Subtypes for customers, suppliers, internal locations, production, customs clearance and re-export. A delivery note is verified, approved and locked, and verification can be reversed.

  • Pre-picking

    An order list with quick filters for today, delivery rounds, orders with shortages and postponed deliveries. In bulk you change priority, assign a round and create a wave.

  • A wave in five steps

    Selection review, configuration, reservation, replenishments and exceptions, then release. A wave can stay a draft until the decision is made.

  • Discrete and Cluster

    One order per picker, or several orders at once with sorting while picking. Optionally several pickers on the same wave, a sorting step and sub-tasks per zone.

  • Manual reservation

    For a line you choose a location or LPN with available quantity, lot and expiry. Blocked goods and goods awaiting a quality decision are not offered, and the manual choice is recorded.

  • Check-and-pack station

    Lines are checked by scanning and packed into a box with a printed LPN. Serial numbers are assigned during checking, and boxes are stacked onto outbound pallets.

  • Transport label and parcels

    A packed unit gets a transport label with an SSCC number. Order parcels are kept with LPN, weight, dimensions and closing time.

  • Consolidation by shipping zone

    Rules assign the shipping location by postcode range, with a priority, separately for each warehouse.

  • Issue rule per item

    The issue order is set per item: FIFO, LIFO, FEFO or by location sequence. Delivery can go to the customer, another partner or a private individual.

How it flows

The path of one order

Statuses show where an order is at any moment — and what is holding it back.

  1. 01

    Pre-picking

    The order enters pre-picking with a priority and a round. An order stopped from the ERP carries a flag and a reason, both visible in the pre-picking list.

  2. 02

    Wave

    Selected orders become a wave. Reservation is full or with a shortage, and blockers are kept apart from warnings.

  3. 03

    Release

    Until release the wave is an editable draft. A released wave can be closed, returned to draft or cancelled, and an order can go back to pre-picking.

  4. 04

    Picking

    The status tracks picking in progress and partially picked orders. Shortages show in the shortage report, not only at loading.

  5. 05

    Check and pack

    A box is opened from a printed LPN, lines are packed and confirmed, and serial numbers are assigned where needed.

  6. 06

    Ready for dispatch

    The transport label carries the SSCC, packing is completed with the number of parcels, and the goods wait in their shipping zone.

Where errors are stopped

A blocker is not a warning

The wave wizard separates what blocks release from what only needs attention. Release is a deliberate decision, not a default step.

Checking line by line

A line goes into the box only once it has been scanned and confirmed. Depending on settings, scanning the item on the delivery note is mandatory rather than recommended.

A trail of every change

The outbound audit records the old and new value of a field and the device the change was made from. Reports show shortages, delays against cut-off and packed parcels.

Frequently asked questions

Which wave strategies are there?

Discrete, where one picker handles one order, and Cluster, where a picker handles several orders at once and sorts them while picking. Cluster is the default, and several pickers can be put on the same wave.

Can an order with a shortage go into a wave?

Yes. Reservation is made in full or with a shortage, the order is flagged as partially reserved, and shortages are tracked in a separate report.

How does the check-and-pack station prevent wrong deliveries?

The steps run in order: a box from a printed LPN, packing and confirming lines by scanning, a transport label with an SSCC number, and only then completion of packing.

How is the shipping zone decided?

By rules based on postcode ranges, with a priority, separately for each warehouse. The order thus ends up at the shipping location intended for that area.

Can a specific lot or LPN be reserved?

Yes, through manual reservation: locations and LPNs with available quantity, lot and expiry are offered. Blocked goods and goods awaiting a quality decision are not.

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