The Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN) is an electronic notification of upcoming shipments. It contains the list of item(s), but also the packaging type and carrier information. Using ASN’s has two important benefits:
- Lower costs > It is no longer necessary for a warehouse worker to break down the packaging of parcels to identify the items inside the parcels, as the ASN includes a barcoded ID license plate) which represents the items and quantity.
- Improved accuracy > the warehouse worker of the receiving warehouse is being informed about any differences between expected and shipped quantity immediately.
When the ASN is available in the system, warehouse workers only need to scan the barcoded ID (license plate) to register items for the receipt and put away process. This way, the inbound process becomes more efficient and less complex.
Configuration
1. The item(s) must be enabled for the warehouse management via the Storage dimension group.
2. At the ‘Warehouse’, the parameter ‘Use warehouse management process’ needs to be set to ‘yes’.
3. The mobile device menu item ‘PO LP Receipt’ and work creation process ‘License plate receiving’ have to be available in the mobile device app.
4. Also, the mobile device menu item ‘PO Overview’ and mode ‘Indirect’ and activity code ‘Display open work list’ have to be available.
Demonstration
1. A purchase order with two order lines
2. An Advanced Shipping Notice in XML format
3. ASN can be imported via an import project in Data management workspace. In the Data management workspace, an import project of the type ‘import’ has to be created.
4. The XML message needs to be uploaded via the data entity ‘Inbound ASN V3’ in the data import project. ‘XML-Element’ then has to be selected as the source data format.
5. By clicking the button ‘Import Now’, the import process is being started.
6. The execution status will be changed into ‘Succeeded’.
7. A new load has been created for the purchase order.
8. The load also has a packing structure with ASN structure. The packing structure contains the barcoded ID (License plate), items and quantity.
9. Once the items have been delivered, the warehouse worker can use the mobile device scanner and click on the button ‘Purchase order LP receipt’.
10 Then, the warehouse worker can scan the barcoded ID (license plate) on the packaging and click on the confirm button.
11. The mobile device will show a summary of the barcoded ID (License plate). The warehouse worker can click on the confirm button again.
12. When the warehouse worker has clicked on the confirm button, the system will have registered the items on the receipt location and have started put away work.
13. The put away work can also be seen via the menu item ‘PO overview’ in the mobile device scanner.
14. The warehouse worker can start the put away process by clicking on the tile.
15. Confirmation of the values.
16. The warehouse worker can confirm the put away to the location (A001) by clicking on the confirm button.
17. The put away work of the purchase order has been closed.
18. After registration, the warehouse worker can post the product receipt using the Load planning workbench or the purchase order.
19. After clicking on the ‘Ok’ button, the system will post the product receipt.
20. The purchase order status has been changed to received.
