Cr oss Docki Docki ng i n SAP Pavan Pavan Kum Kumar Kul kar ni ( 3617 361787 87))
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1 I nt r oduct i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3 2 Feat ur es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................................3 2. 1 Advant ages of Cr ossDocki ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............3 2. 2 Di sadvant ages of Cr ossDocki ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........3 3 Types of Cr oss Docki ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........3 4 Cr oss Docki ng i n SAP war ehouse management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4. 1 Benef i t s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................................5 4. 2 One- St ep Cr oss Docki ng: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....................5 4. 3 Conf i gur at i on St eps f or One st ep cr oss docki ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4. 4 Two- St ep Cr oss Docki ng: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....................8 4. 5 Conf i gur at i on f or t wo st ep Cr oss Docki ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4. 6 Cr oss- Docki ng Moni t or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................9 4. 7 Transact i onal Pr ocess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1 I nt r oduct i on
Cr oss- docki ng i s a pr act i ce i n l ogi st i cs of unl oadi ng mat er i al s f r om an i ncomi ng semi t r ai l er t r uck or r ai l r oad car and l oadi ng t hese mat er i al s di r ect l y i nt o out bound t r ucks, t r ai l er s , or r ai l c ar s , wi t h l i t t l e or no s t o r age i n bet ween. Thi s may be done t o change t ype of conveyance, t o sor t mat er i al i nt ended f or di f f er ent dest i nat i ons, or t o combi ne mat er i al f r om di f f er ent or i gi ns i nt o t r ans por t vehi cl es ( or c ont ai ner s ) wi t h t he same, or si mi l ar dest i nat i on. 2 Feat ur es . . Cr oss- docki ng oper at i ons may ut i l i ze st agi ng ar eas where i nbound mat er i al s ar e sor t ed, consol i dat ed, and st or ed unt i l t he out bound shi pment i s compl et e and r eady t o shi p.
2. 1 Advant ages of Cr oss- Docki ng . . St r eaml i nes t he suppl y chai n f r om poi nt of or i gi n t o poi nt of sal e . . Reduces handl i ng cost s, oper at i ng cost s, and t he st or age of i nvent or y . . Pr oduct s get t o t he di st r i but or and consequent l y t o t he cust omer f as t e r . . Reduces, or el i mi nat es warehousi ng cost s . . May i ncr ease avai l abl e r et ai l sal es space.
2. 2 Di sadvant ages of Cr oss- Docki ng . . Pot ent i al par t ner s don' t have necessar y stor age- capaci t i es . . or an adequat e t r anspor t f l eet t o oper at e Cr oss- Docki ng . . Need of adequat e I T- Syst em
3 Types of Cr oss Docki ng
Ther e ar e a number of cr oss docki ng scenar i os t hat ar e avai l abl e t o t he war ehouse management . Compani es wi l l use t he t ype of cr oss docki ng t hat i s appl i cabl e t o t he t ype of pr oduct s t hat t hey ar e shi ppi ng. • Manuf act ur i ng Cr oss Docki ng – Thi s pr ocedur e i nvol ves t he r ecei vi ng of pur chased and i nbound pr oduct s t hat ar e r equi r ed by manuf act ur i ng. The war ehouse may r ecei ve the pr oduct s and pr epare sub- assembl i es f or t he pr oduct i on or der s. • Di st r i but or Cr oss Docki ng – Thi s pr ocess consol i dat es i nbound pr oduct s f r om di f f er ent vendors i nt o a mi xed pr oduct pal l et , whi ch i s del i ver ed t o the cust omer when t he f i nal i t em i s r ecei ved. For exampl e, comput er par t s di st r i but or s can sour ce t hei r component s f r om var i ous vendor s and combi ne t hem i nt o one shi pment f or t he cust omer . • Tr anspor t at i on Cr oss Docki ng – Thi s oper at i on combi nes shi pment s f r om a number of di f f er ent car r i er s i n t he l ess- t han- t r uckl oad ( LTL) and smal l package i ndust r i es t o gai n economi es of scal e.
