A detailed report on warehouse Management-various process,terminology
this is from a retail perspective the needs and logic behind every steps followed at a central disperse system
2. SOUTH CDC-CENTRAL DISPERSE CENTRE
TERMINOLOGY
FUNCTIONS
FUNCTION DETAILS
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INTRODUCTION TO CDC •OVERVIEW OF CDC
•BASIC FUNCTIONS
•TERMS USED IN CDC
•ABBREVIATIONS & MEANING
•7 MAIN FUNCTIONS
•PICTURES
•DETAILED UNDERSTANDING ON EACH PROCESS
3. SOUTH CDC-CENTRAL DISPERSE CENTRE - INTRODUCTION
objectives
receive
goods
storage
of
goods
dispatch
of goods
•Located at Dadaspet, Tumkur road, code –DC015
•Manages the southern region stocks of PT brands
• All functions from receiving to dispatch
• Within next six months NPT brands will function through CDC
CDC
stores
Manufacturers
PT
NPT
warehouse
Buyers
Planning team
Vendor
Sample approval HO
Purchase order
Advance shipment
notice
Receiving from vendor
Checking
7 main functions
Replenishment
/dispatch
before
after
4. SOUTH CDC-CENTRAL DISPERSE CENTRE- TERMINOLOGY
PO-purchase order- generated after QC approval ,main
document for the stocks
ASN-advance shipment note
GIT-goods in transit, before GRN the stocks are called as GIT
GRN-goods received note
HU- handling unit –each box
CDBP-cross dock break pack-stocks directed to store
Pre packs- size set of a product, eg:- fashion basics
Eaches- single size piece , eg;- core ,coreplus
HHT- hand held terminal
FTPD- flow through product driven sorting area
GI- goods issued
BIBO – Box in Box out
5. SOUTH CDC-CENTRAL DISPERSE CENTRE - FUNCTIONS
7 main functions :-
INBOUND
PUT AWAY
CDBP
INVENTORY
PICKING
SORTING
OUTBOUND
• Receive goods from vendors with after checking
• goods stocked for replenishment
• goods sorted and directly dispatched to stores
• stocks stored allocated locations
• articles are picked for replenishment
• articles picked are sorted for south zone stores
• sorted goods are packed and transported to stores
store
6. SOUTH CDC-CENTRAL DISPERSE CENTRE- FUNCTIONS
INBOUND
PUT AWAY
CDBP
INVENTORY
PICKING
SORTING
OUTBOUND
Purchase Order, ASN DOC match material
Weight-20% check,mismatch-100% check
Proceed GRN Sent back without
receiving
system GRN
HHT – Shipping
label
Each box –
separate handling
unit
F2- GRN done
F3- put away or
CDBP
HHT Shipping label
Check documents
Inbound creation-copy
of ASN
Planning
team HO
Manual
inbound is
created
GIT Weight check
Goods In Transit
•The main advantage of
of scanning is all about
making the entire supply
chain efficient , previous
article wise scanning is
tedious ,which is now
replaced y handling unit
scanning
7. SOUTH CDC-CENTRAL DISPERSE CENTRE
INBOUND
PUT AWAY
CDBP
INVENTORY
PICKING
SORTING
OUTBOUND
stocks
Put away CDBP
Breaking
of stocks
(warehouse) (store)
GRN
Put away
inventory
•Put away stocks are used for replenishment
• contains pre packs and Eaches according to
retail master allocation
• it is stocked at warehouse
• This is available for picking task
• Articles for a future store without a site
code is stored as put away
Put away Eaches bundle Prepack label
•Logic behind stocks
arriving in prepacks is from
a store point of view all
sizes are included as a set
in prepacks so as to fill the
fixtures ,shelves in a store
which is made easier by
prepacks
8. SOUTH CDC-CENTRAL DISPERSE CENTRE- FUNCTIONS
INBOUND
PUT AWAY
CDBP
INVENTORY
PICKING
SORTING
OUTBOUND
Inbound
sorting
dispatch
CDBP
STORES
( retail master)
• cross dock break pack directly sorted and
transport to stores
•Allocated according to retail master store wise
allocation
•Not stored at warehouse
•Any article for a new store to be opened is
categorized as CDBP
•CDBP store wise allocation
Retail master
allocation
Based on
Budget
grading-A,B,C
Store size-
MIN,MAX
Season launch
CDBP
Put away
60% CDBP
40% Put away
9. SOUTH CDC-CENTRAL DISPERSE CENTRE - FUNCTIONS
INBOUND
PUT AWAY
CDBP
INVENTORY
PICKING
SORTING
OUTBOUND
•Goods of different kinds are stored
under inventory
•For easy access by the system each
category arranged into certain store
location perpetually
•Perpetual location only for system
1000
AVL-
available
stock
2000
NSM- non
saleable
2500
tags
3500
BIBO-box in
box out
4000
discrepancy
5000
GRN
6000
ROD –
receive on
dock
Goods entering
warehouse-6000
GRN done - 5000
Available for
replenishment -1000
Not sold stocks -
3500 BIBO
2000- tags,hangers
2500- RFID tags
Tags
10. SOUTH CDC-CENTRAL DISPERSE CENTRE - FUNCTIONS
INBOUND
PUT AWAY
CDBP
INVENTORY
PICKING
SORTING
OUTBOUND
picking
Cluster
wise
Batch
wise
max
min
ROP
Reorder
point
•Batch wise picking method at south CDC
•At ROP wave is generated for each article for each store
•EWM receives the wave ,task is generated for picking
•With HHT ,HU code is scanned , separate HU or each article
•Article code scanned ,required number is picked from the
queues
wave
EWM Task Generated Articles picked from
the queue
HHT scan for HU ( basket) HHT scan for HU (queue) HHT scan for HU (article)
queue Eg:-1-s13-c1
First floor
Aisle –s
Shelf-13
Rack- c
HU -1
•HHT scan records all data
regarding a product
during GRN, while picking
queue location is shown
as picking slip in HHT
11. SOUTH CDC-CENTRAL DISPERSE CENTRE - FUNCTIONS
INBOUND
PUT AWAY
CDBP
INVENTORY
PICKING
SORTING
OUTBOUND
System count
Packing slip
Picked goods are sorted
at FTPD
Link destination HU with
store code
Store wise articles are
allocated
Manual counting
Check system count
with HU count
yes NO
Packing slip
Task incomplete check
again
manual count
•A manual counting is required
as to ensure the number of
merchandise is correct as more
than four people are involved
in picking
12. SOUTH CDC-CENTRAL DISPERSE CENTRE - FUNCTIONS
INBOUND
PUT AWAY
CDBP
INVENTORY
PICKING
SORTING
OUTBOUND
Goods issued status
Palette store wise Packed goods
Documents check
Dispatch around 3pm
every day•A shrink wrap is used while
packing for two reasons:-
1. protection of merchandise
2. if there is product quantity
issue to track the origin of that
issue (it was a mistake of
warehouse if shrink wrap is
not damaged whereas If the
wrap is damaged the
transporter has to take
responsibility)