Outbound Process
The outbound process enables efficient picking, packing and shipping of goods to customers or return to supplier.
Fig. Simple Outbound Process
Various processes involved in Outbound deliveries
- Outbound to customer (Sale Order)
- Return to supplier
- Plant-to-Plant transfer (Stock Transport Order)
- SLoc-to-SLoc transfer (Stock Transport Order)
- Subcontracting Order
- Refund to customer with replacement of product
- Kit to Order
- Kit to Stock
- Outbound for delivery-based production integration
Complex Outbound Process
Storage control plays a crucial role in complex processing, where products are moved through various stages based on the process requirements and the warehouse layout.
There are two types of storage control
- Process-oriented storage control (POSC)
- Layout-oriented storage control (LOSC)
- POSC is utilized to carry out multi-step procedures in line with warehouse operations, such as deconsolidation, quality inspection, and Value-Added Services.
- LOSC executes multi-step processes according to the warehouse layout.
- POSC takes precedence over LOSC, meaning the system sets the process step and then adds an additional step between two process steps according to the warehouse layout.
Fig. Complex Outbound Process
- The outbound process begins with the creation of an outbound delivery in the SAP ERP system, which is then distributed to the EWM system.
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Upon creation, the system automatically allocates outbound delivery orders to specific routes based on their scheduled dates.
- The system identifies the wave template and creates the wave. Upon the automatic release of waves, the system generates the picking tasks for the warehouse and bundles them into the warehouse order.
- Work orders were assigned to the picker to collect items from various areas of the warehouse and move them to the packaging station.
- The packer consolidates the goods and packs them into the shipping unit. Then, they print the shipping label and affix it to the handling units.
- The shipping handling unit was then moved to the staging area and door.
- Shipping officers plan and create transportation units, assigning them to specific routes.
- Upon the truck's arrival, the shipping officer is checked in and directed to the appropriate door.
- Warehouse workers load goods into the truck by scanning the shipping labels.
- Once loading is complete, the shipping officer proceeds to perform the goods issue (GI), prints the delivery notes and roadway bill (BOL), and hands them over to the truck driver.
- The shipping officer checks out the truck, and then the truck departs.
