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- 1. PO Direct Labeling Solutions
- 2. Serialized Factory Labeling & CFS Distribution Supply Base Origin CFS Center 3PL Warehouse Retail Stores Corporate Office Cartons delivered & received Accept receiver and examine store needs Allocations Destination labels printed and applied based on allocations Sales & inventory needs PLD transmitted to small package carrier Delivery to stores Shift Labeling to Factory XSerialized labels printed and applied to cartons
- 3. Optimized Distribution System “Thinks” While Workers Work • Pick document based upon allocations per store with the pick position at the Origin CFS. • Cartons are then picked and brought back to centralized packing area.
- 4. Optimized Distribution System “Thinks” While Workers Work • Shipping cartons are built based on need. • Cartons sorted based on packing the cartons. • Packer scans the barcode on the pick document.
- 5. Optimized Distribution System “Thinks” While Workers Work • System shows the packer the cartons to pack and how to pack them. • Packer scans the carton license plate and places it into the shipping carton.
- 6. Optimized Distribution System “Thinks” While Workers Work • Cartons being packed as shown on system screen.
- 7. Optimized Distribution Project System “Thinks” While Workers Work
- 8. Optimized Distribution Project System “Thinks” While Workers Work • The process continues until the carton is completed. A packing list is then printed and inserted.
- 9. Optimized Distribution System “Thinks” While Workers Work • Once the carton is packed, it will be cut down if needed. • This reduces the cubic dimensions and the dim weight.
- 10. Optimized Distribution System “Thinks” While Workers Work • Packer closes the carton in the system. • System prints out a CFS license plate that will be used to scan the package into the container, and a parcel shipping label. • The carton is sealed, labeled and ready to be shipped.
- 11. Package One An actual Optimization Solution that computed how to pack 21 units into 2 packages
- 12. Package Two An actual Optimization Solution that computed how to pack 21 units into 2 packages
- 13. Results of Optimization • 40% freight savings when compared to delivering individual packages • 50% corrugated savings as compared to manual packing without optimization • Fewer packages per order means less labor to the store receiving the shipment and merchandise arriving together
- 14. D/C Bypass and LMA (last minute allocating) • Serialize all cartons in the container at origin • Delay allocating where the cartons are to be delivered • Just prior to stripping the container at destination, allocate the cargo in the container • As the cargo is stripped, the origin barcodes are scanned • Each time a carton is scanned a delivery label is printed and applied to the carton • Cartons are then handed off to the small parcel carrier for final delivery or directed to a zone skip trailer.
- 15. Micro Consolidation with Decision Postponement Supply Base Origin CFS Center 3PL Warehouse Retail Stores Accept receiver and examine store needs ‘LAST MINUTE’ Allocations Cartons scanned and destination labels print and applied Sales and Inventory needs PLD transmitted to Small Package Carrier Scan cartons into container Container arrives - Receiver message sent to Corporate Visibility by container Floating Warehouse Deliveries to Stores Container is a floating warehouse Postpone allocation decision until the ‘last minute’ Corporate Office Cartons delivered scanned / received Serialized labels printed and applied to cartons
- 18. Unload Cargo Scan History Delivery Details
- 19. Zip Code Summary Delivery Region / Store Summary
- 20. Cargo Scan and Delivery output to Excel
- 21. Container PO / Part Number Summary PDF
- 22. Unload Performance Graph (5 min interval) Units Scanned and Labeled per Hour
- 24. 3rd Party Visibility – Web Tracking
- 25. Web Tracking Logon Screen
- 26. Searching for a Specific Purchase Order
- 28. Purchase Order Line Item Details
- 30. Purchase Order Shipping Details
- 31. Serialized Carton Tracking / Delivery
- 32. iView Dashboard