RE: Pick Note Print

Thanks Dan,  I was attempting to run this every 30 minutes or so, but we
process approximately 1500+ orders per day and want to keep a smooth flow
through our distribution system.  The goal is to avoid "waves"... see the
response to Doug's email for a better understanding of what I mean.... and
thanks!


At 05:59 PM 6/3/98 -0400, you wrote:
>We haven't gone live yet on distribution, but...
>We will be using the warehousing module.  We also use Advanced Order
>Entry and have the program allocate inventory interactively.   We have
>scheduled ship days for most customes and we modified AOE to use the
>scheduled delivery date to be used as scheduled ship date.  We have
>modified the OE pick note program to run as a scheduled job every 30
>minutes with a time fence of one day Mon - Thur and 3 days on Friday.
>When using warehousing, the OE Print Pick Notes program simply
>"releases" the orders to the warehouse and doesn't actually print
>anything.  Pick note printing is accomplished using the warehousing Pick
>List for Sales function, which we use in a manner that all outstanding
>orders will be consolidated by customer.  Our strategy is to release the
>orders in "waves" every hour or so, printing pick lists for orders
>scheduled to ship that day.  In the furture, we are planning on adding
>an order type field and having different logic for an order designated
>as an emergency order.
>
>Dan Thomas
>Sr. VP Information Systems
>Medical Distribution, Inc.
>4500 Progress Blvd
>Louisville, KY  40218-5058
>Phone (502) 454-9013 ext 120
>email  DThomas@lpw-mdi.com
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:        Jim Sehi [SMTP:jsehi@hach.com]
>> Sent:        Wednesday, June 03, 1998 10:05 AM
>> To:  JBAUSERS-L@midrange.com
>> Subject:     Re: Pick Note Print
>> 
>> Well, 
>> 
>> Ready to Go would be defined as... stock has been allocated and there
>> are
>> no holds (suspend codes) on the order, and the due date is within the
>> pick
>> note time fence...  need more?
>> 
>> Did you modify your pick note print modules?
>> 
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~
>> 
>> At 11:45 AM 6/3/98 EDT, you wrote:
>> >In a message dated 98-06-03 10:07:43 EDT, you write:
>> >
>> ><< 
>> > Is there anyone out there who has modified the JBA System/21 pick
>> note
>> > print in an attempt to smooth the flow to distribution?
>> >  >>
>> >How do you define, "ready to go"?  Is it by location, zone,
>> priority.....?
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>> Hach Company
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Sr. Programmer/Analyst
Hach Company
5600 Lindbergh Drive
Loveland, Colorado  80538

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