Outbound orders

Outbound orders can be manually created or interfaced from another package (e.g. ERP). Orders can be created for both customers and suppliers (e.g. to return a bad delivery).

The structuring, managing and follow-up of the orders takes place in the module Outbound Management. The main functions of this module are:

• To offer a proper overview and follow-up of the outstanding orders and their general status (e.g. PICKING / PICKED, REPACKED, MARSHALED, LOADED), and progress indication based on quantities/percentages.
• To offer the possibility to structure orders and to organize them according to the execution of the work in the logistic chain and the warehouse in 2 grouping levels; consignments and work groups.
• Order Allocation

The following is set for an order. These setting can be changed by the user or by information received via the interface.

• Backordering of order lines: The behavior per orderline during the allocation of the inventory.

  See also Backorders (module Advanced Picking Management required).

• Orderline consolidation permitted or not permitted: This is the choice if Objective must pick different order lines of the same item of 1 or more jointly allocated orders separately or together.
• Automatic closing of consignments if all underlying orders are fully completed or not. This is determined through the use of the consignments.
• Default values for the inventory attributes on the order lines: These are the default values that are used if no values are included in the interface. These inventory attributes determine what inventory is eligible for allocation. For example: A reservation code that is specific to a customer order can be included in the orderline(s). The result being that only inventory is used that bears this code during allocation.