Pure Cross Dock

Jane Shilton Plc AS400 Based Pure Cross Dock

A system that would allow Jane Shilton Plc to implement pure cross dock that is integrated with existing ordering and warehousing systems. Using the power of wireless, Java and Palm based scanners KDP Software met that requirement

Application	Pure Cross Dock
Business Benefits	Gives Jane Shilton Plc the ability to fulfill trading partner requirements to implement a pure cross dock solution. Streamlines the whole ordering and picking process for all orders.
Software	IBM iSeries Java Developer Kit 1.3 IBM DB2® Universal Database for iSeries Palm OS 3.5
Hardware	IBM iSeries Symbol SPT1740 Hand-held Wireless Barcode Scanners Symbol 2mbps Ethernet Wireless Access Points Networked Canon Thermal Barcode Label Printers

Background

Jane Shilton Plc is a luxury branded supplier of handbags, shoes and luggage with outlets in most major department stores in the United Kingdom. Jane Shilton Plc had been requested by a major trading partner to conform to pure cross dock.

Pure Cross Dock bring benefits to both Jane Shilton Plc and it's trading partners as increased efficiencies within the supply chain, which results in a reduction in the supply chain cycle and merchandise reaching the sales floor faster. This in turn results in better replenishment and increased sales.

Unfortunately for Jane Shilton Plc there was no way to implement Pure Cross Dock within it's existing AS400 systems and procedures.

Cross Dock

In its purest form cross-docking is the action of unloading materials from an incoming trailer or rail car and immediately loading these materials in outbound trailers or rail cars thus eliminating the need for warehousing (storage). 

The solution

KDP Software Ltd has a long standing relationship with Jane Shilton Plc as their major AS400 software supplier. Jane Shilton Plc turned to KDP to find a solution to their problem. With previous knowledge of existing AS400 systems, KDP Software could give Jane Shilton Plc a workable, inexpensive solution using the latest technology and being an authorised Symbol re-seller, deliver the entire solution.

Using Symbol SPT1740 wireless Hand-held scanners running a Java picking program, one touch of the scanners touch sensitive screen can allocate the next order on a picking queue from data held remotely in a iSeries DB2 database. Warehouse staff can then scan as they pick into predefined containers on a predetermined route.

Items can only be scanned in the sequence of the route and only scan to the quantities requested for a particular item on the order. All data is constantly synchronized with the iSeries DB2 database by using a Java server running on the iSeries communicating over the wireless network with the scanner. When every item on queue is complete, all items, containers and quantity details are added to the advanced shipping note (ASN) and an electronic and hard copy invoice produced. All these details are then automatically interfaced with Sales and Nominal Ledgers and Sales Analysis on the AS400 Chorus accounting system.

At the end of day the orders are dispatched and the electronic ASN and invoice are sent to the trading partners. All orders now raised at Jane Shilton will be processed through the new system. Eventually Jane Shilton will be able to fulfill 100% of all orders from receipt to picking, through invoicing and finally dispatch without any manually keying of data whatsoever and can be truly sure that what they dispatch to the customer is what the customer ordered.

Select a Picking List The user can select from several picking lists assigned to them. Picking lists have a unique number and priority and the type or order being picked.	Picking Items The user scans items as they are picked and only in the sequence presented. If an item is fulfilled the next item is shown automatically.

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