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Internal Movement of Product within a single business unit
Level
Summary
Primary Actor
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- Warehouse Manager (May be off site): Inventory accuracy; efficient process to get inventory into system quickly; product placement product placement is correct so easily accessed; Ability to manage first in/first out for products.
- Warehouse Operations Manager (On site): Inventory accuracy; efficient process to get inventory into system quickly; product placement is correct so easily accessed; ability to manage first in/first out products
- Accounting Department: Reduction of extra cost due to inventory errors; inefficient processes that increase time spent handling inventory (Lost sales due to inventory errors)
- Sales: Current, accurate inventory to fulfill sales orders; timeliness in fulfillment of the order
- Inventory Control (Auditing of Inventory): Reduction of time Reduction of time needed to perform audit; Accuracy of inventory before and and during the audit
- Reduction in time needed to handle error resolution; Enables vendor inventory accuracy; Track & Trace enabled
- IT Manager: Ensure the bar code equipment and ICS Ensure ICS is operating as required to to support the business.
- Logistics Process Governance Lead: Develop process documentation and ensure its operational its operational application.
- Customer: Product in Product in stock and ready for delivery; Timeliness of delivery
- Manufacturer/Vendor Efficient process enables faster billing and payment; Reduction in time needed to handle error resolution; Enables vendor inventory accuracy; accurate information to base program payments etc. against. Track & Trace enabled
- Manufacturing division within the receiving company: Real time visibility to inventory updatesSite Managers: Real time visibility to any inventory updates; Know where product is located when retrieving for manufacturing process
- Warehouse Staff: Accurate placement and recording of recording of location for product so can easily pick and pack an order
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure products are stored correctly according to regulatory requirements.
Preconditions
- Product must be in the facility
- Location control must be implemented in the facility.
- Locations stickers Locations labels or placards must be installed with bar code and human readable characters
- Product defined in the master inventory list with company internal SKU cross referenced to product GTIN for available package sizes.Bar code-enabled ICS to suppliers or industry number.
- Inventory Control System (ICS) is in place.
- Bar code equipment is in place and integrated with ICS.
- Product is bar coded or a bar code catalog is available
- Product is labeled with description / lot # (if applicable
- Product qty is greater than zero.
- Product is showing in inventory of the ICS.
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- Accurate inventory tracking in facility.
- Real-Time inventory Timely inventory transactions in ICS.
- Correct product, quantity, and lot number (where applicable) has been accurately recorded in the ICS.
- All applicable stakeholders have been notified of movement.
- Movement of product can be restricted as required by zoning.
- Ability to locate product more efficientlyproduct efficiently
Trigger
Product needs to be moved for grouping or space reasonsDecision is made to move product to another location in warehouse.
Main Success Scenario
- Warehouse Staff is instructed product movement is required.
- Warehouse Staff scans from Location.
- Warehouse Staff scans Product GTIN.
- Warehouse Staff enters Qty being transferred.
- Warehouse Staff scans Location product is transferring to.
- Warehouse Staff confirms Qty transferred into new location.
- Transaction is completed
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- Office staff will instruct the warehouse staff to move product to another location.
- Warehouse staffs locates product in original location.
- Warehouse Staff moves product into new location.
- Warehouse Staff records new location on document If required
- Warehouse Staff turns document into office staff to be recorded system
Extensions
1. | Main Success Scenario Step | Condition | Branching Action | |
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1. | .Warehouse staff may be instructed manually or by hand held instructed verbally for product movement. | Warehouse staff will respond according to procedure at their company. | ||
| 3 | Bar code may not be present such as on bulk beans | Receiving company creates a catalog of products that contain bar codes for any product where a bar code cannot be present. Or Warehouse staff has ability to look up product by item description1. | Product movement may occur based on warehouse staff making determination the product needs to be moved. | Appropriate forms need to be completed |
| 4 | ICS may not have product in same location as product physically is located | Warehouse staff would correct via inventory adjustment or report to inventory manager for review/correction | ||
| 4 | Qty entered for transfer may exceed availability in ICSmay not match the qty on the request documentation | Warehouse staff would correct via inventory adjustment or report to inventory manager for review/correction | ||
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Technology and Data Variations
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