SSA Warehouse Management 4000

Work Order User Guide

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Release: SSA Warehouse Management 4000 Version 3.10 Publication Date: July 2005

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WORK ORDER .............................................................................................................. 1 WORK ORDER FUNCTIONAL PROCESSING ............................................................ 3 PICKING COMPONENTS USING RF ................................................................................. 4 WORK ORDER CONTROL/UPDATE (ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS) .......................................... 5 WORK ORDER PROCESS FLOW................................................................................ 7 EXCEPTION HANDLING................................................................................................... 9 COMMENT FORM ....................................................................................................... 11

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Revision History
Date 9/24/2003 12/9/2003 8/18/2004 Editor Jude Duniho Jude Duniho Jude Duniho Description of Change Reformat Decimal support added. Company address change.

Product name change

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Work Order
SSA Warehouse Management 4000 Work Order is designed to operate within warehouses that add value to existing Commodities, or combine component Commodities into finished goods or sub-assemblies. Operations are typically outlined and controlled by Work Orders. SSA Warehouse Management 4000 Work Order was initially designed to support light manufacturing operations, but can also be used to control any operations that expend components to create goods to be shipped or sold. Work Orders can be manually generated using the GUI interface, or by interfacing with an outside system used to keep the flow of work ahead of the demand for finished goods. The Work Order module allows you to: Gather components pre-defined to a Bill of Material Move those components through one or more workstations, each associated with a work center Receive final product into inventory Report Work Order activity through RF View support documents and reports.

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Work Order Functional Processing

To ensure that the pick details are set to picked status, components should be picked using an RF device. This keeps the pick balance correct (if cycle counted) and maintains an audit trail in case of problems. The system still allows Work Order processing if this step is not completed. However, it is not recommended that this is the standard practice. This section describes how to perform Work Order pick tasks using RF. The following topics are covered: Picking Components Using RF Work Order Process Flow Exception Handling

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Picking Components Using RF

1. From the SSA Warehouse Management 4000 RF Main Menu, select Pick/Shipping. The Picking Tasks (K1) screen displays.

Picking Tasks (K1) Screen

2. Select Pieces/Units. The Pieces (K3) screen displays.

Pieces (K3) Screen

3. Populate the following fields by scanning or typing the information: LBL#- Container ID LOC- Location that displays in the door field of the pick list header

4. Press ENTER. 5. Repeat steps 3-4 for all products to be picked.

Note
The pick lists determine which items need to be picked.

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Work Order Control/Update (Assembly Operations)

After picking components, the worker is ready to begin processing the Work Order. 1. From the RF Main Menu select Work Order. The Operation (W1) screen displays.

Operation (W1) Screen

2. Select Control/Update. The Control/Update (W2) screen displays.

Control/Update (W2) Screen

3. Populate the following fields by scanning or typing the information: WO#- Work Order number. OPER#- Operation number. ACT- Scan or type one of the following actions:
Updates the Work Order and operation status fields to In Process. Records the completion of any quantity that is finished. This also specifies an ID to identify the pallet or container. Displays the total quantity, completed quantity, and remaining quantity of the specified operation.

START COMPLETE STATUS

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4. Press ENTER. 5. Press ESC to return to the screen.

Note
If an assembler forgets how many units have been completed, the Work Order number and operation number from the operation sheet can be scanned. The assembler then scans the STATUS action code, and the system returns the required information. Refer to screenshot sample below.

Control/Update (w2) Screen

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Work Order Process Flow

As an example, assume a Work Order exists for assembly of 100 units. The Work Order has three (3) operations. Operations can only finish half of their quantities before changing pallets. It is assumed that the job for this Work Order has been released and the components have been properly delivered to the component drop zones. The following defines the assembler action and how the system responds: For the first operation, the assembler scans the Work Order number and operation number from the barcodes provided on the operation sheet. The assembler also scans the START barcode on the laminated action sheet (following the example above) and enters the record. The system then updates the Work Order header and entered operation to In Process. When the first half of the work is completed, the assembler palletizes the resulting goods. The assembler then scans the Work Order number and operation number from the barcodes provided on the operation sheet. They also scan the COMPLETE barcode on the laminated action sheet and press enter. The system provides additional fields for quantity and ID. The assembler keys in a quantity of 50 and places a generic pallet label on the pallet, scans it, and presses enter. The system updates the operation of the Work Order that 50 is completed and creates an RF-directed Work Center move task to the operation complete drop zone (if the appropriate box was checked on the Work Center Setup window). The assembler finishes the second pallet containing the final 50. The assembler then scans the Work Order number and operation number from the barcodes provided on the operation sheet. The assembler also scans the COMPLETE barcode on the laminated action sheet and presses enter. The system provides additional fields for quantity and ID. The assembler keys in a quantity of 50 and places a new generic pallet label on the pallet, scans it, and presses enter. The system updates the operation of the Work Order that all 100 are completed and creates a second RF-directed Work Center move task to the operation complete drop zone (if the appropriate box was checked on the work center setup screen). It also sets the operation status to Complete and ships the component order associated to the first operation reducing the stock on those components.

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The second assembler does what the first assembler did for the second operation. The system responds the same as it did for the first operation. The final assembler for the third and last operation scans the Work Order number and operation number from the barcodes provided on the operation sheet. They also scan the START barcode on the laminated action sheet that hangs in the Work Center and enters the record. The system then updates the last operation to In Process. The assembler then completes the first half of the finished goods and palletizes the resulting Parent Commodities or finished goods. The assembler then scans the Work Order number and operation three (3) from the barcodes provided on the operation sheet. They also scan the COMPLETE barcode on the laminated action sheet and press enter. The system provides additional fields for quantity and ID. The assembler keys in a quantity of 50 and places a generic pallet label on the pallet, scans it, and presses enter. The system updates the operation of the Work Order that 50 are completed and will create an RF directed Work Center move task to the finished goods drop zone (if the appropriate box was checked on the work center setup screen). It also creates an ITRAN record for the 50 finished goods enabling RF assisted put-away to be used to move the goods to the best storage location. The assembler finishes the second pallet containing the final 50. The assembler then scans the Work Order number and operation number from the barcodes provided on the operation sheet. The assembler also scans the COMPLETE barcode on the laminated action sheet and presses enter. The system provides additional fields for quantity and ID. The assembler keys in a quantity of 50 and places a new generic pallet label on the pallet, scans it, and presses enter. The system updates the operation of the Work Order that all 100 are complete and will create second RF directed Work Center move task to the finished goods drop zone (if the appropriate box was checked on the work center setup screen). It also sets the operation status to Complete and ships the component order associated to the third operation reducing the stock on those components. The system then creates a second ITRN record for the last pallet of 50 so it too can be scanned for putaway to the best storage location. It also sets the Work Order status to complete and if the global preference is set to auto-close Work Order = True, it sets the Work Order status to Closed.

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Exception Handling
If components are damaged and replacements are needed, the user can simply go get the replacements and adjust out what was taken from the pick using a Damaged reason code. 1. From the SSA Warehouse Management 4000 RF Main Menu select Work Order. The Operation (W1) screen displays.

Operation (W1) Screen

2. Select Update Quantity. The Update Qty (W3) screen displays.

Update Qty (W3) Screen

3. Populate the following fields by scanning or typing the information: WO#- Work Order number. DQTY- Key in the damaged quantity that will not be completed. ACT- Scan or type the SCRAP action code.

4. Press ESC to return to the screen.

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