REQ 298608 Selby Container Yard Requirements

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Potter Group

Selby Container Yard Requirements

CALIDUS WMS

15th June 2012 - 0.3
Reference: FS 298608











































Introduction

This document is the Selby Container Yard Requirements.

Objective

The primary purpose of this document is to document the requirements gathered from Potter Group, at Selby Container Yard, on 24th May 2012.

Scope and Limitations

  • The system will be a new build, with Administration and Mobile Device functionality, written in Visual C#.NET.
  • The database will be the standard WMS database, with some new tables added for the specific container yard functionality described below.
  • Invoicing requirements have not been included as part of this system and will be costed separately as required.
  • The existing Oracle Form for maintaining Locations will be modified slightly to allow for Container Yard locations.

Requirements

The system will be a new build, with Administration and Mobile Device functionality, written in a Web-based client-server language (e.g. .NET, JSP).

The database will be the standard WMS Oracle database, with some new tables added for the specific container yard functionality described below.

The general Company and Warehouse will be set up through the standard WMS Warehouse screens.

The EDI will be controlled and set up through the standard WMS EDI configuration screens.

Users will be created and set up through the standard WMS User maintenance screens.

Menus

The following menu items will be available within the new system. The menus will be offered to the user based on the setup of the user itself. There are 3 main menus, as shown below.

Admin User Menu

  • Processes
    • Container Control
    • Inbound Rail
    • Outbound Rail
    • Location Administration
    • Container Task Maintenance
  • Enquiries
    • Location Enquiry
    • Task Enquiry
  • Maintenance
    • Container Maintenance
    • Container Type Maintenance
    • Location Maintenance

Customer Menu

  • Customer Container Enquiry screen
  • Latest Audit Records

PDA Menu

  • Work In Progress
  • Relocate Container
  • Change Container Status

Screens

Each screen listed above is described in detail in this section.

In all screens, the basic warehousing fields of Company Code and Warehouse ID will not be displayed as part of the working screen panel, but will be defaulted to ensure that they are set up against the user when they log in. They will be displayed in a standard header or footer on the Administration screens.

During this section, several input types will be mentioned, defined below:

  • Drop-down List or DDL - this allows the user to select from several fields, all shown in a list that drops down below the entry field. typically the user is not allowed to enter any value other than those in the list.
  • Auto-complete - this is similar to a DDL, in that the user is typically only allowed to choose items from a list. The user will type part of the required information, and the system will search for matching results and display them in a list below the entry field. The user clicks one of the provided samples to enter the data.
  • Check-box - this is used to define a simple Yes/No field, and is displayed graphically as a small box. If the value is Yes, a tick appears in the box. the user can tick or un-tick the box by clicking on the field.
  • Button - a button to click to complete a specific action, usually labelled on the button itself.
  • List Button or Menu Button - a button combined with a DDL - the user chooses the action to be taken, then presses the button. This is useful when space is limited.
  • Grid - tabulated data, usually used for several rows of data entry or display.

Container Control Screen

This screen is used to enter a new task, a combination of Inbound and/or outbound tasks.

General fields entered:

  • Registration - The vehicle registration; Required Entry.
  • Account - DDL, defaulted to the user's default account (MED01)
  • Haulier - Auto-complete. If the Haulier does not exist, it will be automatically added when saving the data.
  • Date/Time - Defaulted to the current date and time.

Inbound fields:

These will be displayed in a grid. There can be up to 2 containers entered here.

  • Order # - This will not validated by the system - it will manually checked by the users; Required Entry.
  • Container ID - Required Entry; Validated to the standard Container pattern with Mod 11 Check Digit calculation.
  • Type - DDL; Defaulted if the Container ID has already been known in the system.
  • Weight (Limit Max) - DDL; Prompted only and Required Field if the Container Type is 20Ft; From a choice of 24/27/30. Defaulted if Container ID has already been known in the system.
  • Full/Damaged - DDL; System-maintained values from (currently) , E/F/ED/FD/U.
  • Hazardous - Check-box; Defaults to unchecked.
  • UN No - Auto-complete; Values are taken from the preloaded UN Numbers with in the WMS tables; Entered only if the Container is marked as Hazardous.

Outbound fields:

These will be displayed in a grid. There can be up to 2 containers entered here.

