1. Manufacturing
  2. Production Execution Package

Set up overpicking

Define the basic settings for your environment to enable overpicking for production.


Administrator Administrator Administrator Start Start Allow overpicking for production orders Allow overpicking for production orders If you want to use overpicking for production orders, enable overpicking for sales order transactions. In this way the overdelivery treshold, as defined for a released product, can be applied to production order picking as well. Procedure 1. Go to Accounts receivable > Setup > Accounts receivable parameters. 2. Click the Updates tab. 3. Select Yes in the Accept overdelivery field. 4. Click Save. 5. Close the page. Set overpicking parameter for production orders Set overpicking parameter for production orders On the Production control parameters, you can set a parameter that is related to overpicking for production orders: Reserve proposed quantity only. When overpicking is allowed, you can overpick within the boundaries of the set overdelivery treshold for the released product. If you set the 'Reserve proposed quantity only' parameter to: No, you can do an overpicking: you pick more than the proposed quantity. On finishing the picking, the full picked quantity is physically reserved. The overpicked quantity stays physically reserved till the production order is ended. At this moment the physical reservation is undone and the quantity becomes available for use in other production orders. Example: The proposed quantity is 1800, the picked quantity is 2100, so, the overpicked quantity is 300. When picking is finished, a quantity of 2100 is physically reserved. When the production order is ended, for the overpicked quanity of 300, the physical reservation is undone. Note: Some of the overpicked quantity can be consumed by the production order as well. In this case for less than a quantity of 300, the physical reservation is undone. Yes, you can do an overpicking; you pick more than the proposed quantity. On finishing the picking, the full quantity is picked, but only the proposed quantity is physically reserved. So, the overpicked quantity is not physically reserved and available for use in other production orders. Example: The proposed quantity is 1800, the picked quantity is 2100, so, the overpicked quantity is 300. When picking is finished, a quantity of 1800 is physically reserved. The overpicked quantity of 300 is available for use in other production orders. Procedure 1. Go to Production control > Setup > Production control parameters. 2. On the General tab, in the Reserve proposed quantity only field, select the desired option. Set product overpicking threshold Set product overpicking threshold Set the allowed threshold for a product to be overpicked for production. Overpicking is defined as picking more of an item than what is listed on the pick list for the production order. Procedure 1. Go to Product information management > Products > Released products. 2. In the list, find and select the desired record. 3. In the list, click the link in the selected row. 4. Expand the Sell section. 5. Click Edit. 6. In the Overdelivery field, enter a number. 7. Click Save. 8. Click the form caption. Allow overpicking for worker Allow overpicking for worker Set up a worker in Warehouse management. Turn on the setting which allows the worker to overpick production items.   Overpicking is defined as picking more of an item than what is listed on the pick list for the production order.  For more information on setting up a worker, refer to Manage warehouse workers. Procedure 1. Go to Warehouse management > Setup > Worker. 2. In the list, find and select the desired record. 3. Expand the Work section. 4. Click Edit. 5. Select Yes in the Allow production overpicking field. 6. Click Save. Allow overpicking for mobile device menu Allow overpicking for mobile device menu If overpicking is required, for the applicable mobile device menus, allow overpicking of production items. Overpicking is defined as picking more of an item than what is listed on the pick list for the production order. For more information on mobile device menu items, refer to Set up mobile devices for warehouse work. Procedure 1. Go to Warehouse management > Setup > Mobile device > Mobile device menu items. 2. Use the Quick Filter to filter on the Title field with a value of 'production pick'. 3. Click Edit. 4. Select Yes in the Allow overpick field. 5. Click Save. End End

Activities

Name Responsible Description

Allow overpicking for production orders

Administrator

If you want to use overpicking for production orders, enable overpicking for sales order transactions. In this way the overdelivery treshold, as defined for a released product, can be applied to production order picking as well.

Set overpicking parameter for production orders

Administrator

On the Production control parameters, you can set a parameter that is related to overpicking for production orders: Reserve proposed quantity only.

When overpicking is allowed, you can overpick within the boundaries of the set overdelivery treshold for the released product.

If you set the 'Reserve proposed quantity only' parameter to:

  • No, you can do an overpicking: you pick more than the proposed quantity. On finishing the picking, the full picked quantity is physically reserved. The overpicked quantity stays physically reserved till the production order is ended. At this moment the physical reservation is undone and the quantity becomes available for use in other production orders.
    Example: The proposed quantity is 1800, the picked quantity is 2100, so, the overpicked quantity is 300. When picking is finished, a quantity of 2100 is physically reserved. When the production order is ended, for the overpicked quanity of 300, the physical reservation is undone. Note: Some of the overpicked quantity can be consumed by the production order as well. In this case for less than a quantity of 300, the physical reservation is undone.
  • Yes, you can do an overpicking; you pick more than the proposed quantity. On finishing the picking, the full quantity is picked, but only the proposed quantity is physically reserved. So, the overpicked quantity is not physically reserved and available for use in other production orders.
    Example: The proposed quantity is 1800, the picked quantity is 2100, so, the overpicked quantity is 300. When picking is finished, a quantity of 1800 is physically reserved. The overpicked quantity of 300 is available for use in other production orders.

Set product overpicking threshold

Administrator

 		Set the allowed threshold for a product to be overpicked for production. Overpicking is defined as picking more of an item than what is listed on the pick list for the production order.

Allow overpicking for worker

Administrator
Set up a worker in Warehouse management. Turn on the setting which allows the worker to overpick production items.  
Overpicking is defined as picking more of an item than what is listed on the pick list for the production order. 
For more information on setting up a worker, refer to Manage warehouse workers.

Allow overpicking for mobile device menu

Administrator
If overpicking is required, for the applicable mobile device menus, allow overpicking of production items.
Overpicking is defined as picking more of an item than what is listed on the pick list for the production order.
For more information on mobile device menu items, refer to Set up mobile devices for warehouse work.

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