1. Implementing Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management
  2. Overview of Implementing Shipping

Overview of Implementing Shipping

The shipping functionality lets you manage outbound logistics so that you can process shipments, satisfy customer demand, and at the same time manage the pick, pack, and ship cycle.

You can set up shipping so that your users can manage and release pick waves, capture freight costs, pack material in containers or onto trucks, and create shipping documents. You can define and maintain shipping setup, including release sequence rules, ship confirmation rules, shipping cost types, shipping exceptions, shipping zones, and so on.

Set up shipping so that your users can use the Inventory Management work area in the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management offering to streamline picking and shipping:

  • Monitor pick and ship activities to manage outbound shipments.

  • Use a guided process that helps your users pick, pack, and ship tasks so that Inventory Management can fulfill orders quickly and accurately.

  • Set up shipping so that your users can use the Manage Shipping Exceptions task in the Setup and Maintenance work area to identify and resolve exceptions and backlogs to efficiently move materials through the warehouse.

Use roles and tasks to optimize the user experience:

  • Click links to tasks or search directly from work areas so that your users can access important pick and ship activities.

  • Drill into line details so that your users can perform the next logical action in a guided way.

  • Access important information about items during pick and ship transactions. Use visual images, detailed item specifications, and links to online collaboration tools.