  • Order # - This will not validated by the system - it will manually checked by the users; Required Entry.
  • Container ID - Validated to the standard Container pattern with Mod 11 Check Digit calculation. Optional Entry - if entered, the information below will be displayed from the Container record found.
  • Type - If the container is unknown or no Container has been entered; DDL; Defaulted if the Container ID has already been known in the system.
  • Weight (Limit Max) - If the container is unknown or no Container has been entered; DDL; Prompted only and Required Field if the Container Type is 20Ft; From a choice of 24/27/30; Defaulted if Container ID has already been known in the system.
  • Full/Damaged - If the container is unknown or no Container has been entered; DDL; System-maintained values from (currently) , E/F/ED/FD/U; Defaulted if Container ID has already been known in the system.
  • Hazardous - If the container is unknown or no Container has been entered; Check-box; Defaults to unchecked; Defaulted if Container ID has already been known in the system.
  • UN No - If the container is unknown or no Container has been entered; Auto-complete; Values are taken from the preloaded UN Numbers with in the WMS tables; Entered only if the Container is marked as Hazardous; Defaulted if Container ID has already been known in the system.

A Save button is provided to save the data entered. On pressing:

  • The data will be validated and the user prompted to confirm the entry or correct problems. If everything passes validation, the system will:
    • Create records on the Task table. The Inbound records will always be written first, to ensure that the tasks appear in the correct sequence.
    • Create Containers if they were previously unknown.
    • Create a Haulier if it was previously unknown.

Once saved, the screen will blank all entered fields, ready for next entry.

Inbound Rail

The inbound rail screen allows the user to set up the preadvice of tasks arriving through the rail network. On entry to the screen, the system will prompt for the following data.

General Fields:

  • Account - DDL; defaulted to the user's default account (MED01)
  • Date/Time - Validated as a date/time; not defaulted.
  • Registration - Default to IMP{Date:YYMMDD}(Time:HHNN} after the date and time have been entered.

Container Fields:

These will be displayed in a grid. There is no limit to the number of records that can be entered. Entering a row of data will automatically show the data above and extend the grid by another line.

  • Container ID - Required Entry; Validated to the standard Container pattern with Mod 11 Check Digit calculation.
  • Type - DDL; Defaulted if the Container ID has already been known in the system.
  • Weight (Limit Max) - DDL; Prompted only and Required Field if the Container Type is 20Ft; From a choice of 24/27/30. Defaulted if Container ID has already been known in the system.
  • Full/Damaged - DDL; System-maintained values from (currently) , E/F/ED/FD/U; Defaulted to Full (F)
  • Hazardous - Check-box; Defaults to unchecked.
  • UN No - Auto-complete; Values are taken from the preloaded UN Numbers with in the WMS tables; Entered only if the Container is marked as Hazardous.

A Save button is provided to save the Inbound Rail advice.

A Search button will be provided for the user to search by Registration (auto-complete) for a saved Inbound Rail Advice, choosing whether to look for confirmed or unconfirmed (defaulted to unconfirmed) and display all the details.

A Confirm button will be provided for the user to confirm that the Inbound Rail Advice is completed, and present it to the drivers for completion.

If an item in the grid is clicked, the user is allowed to edit it (if the task is unconfirmed).

Once the Inbound Rail Advice is confirmed, an Export button will be available to export the advice to CSV, so the user can print this if required.


Outbound Rail

This screen is similar to the Inbound Rail screen, except for:

  • Registration is defaulted to EXP rather than IMP
  • The user is allowed to link an Outbound Rail advice to an Inbound Rail advice.
  • The user is allowed to specify the position in the train.

On entry to the screen, the system will prompt for the following data.

General Fields:

  • Account - DDL; defaulted to the user's default account (MED01)
  • Date/Time - Validated as a date/time; not defaulted.
  • Registration - Default to EXP{Date:YYMMDD}(Time:HHNN} after the date and time have been entered.
  • Linked Inbound - Optional Entry; DDL of unconfirmed inbounds on same day up to day -3.

Container Fields:

These will be displayed in a grid. There is no limit to the number of records that can be entered. Entering a row of data will automatically show the data above and extend the grid by another line.

