Effects on Existing Data
Exercise 11: Dynamic Cycle Counting
Exercise Objectives
After completing this exercise, you will be able to:
• Create and process a physical inventory document using dynamic cycle counting and one of the corresponding Radio Frequency transactions
Business Example
You need to understand how dynamic cycle counting can be used in conjunction with your normal putaway processes and Radio Frequency transactions.
Task:
Create and process a transfer order and a physical inventory document in parallel.
The process will be monitored using the warehouse stock overview LS26 and processed, in part, by RF transactions.
1. Look at the stock of material LES-DCC in warehouse 092. Make a note of the bin that contains your assigned storage unit number.
2. Create a Transfer order with no source object to move your storage unit from its bin to a bin in the same storage type whose co-ordinate is 03-04-##.
Use the following data:
Field Name or Data Type Value or Text Entry
Warehouse 092
3. Create a physical inventory document to count the bin where stock is being moved from.
4. Use Radio frequency to enter the count against the document that has been assigned to you.
5. Check the progress of this process by returning to the warehouse stock overview to look at the bin and its inventory status.
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6. Now confirm the Transfer order using LT12.
7. Repeat Step 5 to see that the inventory document is now active.
8. Now clear the differences at warehouse level for your inventory document.
9. Revisit the stock overview to see that the bin now has no active inventory count.
Solution 11: Dynamic Cycle Counting
Task:
Create and process a transfer order and a physical inventory document in parallel.
The process will be monitored using the warehouse stock overview LS26 and processed, in part, by RF transactions.
1. Look at the stock of material LES-DCC in warehouse 092. Make a note of the bin that contains your assigned storage unit number.
a) Use transaction LS26 or menu path Logistics → Logistics Execution → Internal Whse Processes → Bins and Stock → Display → Total Stock per Material (Warehouse Management). Select Enter.
b) Drill down into storage type 001 to see the storage units and bin.
c) Make a note of the bin that contains your storage unit.
2. Create a Transfer order with no source object to move your storage unit from its bin to a bin in the same storage type whose co-ordinate is 03-04-##.
Use the following data:
Field Name or Data Type Value or Text Entry
Warehouse 092
a) Use transaction LT01 or the menu path Logistics → Logistics Execution
→ Internal Whse Processes →Stock Transfer → Create Transfer Order
→ No Source Object.
b) Enter the data from the previous table and choose Enter.
c) Enter storage type 001 for both the source and destination storage types and then enter the bin that contains your storage unit. Finally, enter the destination bin 03-04-##.
d) Save the transfer order and note the number.
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3. Create a physical inventory document to count the bin where stock is being moved from.
a) Use transaction LI01N or menu path Logistics → Logistics Execution
→ Internal Whse Processes → Physical Inventory → In Warehouse Management → Physical Inventory Document → Create.
b) Enter warehouse 092, storage type 001 and select Enter
c) In the Storage bin field, enter your storage bin 01-01-## and your user name on the top right side.
Caution: If you user name is not entered, you will not be able to process the stock count using RF.
4. Use Radio frequency to enter the count against the document that has been assigned to you.
a) Log on to the RF using the menu path Logistics → Logistics Execution
→ Internal Whse Processes → Mobile Data Entry → Mobile Data Entry or transaction LM00.
b) In the logon screen, check that the screen size is 8X40 and chooseSave.
c) Follow the menu path Internal Warehouse Processes → Inventory → DCC Sys-Guided.
d) In the Verification field for the bin, enter the bin coordinate.
Note: This code is stored against the bin master record and is normally scanned in.
e) Now select F4 Nxt.
f) Enter the storage unit number of the stock that is being moved to the bin. Select F4 Nxt. Then choose F1 Save.
5. Check the progress of this process by returning to the warehouse stock overview to look at the bin and its inventory status.
a) Use transaction LS26 or menu path Logistics → Logistics Execution → Internal Whse Processes → Bins and Stock → Display → Total Stock per Material (Warehouse Management). Choose Enter.
b) Drill down into storage type 001 to see the storage units and bin.
c) Select your bin to see that inventory is planned for the bin but is not yet active.
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6. Now confirm the Transfer order using LT12.
a) Use transaction LT12.
b) Ensure that you transfer order is the one suggested for confirmation.
c) Choose Enter and then Save.
7. Repeat Step 5 to see that the inventory document is now active.
a) See instructions for Step 5.
Note: Because of the customizing settings, the inventory count is activated upon transfer order confirmation.
8. Now clear the differences at warehouse level for your inventory document.
a) Use menu path Logistics → Logistics Execution → Internal Whse Processes → Physical Inventory → In Warehouse Management → Clear Differences → Warehouse Management or transaction LI20.
b) Ensure that your inventory document has been suggested. Press enter.
c) Select Clear. You will see a message saying that 1 bin has cleared.
9. Revisit the stock overview to see that the bin now has no active inventory count.
a) See instructions for Step 5.
Lesson Summary
You should now be able to:
• Execute dynamic cycle counting
Unit Summary
You should now be able to:
• Explain what is meant by Cross Docking
• Describe the difference between planned and opportunistic cross docking
• Describe the Value Added Services (VAS) solution
• Execute dynamic cycle counting
Test Your Knowledge
1. Transfer requirements can be used in cross docking.
Determine whether this statement is true or false.
□ True
□ False
2. What is the difference between planned and opportunistic cross docking?
3. How many storage types are involved in two-step cross docking?
4. Where can Value Added Services be performed?
5. What are VAS templates used for?
6. Picking for a delivery may involve more than one transfer order if VAS is used.
Determine whether this statement is true or false.
□ True
□ False
7. Without Dynamic Cycle Counting (DCC), warehouse inventory documents can be created for bins with open transfer orders.
Determine whether this statement is true or false.
□ True
□ False
8. DCC is storage type specific.
Determine whether this statement is true or false.
□ True
□ False
Answers
1. Transfer requirements can be used in cross docking.
Answer: True
The statement is true, the functionality is not limited to deliveries.
2. What is the difference between planned and opportunistic cross docking?
Answer: The essential difference between the two types of cross docking lies in the time at which the matching of deliveries or transfer requirements is made. With planned, it is made before the TO is created; with opportunistic, it is made as the TO is created.
3. How many storage types are involved in two-step cross docking?
Answer: Three. The source storage type, the destination storage type, and a cross-docking storage type.
4. Where can Value Added Services be performed?
Answer: They can be performed as part of the TO execution, this is known as supplementary VAS, or at a work center.
5. What are VAS templates used for?
Answer: They are used for storing the instructions used when VAS orders are created.
6. Picking for a delivery may involve more than one transfer order if VAS is used.
Answer: True
If it is determined that a move to a work center is needed, a TO will be needed to move stock to the work center and then on to the goods out area.
7. Without Dynamic Cycle Counting (DCC), warehouse inventory documents can be created for bins with open transfer orders.
Answer: False
This is the essential difference between the two methods: only with DCC can warehouse inventory documents be created for bins with open transfer orders.
8. DCC is storage type specific.
Answer: True
Dynamic Cycle Counting is activated at storage type level.