Effects on Customizing
Exercise 8: Opportunistic Cross Docking
Exercise Objectives
After completing this exercise, you will be able to:
• Use Cross Docking
Business Example
You want to understand how Cross Docking works by creating and matching inbound and outbound deliveries.
Task:
Create inbound and outbound deliveries for warehouse 301 so that cross-docking decisions can be made.
1. Create two inbound deliveries without reference to an order by performing a goods receipt without using a purchase order. Use movement type 501, plant 3000, storage location 0302 and material P-104. Receive one piece in each case.
Note: It is also possible to use a purchase order with a confirmation control key and then create an inbound delivery.
2. Check if the goods need packing. Use transaction VL32N and the Pack icon.
If there is no entry in the Material to be packed lower half of the screen, the material has been automatically packed. If the material is not packed, pack it onto 1 TRM-PK. Repeat the process for the second delivery. Also check the delivery date and enter a time earlier than 18:00 in the Time box next to Delivery Date for each delivery.
3. Create two outbound deliveries without order reference that have the same material quantities and materials as the inbound deliveries to which they are to be cross-docked. Ensure that the times (date and time of GR, GI, picking, and loading) are within the permissible customized range of the cross-docking decision time windows. Note the outbound deliveries you created. Use the data in the following table:
Field Name or Data Type Value or Text Entry
Shipping Point 3000
Delivery Type LO
Sales Organization 3000
Distribution Channel 10
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Division 00
Ship-To Party 3000
Planned Goods Issue Today at 20:00
Material P-104
Quantity 1
Choose the Picking tab page and enter the Picking date and time.
Today at 18:00
Storage Location Change to 0302
Choose the Loading tab page and enter the Loading date and time
Today at 19:00
4. Repeat the process to create a second outbound delivery.
5. Access the Cross-Docking Monitor and create a cross-docking decision for warehouse 301. Make sure that you do this for your deliveries by adding your two inbound deliveries in the Reference Document field on the tab page headed Inbound Delivery.
6. Post the goods receipt for the delivery for which you have just saved the cross-docking decision.
7. Execute single-step cross docking by creating the transfer order for your Inbound delivery. Note that the destination storage type should be 916 since you are performing a single-step cross dock.
8. Use transaction LS26 to check the stock in the warehouse. There should be a transfer order open to take stock from goods in, storage type 902, to goods out, storage type 916.
9. Confirm the TO using transaction code LT12.
10. The process can now be repeated for the other deliveries.
Solution 8: Opportunistic Cross Docking
Task:
Create inbound and outbound deliveries for warehouse 301 so that cross-docking decisions can be made.
1. Create two inbound deliveries without reference to an order by performing a goods receipt without using a purchase order. Use movement type 501, plant 3000, storage location 0302 and material P-104. Receive one piece in each case.
Note: It is also possible to use a purchase order with a confirmation control key and then create an inbound delivery.
a) From the application menu, choose Logistics → Logistics Execution → Inbound Process → Goods Receipt for Purchase Order , Order, Other Transactions → Goods Receipt for Other Activities.
b) Enter the data as shown below on the front screen:
Movement Type 501
Plant 3000
Storage Location 0302
Press Enter.
c) Now enter the material P-104 and a quantity of 1 piece. Save the transaction.
d) Now repeat the process to create a second delivery.
2. Check if the goods need packing. Use transaction VL32N and the Pack icon.
If there is no entry in the Material to be packed lower half of the screen, the material has been automatically packed. If the material is not packed, pack it onto 1 TRM-PK. Repeat the process for the second delivery. Also check the delivery date and enter a time earlier than 18:00 in the Time box next to Delivery Date for each delivery.
a) Use transaction code VL32N, enter one of the delivery numbers you have just created.
b) Press Pack and check to see if the goods have been packed.
c) If they have not, pack them into one TRM-PK.
d) Repeat the process for the second delivery.
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3. Create two outbound deliveries without order reference that have the same material quantities and materials as the inbound deliveries to which they are to be cross-docked. Ensure that the times (date and time of GR, GI, picking, and loading) are within the permissible customized range of the cross-docking decision time windows. Note the outbound deliveries you created. Use the data in the following table:
Field Name or Data Type Value or Text Entry
Shipping Point 3000
Delivery Type LO
Sales Organization 3000
Distribution Channel 10
Division 00
Ship-To Party 3000
Planned Goods Issue Today at 20:00
Material P-104
Quantity 1
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Choose the Picking tab page and enter the Picking date and time.
Today at 18:00
Storage Location Change to 0302
Choose the Loading tab page and enter the Loading date and time
Today at 19:00
a) Use menu path Logistics → Outbound Process → Goods Issue for Outbound Delivery → Outbound Delivery → Create → Single Document → Without Order Reference or use transaction VL01NO.
b) Enter the following data.
Field Name or Data Type Value or Text Entry
Shipping Point 3000
c) Enter the Ship-to Party 3000, a planned goods issue of today, Material P-104and a quantity of 1. Select Enter. Accept any warning messages that may appear.
d) Change the Planned GI date back to today and enter 20:00 as the time. Accept any warning messages.
e) On the Picking tab page, change the storage location to 0302 and enter the Picking date and time of today at 18:00. Accept any warning messages.
f) Choose the Loading tab page and enter the Loading date and time of todayat 19:00. Accept any warning messages.
g) Save the delivery the note the number.
4. Repeat the process to create a second outbound delivery.
a) Repeat all parts of Step 3..
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5. Access the Cross-Docking Monitor and create a cross-docking decision for warehouse 301. Make sure that you do this for your deliveries by adding your two inbound deliveries in the Reference Document field on the tab page headed Inbound Delivery.
a) Access the Cross-Docking Monitor using menu path Logistics → Logistics Execution → Cross Docking → Cross-Docking Monitor, or transaction code LXDCK.
b) Enter your inbound deliveries on the Inbound Delivery tab page using Multiple Entries.
c) Enter your outbound deliveries on the Outbound Delivery tab page again using Multiple Entries. Select Execute to go into the Cross-Docking Monitor.
d) Select one of the inbound deliveries, right-click and choose Plan cross docking. The cross-dock planning tool appears and should have the inbound delivery and an outbound delivery in it.
Note: Make sure that the deliveries you are working with are your own.
Choose Add to Plan from the application tool bar. The documents are added to the plan. Now select the decision and Save.
e) Now return to the cross-docking monitor main screen. From the hierarchy tree, expand the Decision object class. You will see the cross-docking decision with the connected inbound and outbound deliveries that you have just created.
6. Post the goods receipt for the delivery for which you have just saved the cross-docking decision.
a) Use transaction VL32N and choose Post Goods Receipt.
7. Execute single-step cross docking by creating the transfer order for your Inbound delivery. Note that the destination storage type should be 916 since you are performing a single-step cross dock.
a) Use menu path Logistics → Logistics Execution → Inbound Process → Goods Receipt for Inbound Delivery → Putaway → Create Transfer Order → For Inbound Delivery (transaction LT0F). Enter the inbound delivery and the warehouse 301. Select Enter and Save.
8. Use transaction LS26 to check the stock in the warehouse. There should be a transfer order open to take stock from goods in, storage type 902, to goods out, storage type 916.
a) Use Transaction LS26, enter warehouse 301, and select Enter.
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9. Confirm the TO using transaction code LT12.
a) Use transaction LT12. Choose Enter and Save.
10. The process can now be repeated for the other deliveries.
a) Repeat Steps 4 to 8.
Lesson Summary
You should now be able to:
• Explain what is meant by Cross Docking
• Describe the difference between planned and opportunistic cross docking