  • Container ID - Required Entry; Validated to the standard Container pattern with Mod 11 Check Digit calculation.
  • Type - DDL; Defaulted if the Container ID has already been known in the system.
  • Weight (Limit Max) - DDL; Prompted only and Required Field if the Container Type is 20Ft; From a choice of 24/27/30. Defaulted if Container ID has already been known in the system.
  • Full/Damaged - DDL; System-maintained values from (currently) , E/F/ED/FD/U; Defaulted to Full (F)
  • Hazardous - Check-box; Defaults to unchecked.
  • UN No - Auto-complete; Values are taken from the preloaded UN Numbers with in the WMS tables; Entered only if the Container is marked as Hazardous.
  • Position code - Numeric; Required Entry.

A Save button is provided to save the Inbound Rail advice.

A Search button will be provided for the user to search by Registration (auto-complete) for a saved Inbound Rail Advice, choosing whether to look for confirmed or unconfirmed (defaulted to unconfirmed) and display all the details.

A Confirm button will be provided for the user to confirm that the Inbound Rail Advice is completed, and present it to the drivers for completion.

If an item in the grid is clicked, the user is allowed to edit it (if the task is unconfirmed).

Once the Inbound Rail Advice is confirmed, an Export button will be available to export the advice to CSV, so the user can print this if required.


Location Administration

This screen allows the user to find a location and see all of the containers in FIFO sequence. The user will be able to change the sequence of containers in the location and save the results.

The user will also be able to select a second location and move containers into or out of that location by clicking buttons to move the top-most containers from one location to another.


Container Task Maintenance

This screen allows the user to select the jobs and;

  • edit the details
  • cancel/delete the job
  • complete the job manually

The screen will allow the user to find tasks by any or all of the following:

  • Date or Date Range
  • Account
  • Type (IR/IG/OR/OG)
  • Registration

The results will be displayed in a grid showing:

  • Date/Time
  • Container ID
  • Order #
  • Type
  • Weight
  • Full/Damaged
  • Hazardous
  • UN No

Only jobs that have not been completed will be shown.

The screen will allow the user to select a task. A popup will show:

  • All the container details
  • A Delete button, to remove the job completely.
  • A Complete button, to complete the task
  • An Edit button, to allow the user to change the details.

The Delete button will ask the user to confirm the request and, if confirmed, will remove the task.

The Complete button will allow the user to complete the task. Depending on the task type, the system will prompt for a location in which to place the container (Inbound) or just confirm the outbound.

Saving the changes will mark the task as complete by the Admin user.

The Edit button will allow the user to change the details against the task. A Save button will save the changes.

After completing any of these actions, the search results grid will be refreshed.


Location Enquiry

This screen allows the user to view container information through the entry of Location or Container.

The user will be able to filter data through:

  • Location code
  • Container ID

The results matching will be displayed in a grid showing:

  • Date/Time
  • Container ID
  • Order #
  • Type
  • Weight
  • Full/Damaged
  • Hazardous
  • # Days on site

The grid will be sorted by clicking on a column header, and can be exported to CSV. The existing format can be seen in the document referenced as item 3 in Appendix A.

Clicking on a container will show a screen showing the container and all historical transactions for the container.


Task Audit Enquiry

This screen allows the user to view the historical tasks that have happened to a container through the entry of Date, Location or Container.

Filter data through:

  • Date or Date Range (required)
  • Location code
  • Container ID

The results will be displayed in a grid showing

  • Date/Time
  • Container ID
  • Order #
  • Type
  • Weight
  • Full/Damaged
  • Hazardous

The grid will be sorted by clicking on a column header, and can be exported to CSV.


Container Maintenance

This screen allows the user to see the stored details of a container.

Filter data through:

  • Account ID
  • Container ID

The results will be displayed in a grid showing

  • Date/Time
  • Account ID
  • Container ID
  • Type
  • Weight

Clicking on a container will display a popup which will display the full details of the container and allow the user to edit the details, saving the data with a Save button provided. A new container can be added through the use of a New button.


Container Type Maintenance

This screen allows the user to maintain container types used by the system.

The screen will display all container types in a paginated grid immediately.

The grid will show:

  • Container Type
  • Description

Clicking the Select button will display a popup showing the details, allowing the user to Edit or Delete the container type (deleting requesting confirmation). The user can add a container type through the use of a New button.


Location Maintenance

This screen allows the user to maintain the locations visible to the system. The user is allowed to filter data through:

  • Location Code

The results will be displayed in a grid showing

  • Location Code
  • A Delete button.

Clicking on the Delete button will allow the Location to be deleted, if there are no Containers in the location, pending confirmation from the user. A New location can be added by clicking a New button.


