MSN Picking (Sales Order MSN Picking)
- DATASCOPE WMS
The Sales Order MSN Picking is typically used when multiple pick slips or sales orders reserve stock for the same TrackID, which must be shipped together. This is, however, only possible if they are all joined by the same MSN, as only one MSN can be picked at once.
Pick multiple pick slips and sales orders simultaneously - pick the total QTY at the Bin for a common TrackID.
As the pick slip number will have the same format as the Pick to Pickslip or Pick to TrackID, which is PickslipNumber+Warehouse (example: 1010+RM), many checkout options are allowed, as the stock is still picked to the pick slip.
The following process can be followed when working with MSNs:
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Assign all pick slips to one MSN
As only one MSN can be picked, all pick slips that has the same TrackID on them must first be joined to the same MSN.
For more information on linking multiple pick slips onto one MSN, refer to Assign Pick Slips to a MSN (Master Shipment Number) | Add/remove a Pick Slip to an existing MSN
Review the data
All pick slip data is visible on the Pick Slip Review screen. This is the main management front-end from where warehouses would review picks running within the warehouse. The overview here is useful to watch the flow through the warehouse, identify bottlenecks and apply pressure where required.
If you have the Pick Slip Review screen open and you already applied all the necessary filters to view the stock codes you are interested in, you can right-click on the order you want to pick and view the Reservations by selecting View Reservations. This screen will show what was reserved for that specific order
For MSN picking it is important to note that all the pick slips must have the same MSN number. For more information on linking multiple pick slips onto one MSN, refer to Assign Pick Slips to a MSN (Master Shipment Number) | Add/remove a Pick Slip to an existing MSN
Assigning the MSN Pick to an Operator
Assigning MSN picking to Operators can only be done on the scanner.
Start picking stock using the Sales Order MSN Picking HTML5 screen
To open the HTML 5 scanner-based window from the PC, go to the Ribbon Bar and select Launch HTML 5. This will open the HTML 5 sub-menu
Click on the Launch HTML 5 icon.
Your HTML 5 scanner window will load.
From the lookup icon you can search for Sales Order MSN Picking.
Select Next to go to the next TAB.
The Slips TAB gives a list of all the assigned pick slips to the logged-in user
Select the pick slip that you want to pick and then select Next to go to the next TAB
The Items TAB will open which will give you a summary of all the Bins, Tracking IDs, stock codes, and Qty that are on the pick slip. You can also see in the Scanned column how many you have scanned to date. This is all for information purposes
Select an item that you want to pick and select Next to go to the Pick TAB
The Pick TAB will open. This is the main picking screen that explains what Sugg Tracking ID, stock code, and quantity the picker must fetch. In the blue section, the picker can see the stock code and description of the item. It also indicates whether it is a Lot traceable item or not.
The picker will then physically go to the Sugg Bin and scan the TrackID; you can also type it into the TrackID field. If you TAB off the field the rest of the fields will auto-populate
The picker will see at the top of the screen what the Qty is that must be picked, and this must be updated in the Quantity field
For a Lot traceable stock code, the Lot Number field will be set to the Lot number displayed in the blue section. If the TrackID has multiple Lots on it, then you will have to select the Lot by clicking on the Lot Number field drop-down
Select Post to indicate that the item has been picked. The screen will automatically load to the next item on the pick slip to be picked
Once all the items on the pick slip have been picked, the scanner will automatically go to the Confirm TAB, where you will see a summary of all the items that have been picked
Notice the color codes on the Confirm TAB
Red – Over/Under Outside Tolerance
Orange – Over/Under Within Tolerance
Green – Exactly Satisfied
If you are satisfied with your pick, you select Confirm. The software will then complete the pick and update the status of the pick slip to PICKED
You can go back to your Pick Slip Review screen. Right-click on your order and View the Reservations. The Picked Qty column will be updated, and a Picking Track ID will be added (which consists of the picking ID plus the warehouse code) which is a system-generated ID. The software will automatically move the stock from the picking Bin to the Picking Track ID
You can also go back and view the Pick Slip Status History
The pick slip is now ready for the checkout process.
The preferred checkout process would be the MSN Grocery Pack checkout, as this allows the user to pack the consolidated packs into the correct boxes during the process, as the picking process was picked in a consolidated fashion. For more information on the checkout process refer to MSN Grocery Checkout (Small Parcels)
Another MSN picking approach is the MSN Tote picking approach. The MSN Pick to Tote is very similar to the MSN picking process, but here we are picking into reusable totes. Each order may have multiple totes that would be checked out, using the DATASCOPE Tote Checkout module. Additionally, multiple orders destined for the same customer can be picked into the same tote, checked, and shipped together. For more information, refer to MSN Pick to Tote