SSA Warehouse Management 4000

Wave Planning User Guide

Copyright 2005 by SSA Global Technologies, Inc.

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Publication Information
Release: SSA Warehouse Management 4000 Version 3.10 Publication Date: July 2005

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview........................................................................................................................ 1-1 Objectives .................................................................................................................................. 1-2 Chapter 2 Manpower Planning...................................................................................................... 2-1 Manpower/Time Planning .......................................................................................................... 2-2 Specifying Default Units per Hour ........................................................................................ 2-2 Chapter 3 Manpower/Time Planning Summary ........................................................................... 3-1 Wave Summary.......................................................................................................................... 3-2 Viewing the Manpower/Time Planning on a Wave............................................................... 3-2 Calculating the Number of Workers ..................................................................................... 3-4 Calculating the Number of Hours ......................................................................................... 3-5 Clearing Hours and Workers Results............................................................................. 3-6

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview

The topics in this section provide an overview of the Enhanced Wave Planning functionality added with the 3.10 release of SSA Warehouse Management 4000 application. The chapter consists of the following topics:
Topic Page

Objectives

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Chapter 1 Overview

Objectives
The following functionality has been added to the system:

Display summary of wave information. The Total Eaches, Total Pallets, Total Cube, Total Net Weight, and Total Gross Weight display for each order, as well as a total summary of all orders on the wave. Entry of Each, Case, and Pallets picked per hour, as well as the number of workers. Based on this information the system calculates and displays the number of one hour worth of work on the wave. Entry of Each, Case, and Pallets picked per hour, as well as the number of hours available for the wave. Based on this information the system calculates and displays the number of workers needed to complete the work on the wave.

Chapter 2 Manpower Planning

The chapter consists of the following topics:

Topic Page

Manpower/Time Planning Specifying Default Units per Hour

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Chapter 2 Manpower Planning

Manpower/Time Planning
To avoid having to enter the same rate information on the Manpower/Time Planning screen for every Wave, enter default values on the Client Options screen.

Specifying Default Units per Hour

To specify default units per hour:
1 Access Tools Client Options. 2 Enter the following Units per hour on the Defaults tab in the Wave Planning section.

Eaches - number of Eaches a worker is able to process in one hour Cases - number of Cases a worker is able to process in one hour Pallets - number of pallets a worker is able to process in one hour

Figure 2-1: Tools Client Options Defaults for Units per Hour

Chapter 3 Manpower/Time Planning Summary

The chapter consists of the following topics:

Topic Page

Wave Summary Viewing the Manpower/Time Planning on a Wave Calculating the Number of Workers Calculating the Number of Hours

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Chapter 3 Manpower/Time Planning Summary

Wave Summary
The enhancement to the existing Wave functionality now displays summary information about the Wave and allows the user to calculate the number of hours worth of work or number of workers needed. To calculate hours worth of work, the user enters:

Eaches, cases, and pallets per worker Number of workers available for the wave

To calculate the number of workers needed the user enters:

Eaches, cases, and pallets per hour Number of hours available for the wave

Note: Users must create and allocate a wave before they can view data on the Manpower and Time Planning screen.

Viewing the Manpower/Time Planning on a Wave

To view the Manpower/Time Planning on a Wave:
1 Access Task Manager Planning Wave. 2 Enter the Wave Number. 3 Right-click and apply search to retrieve the Wave. 4 Right-click and choose Wave Information. 5 Choose Manpower/Time Planning from the Wave Information menu.

Wave Summary

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Figure 3-1: New menu option for Manpower/Time Planning

When the user selects Manpower/Time Planning the Manpower/Time Planning screen displays. This screen displays the Wave Summary as well as the individual summaries of the orders on the wave.

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Chapter 3 Manpower/Time Planning Summary

Figure 3-2: Manpower/Time Planning Screen Wave and Order Detail Summary

The Rate Information is the average number of eaches, cases, and pallets picked in one hour in the warehouse. It is required in the calculations for Workers and Hours and defaults to the Tools Client Options screen. Users can edit these numbers at any time on the Wave screen.

Calculating the Number of Workers

To Calculate Number of Workers:
1 Enter data for at least one of the Eaches, Cases and Pallets in the Hour column on the Manpower/Time Planning screen. 2 Right-click and choose Calculate Results.

Note: The calculations for Number of Workers to complete the picks on a Wave is Planning Units / (Planning Hours*Rate of Picking).

Wave Summary

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Figure 3-3: Manpower/Time Planning (Number of Workers)

Calculating the Number of Hours

To Calculate Number of Hours:
1 Enter the data for at least one of the Eaches, Cases and Pallets in the Workers column on the Manpower/Time Planning screen. 2 Right-click and choose Calculate Results.

Note: The calculation for the Number of Hours to complete the picks for the Wave is Planning Units / (Rate of Picking* Planning Workers).

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Chapter 3 Manpower/Time Planning Summary

Figure 3-4: Manpower/Time Planning (Number of Hours)

Clearing Hours and Workers Results

To clear the hours and workers results right-click and choose Clear All.

Figure 3-5: Clearing Results