Customer Container Enquiry Screen

This screen is linked to directly from a web-site page, for customers to view the status of their containers.

This screen will display a filter of Container code.

Under this will be the last 20 transactions for that customer (Account) The Account will be passed into the screen as a parameter.

When a container is entered and the Search button is displayed, the screen will call the existing Container Enquiry Results screen, as shown above in the Location Enquiry screen.


PDA Work In Progress

This is a series of screens to allow the drivers to move containers in and out of the yard.

Initially, the process shows a Vehicle List.

Each item shown is the Registration (or train), plus the type. e.g. AB123 BVC (IG/OG) Types are:

  • IG - Inbound Gate
  • OG - Outbound Gate
  • IR - Inbound Rail
  • OR - Outbound Rail

If there are multiple tasks for a Gate task (Inbound and Outbound) they are shown here as IG/OG.

If there are more tasks than can be shown on the screen, Prev and Next buttons will be shown.

Unlinked IR and OR Rail tasks are always shown separately. e.g. INP120525 (IR), EXP120525 (OR)

Linked IR and OR Rail tasks will be shown as one e.g. I/E120525 (IR/OR)

This screen shows all the outstanding tasks, with a date less-than or equal to today's date, with the eldest shown first.

The user clicks the registration.

  • If the type is IG/OG:
    • The unit shows the containers associated to the registration, with an indication of Full or Empty. e.g. ALCU1234567 (F), ALCU1234567 (ED).
    • All IG types will be shown first, followed by all OG types.
  • If the type is IR or IR/OR:
    • The unit shows the containers associated to the registration, with an indication of Full or Empty e.g. ALCU1234567 (F), ALCU1234567 (ED).
    • All IR containers are shown if they exist, in Container ID sequence.
    • A Switch button on the top will allow the user to switch to the linked OR type, if there is one.
  • If the type is IR or IR/OR:
    • All OR containers are shown in Position sequence, with an indication of the position e.g. ALCU1234567 (Pos 1), ALCU1234567 (Pos 49).
    • A Switch button on the top will allow the user to switch to the linked IR type, if there is one.

A Container marked as Hazardous is identified as Red text with an 'X' icon in the top right hand corner.

The user then clicks a container to complete this task.

If the type is IG or IR:

The device shows the container details and a suggestion of where to take container.

Location is suggested by listing all locations available. They are ordered as:

  • Suitability
    • If damaged status then DAMAGES Location.
    • Contains the same Container Type already or is Empty
    • Contains a different Container Type
  • Type:
    • PREP if IG Full only else BAY
    • BAY if not IG Full else PREP
    • YARD
    • TRAIN (if IR only)
    • DAMAGES (If not already shown)
  • Partially Full
    • Already has containers of that type (Green Tick)
    • Empty (Orange Tick)
    • Else (No formatting)

The user then clicks the chosen location, and then clicks the Confirm button.

The Task is marked as completed in the system, marked with the current date and time, and the user that completed it.

If the type is OG Full or OR:

The device shows the container details and shown the location to get the container.

The user clicks a location to see the containers in the location.

At this point the user has the option to click Relocate and a container to be offered a list of locations in which to relocate the container specified.

Once the container is found, the user clicks Confirm.

The Task is marked as completed in the system, marked with the current date and time, and the user that completed it.

If the type is OG Empty:

The device shows the container details required, and the locations that contain that type.

The user clicks a location to see the containers available in the location (sorted in LIFO sequence), indicating which containers are empty.

At this point the user has the option to click Relocate and a container to be offered a list of locations in which to relocate the container specified.

Once the container is found, the user clicks Confirm.

The Task is marked as completed in the system, marked with the current date and time, and the user that completed it.

For type IG/OG:

Once confirm is clicked, the Containers moved are shown (all IG and OG types).

The Terms & Conditions required are displayed on the screen.

The driver clicks Confirm.

The driver is required to enter their signature.

Once confirm is clicked, the system saves the data.

  • The Driver Signature is saved, stamped with the Date and Time and a unique ID.
  • The Signature ID is marked against the completed tasks.

Note Note: Although this screen is created for use on the mobile devices, this screen will also work and be accessible by logging on as a PDA user on a normal browser. This functionality can be achieved through the standard Admin Container Task Maintenance screen.

Samples of the existing screen layouts are available in the file referenced as item 4 in Appendix A.


PDA Relocate Container

This screen allows the user to manually relocate containers.

The user is shown a list of locations, sequenced as follows:

  • BAY
  • PREP
  • YARD
  • DAMAGES
  • TRAIN.

The user selects one.

The device then displays a list of the containers in this location. The user can then click one of the containers in the list.

The device displays the container information a lists a series of new locations.

The user can click a new location (or a Back button)

Once a new location is chosen, the user can click a Confirm button to confirm the changes and exit to the menu, or Confirm... to confirm the changes and start another relocation.

Note Note: Although this screen is created for use on the mobile devices, this screen will also work and be accessible by logging on as a PDA user on a normal browser. This functionality can be achieved through the standard Admin Location Administration screen.

Samples of the existing screen layouts are available in the file referenced as item 4 in Appendix A.


PDA Change Container Status

This screen allows the user to change the status of a specific container.

The user is shown a list of locations, sequenced as follows:

  • BAY
  • PREP
  • YARD
  • DAMAGES
  • TRAIN.

The user selects one.

The device then displays a list of the containers in this location. The user can then click one of the containers in the list.

The device displays the current status of the container and buttons for each of the available statuses to change to.

The user can then hit the Confirm button to confirm the changes and exit, or Confirm... to confirm the changes and start another change of container status.

Note Note: Although this screen is created for use on the mobile devices, this screen will also work and be accessible by logging on as a PDA user on a normal browser. This functionality can be achieved through the standard Admin Container Maintenance screen.

Samples of the existing screen layouts are available in the file referenced as item 4 in Appendix A.


Database

The following tables will be used.

CY_CONTAINERS (NEW)

This is a new table, to store the information about containers that have been seen in the system before.

Fields:

  • COMPANY_CODE
  • WAREHOUSE_ID
  • CONTAINER_ID
  • ACCOUNT_ID
  • TYPE_CODE
  • WEIGHT_CODE
  • LOCATION_CODE
  • LOCATION_SEQ

Indexes:

  1. COMPANY_CODE/WAREHOUSE_ID/CONTAINER_ID
  2. COMPANY_CODE/WAREHOUSE_ID/ACCOUNT_ID/CONTAINER_ID
  3. COMPANY_CODE/WAREHOUSE_ID/LOCATION_CODE/LOCATION_SEQ

CY_MOVES (NEW)

This is a new table, to store the information about every container move that has happenend within the container yard.

Fields:

  • COMPANY_CODE
  • WAREHOUSE_ID
  • REGISTRATION
  • TYPE_CODE
  • CONTAINER_ID
  • ACCOUNT_ID
  • HAULIER_CODE
  • ORDER_NO
  • STATUS_CODE
  • HAZARDOUS_FLAG
  • UN_NO
  • DATE
  • TIME
  • FROM_LOCATION
  • TO_LOCATION
  • STATUS
  • LINKED_REGISTRATION
  • USER_ID
  • SIGNATURE_ID

Indexes:

  1. COMPANY_CODE/WAREHOUSE_ID/REGISTRATION/TYPE_CODE/CONTAINER_ID
  2. COMPANY_CODE/WAREHOUSE_ID/CONTAINER_ID/DATE/TIME
  3. COMPANY_CODE/WAREHOUSE_ID/ACCOUNT_ID/DATE/TIME
  4. COMPANY_CODE/WAREHOUSE_ID/STATUS/TYPE_CODE

CY_SIGNATURES (NEW)

This table stores the signatures of the drivers. As a separate table, this can be cleared independently of the Moves tables.

Fields:

  • SIGNATURE_ID
  • SIGNATURE

Index:

  1. SIGNATURE_ID

WARE_LOCATION

This tables stores the locations used in the container yard.

Fields:

  • COMPANY_CODE
  • WAREHOUSE_ID
  • LOCATION_CODE
  • LOCATION_TYPE set to "Y"

Index:

  1. COMPANY_CODE/WAREHOUSE_ID/LOCATION_CODE/LOCATION_TYPE

CONTAINER_TYPE

This is a lookup table for the container types.

Fields:

  • CONTAINER_TYPE
  • DESCRIPTION

Index:

  1. CONTAINER_TYPE

STK_STOCKIST

This table is used to store the Accounts

Fields:

  • STOCKIST_CODE
  • STOCKIST_SUB_CODE (001)
  • NAME

Index:

  1. STOCKIST_CODE/STOCKIST_SUB_CODE

HAULIERS

This table stores the Hauliers.

Fields:

  • COMPANY_CODE
  • WAREHOUSE_ID
  • HAULIER_CODE
  • NAME
  • STOCKIST_CODE
  • STOCKIST_SUB_CODE (001)

Index:

  1. COMPANY_CODE/WAREHOUSE_ID/HAULIER_CODE

CONTAINER_STATUS

This is a lookup table for the container status.

Fields:

  • COMPANY_CODE
  • WAREHOUSE_ID
  • CONTAINER_STATUS_CODE
  • DESCRIPTION

Index:

  1. COMPANY_CODE/WAREHOUSE_ID/CONTAINER_STATUS_CODE

TRANSLATION_TABLE

This generic lookup table is used to store the weights for 20ft containers.

  • COMPANY_CODE
  • WAREHOUSE_ID
  • TRANSLATION_ID = "CWGHT"
  • CODE
  • DESCRIPTION
  • CODE2 = the CONTAINER TYPE used to identify a 20ft container.

Index:

  1. COMPANY_CODE/WAREHOUSE_ID/TRANSLATION_ID/CODE

FXM_USERS

A generic table to store the basic user information

Fields:

  • FXM_USERNAME
  • FXM_DESCRIPTION
  • FXM_PASSWORD

FLEX_USER_COMP_WAREHOUSES

A generic table to store the users' default warehouse.

Fields:

  • COMPANY_CODE
  • WAREHOUSE_ID
  • LOGON_ID

FLEX_USER_COMP_OWNERS

A generic table to store the users' default account.

Fields:

  • COMPANY_CODE
  • LOGON_ID
  • STOCKIST_CODE
  • STOCKIST_SUB_CODE (001)


EDI

Each import and export of data can be created to work through the existing EDI capabilities of CALIDUS WMS, removing the need to have specific screens created within the Container Yard system to maintain them.

It is expected that a process will be created to sweep the system every 5 minutes for transactions that have completed but have not yet been sent via EDI.

If found, an email message will be sent per container.

The format of this message is defined in the document referenced as item 1 in Appendix A.

It is currently being investigated as to whether this process is going to change as part of this system refresh.



Appendix A: Document References

A.1 References

Ref NoDocument Title & IDVersionDate
1MSC CODECO EDI.zipN/AN/A
22007 to 2012.xlsN/AN/A
3Stock Holding Report.xlsxN/AN/A
4Container screen shots.docxN/AN/A


A.2 Glossary

Term or Acronym Meaning
Ad Hoc (WCS) A task instigated on the device (spec. Ad Hoc Pallet Move), rather than a task instigated from the WMS and Stock Control.
Advice Note Number An external reference linked to a Goods Receipt.
Aisle (WMS) A component of a location; usually a space through rows of racking or storage locations; a collection of locations;
Allocation (order) The systemic act of identifying and ring-fencing product matching the order requirements, following proscribed warehouse rules.
Anchor Point (WMS) A starting location for a search for a suitable storage location; auto-putaway location suggestion start point.
Area (WMS) A collection of aisles; an area in the warehouse for a particular purpose.
Batch (WMS) A production batch of a product; a quantity of product that is considered to have the same characteristics;
Bay (Warehouse) A physical loading or unloading point for the warehouse.
Bay (WMS) A component of a location; usually a space between uprights in racking, comprising several levels (horizontal beams).
Bay Diary The mechanism for booking hauliers inbound/outbound and assigning bays. The OBS Logistics system is CALIDUS Bay Diary.
Block Stack A stable stack of pallets.
Booking A time slot for a bay, booked with a Carrier/Haulier.
Bulk (WMS) Bulk storage; Usually full-pallet storage areas, racked or stacked.
Cancellation (WCS) The facility to cancel a task due to some problem, identified by the user when performing the task.
Carrier; Haulier The transport company (by road or sea).
Check Digit (WMS) A short code, usually randomly generated and stored against a location, used to help identify that a user is at the right location before they proceed with a warehouse task.
Container The actual physical container, identified uniquely by the Container Number. The Container will be identified as a Container Type.
Container Type Descriptive of the use and capability and physical characteristics of a container. Container types are 40ft End Loader, Reefer, etc.
Container Yard The storage areas for full and empty locations in the facility. The OBS Logistics system to manage this area is CALIDUS Container Yard.
CSV Character-separated values; a text file with multiple rows and values, usually separated with commas.
C-WCS CALIDUS WCS, the name of the OBS Logistics Warehouse Control system
C-WMS CALIDUS WMS, the name of the OBS Logistics Warehouse Management system
Dead Leg (WCS) A movement of a truck without a pallet; wasted resource.
Despatch The final physical stage of an order; handover of goods to the haulier.
De-stuffing The act of emptying a container and storing the contents in the warehouse.
Drive-In A drive-in location, typically multi-level, multi-deep location.
Dry Van Any type of non-refrigerated container.
Dual Cycling Processes utilizing P&D locations for interleaving tasks in and out of specific areas, reducing dead leg movements.
EDI Electronic Data Interchange; any form of automatically or semi-automatically uploading or downloading information from a computer system without manually re-keying the information.
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning; a system for this.
Exchange (WCS) Specifically Pick Exchange or Task Exchange. The process of allowing a user to select a different pallet in a multi-pallet location and exchanging the expected pallet for this one. If the pallet is planned for another task, task exchange will complete this task instead of the expected one first. If the pallet is not planned, pallet exchange will swap the pallet (if suitable).
GR; GRN Goods Receipt; Goods Receipt Number or Note
High Bay Typically tall (greater than 5 level) racking, usually full pallet storage, usually Narrow Aisle.
Inbound (Booking) A booking linked to a Goods Receipt.
JIT Just In Time; processes designed to trigger at the last instant.
KPI Key Performance Indicator.
Level (WMS) A component of a location; usually the vertical compartments of an area, delineated by horizontal beams.
Loading The act of loading pallets onto a vehicle.
Location (WMS) A uniquely identified space in the warehouse for storage of product. There are many types, most commonly Floor locations (for example, Marshalling, Inbound), Racking or Bulk Storage Locations and Pick faces.
Manifest The contents of a vehicle or container.
Marshalling The act of bringing pallets for an order or load together; an area to do so.
Multi-deep A location with 2 or more pallets stored sequentially i.e. only one can be accessed at a time.
NA (WCS) Narrow Aisle; usually any area in the warehouse that is restricted access due to space limitations, Narrow Aisles have associate P&D locations.
Outbound (Booking) A booking linked to a Sales Order.
P&D Pick-up and Drop-off locations; locations used to control the handover of pallets between distinct areas, for example between chambers and the wider area of the warehouse.
PI; Perpetual Inventory The act of continuously checking locations in a warehouse, identifying and correcting product quantity issues. Usually used in Bulk environments rather than Pick Faces. In pick faces, this process is called is called Residual Stock Balance and usually takes place after picking from a pick face.
Pick Face A location designed for picking part of a pallet of stock. Usually a low- or ground-level location.
Pick List (order) The instructions to pick pallets or cases from locations; the paper report associated to this; the stage of preparing these instructions; the sending of these instructions to WCS.
PO Purchase Order.
Pre-advice; Goods Receipt Pre-advice An advanced notification of what is being received. Part of a manifest. Pre-advices can be stock and quantity, or individual pallet level.
Putaway The physical move of a pallet to a storage location as a result of receiving it into the warehouse.
RAG Acronym for Red/Amber/Green, a traffic light colouration system depicting (in sequence) Errors, Warnings or Informational messages. Usually used in operational monitoring to effectively display when certain processes are not working as expected.
RDT Radio Data Terminal.
Reefers Refrigerated Containers.
Replen; Replenishment The act of moving product (usually a pallet) from bulk storage to a pick face.
Reposition (WCS) The facility to change the location of a movement or putaway when at the final destination, sue to some issue discovered when performing the task.
RF Radio Frequency; An RF device is an RDT, typically used by CALIDUS WCS for executing warehouse tasks.
SCR; CR Software Change Request.
Short Allocate The process of not fulfilling an order due to failure to identify sufficient product at Allocation.
Short Pick The process of not fulfilling an order due to failure to identify sufficient product when picking. May also be used as a term to indicate Short Allocation.
SO Sales Order.
Truck Types Plants, Mechanical Handling Equipment. For example, Reach trucks, Counter-balance trucks, pallet riders, etc.
UOM Unit of Measure.
WA (WCS) Wide Area; usually any area in the warehouse that is not restricted access due to space limitations, for example, floor areas, not Narrow Aisle.
WCS Warehouse Control System
WMS Warehouse Management System


A.3 Authorised By


Phil Harding
OBS Project Manager		_____________________________
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