• Ret ai l Cr oss Docki ng – Thi s pr ocess i nvol ves t he recei pt of pr oduct s f r om mul t i pl e vendors and sor t i ng ont o out bound t r ucks f or a number of r etai l st ores. Thi s met hod was used by Wal - Mar t i n t he 1980' s. They woul d pr ocur e t wo t ypes of pr oduct s, i t ems t hey sel l each day of t he year , cal l ed st apl e st ock, and l ar ge quant i t i es pr oduct s whi ch i s pur chased once and sol d by t he st or es and not usual l y st ocked agai n. Thi s second t ype of pr ocur ement i s cal l ed di r ect f r ei ght and Wal - Mar t mi ni mi ze any war ehouse cost s wi t h di r ect f r ei ght by usi ng cr oss docki ng and keepi ng i t i n t he war ehouse f or as l i t t l e t i me as pos s i bl e. • Oppor t uni st i c Cr oss Docki ng – Thi s can be used i n any war ehouse, t r ans f er r i ng a pr oduct di r ect l y f r om t he goods r ecei vi ng dock t o t he out bound shi ppi ng dock t o meet a known demand, i . e. a cust omer sal es or der . 4 Cr oss Docki ng i n SAP war ehouse management
The t er m cr oss docki ng r ef er s t o movi ng pr oduct f r om a manuf act ur i ng pl ant and del i ver s i t di r ect l y t o t he cust omer wi t h l i t t l e or no mat er i al handl i ng i n bet ween. Cr oss docki ng not onl y r educes mat eri al handl i ng, but al so r educes t he need t o st ore t he pr oduct s i n t he war ehouse. I n most cases t he pr oduct s sent f r om t he manuf act ur i ng ar ea t o t he l oadi ng dock has been al l ocat ed f or out bound del i ver i es. I n some i nst ances t he pr oduct s wi l l not ar r i ve at t he l oadi ng dock f r om t he manuf act ur i ng ar ea, but may ar r i ve as a pur chased pr oduct t hat i s bei ng r esol d or bei ng del i ver ed f r om anot her of t he company’ s manuf act ur i ng pl ant s f or shi pment f r om t he war ehouse.
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4. 1 Benef i t s
Many compani es have benef i t t ed f r om usi ng cr oss docki ng. Some of t he benef i t s i ncl ude: . . Reducti on i n l abor cost s, as t he pr oducts no l onger r equi r es pi cki ng and put away i n t he war ehouse. . . Reduct i on i n t he t i me f r om pr oduct i on to t he cust omer , whi ch hel ps i mpr ove cust omer sat i sf act i on. . . Reduct i on i n t he need f or war ehouse space, as t her e i s no r equi r ement t o st or age t he pr oduct s.
Cr oss Docki ng Movement s: When cr oss docki ng deci si on i s made bef or e mat er i al ar r i ves, t he movement can be pr ocessed as a one- st ep or t wo- st ep cr oss docki ng pr ocess .
4. 2 One- St ep Cr oss Docki ng:
Movement pr ocess di r ect l y f r om t he i nbound goods- r ecei vi ng ar ea t o t he out bound goods i ssui ng ar ea. For one- st ep cr oss docki ng t o be act i ve, check t he conf i gur at i on f or t he warehouse t o ensur e t hat t he t wo- st ep cr oss docki ng i ndi cat or i s not s et . So ther e wi l l not be any Cr oss- dock st orage t ype r equi r ed. Thi s can be a opport uni st i c cr oss docki ng, t r ansf er r i ng a mat er i al di r ect l y f r om goods r ecei vi ng dock t o t he out bound shi ppi ng dock. Af t er due conf i gur at i ons f or one - st ep syst em pr ocess st eps ar e. . You need t o cr eat e ei t her Put away TO/ Pi ck TO and t hen syst em checks t he cr oss doc
conf i g and cancel t he TO and cr eat e a new TO f r om 902 t o 916. and al so updat es i n t he document f l ow. Thi s you can do wi t hout Cr oss dock moni t or .
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4. 3 Conf i gur at i on St eps f or One st ep cr oss docki ng
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Wi t h t hi s conf i g syst em wi l l sear ch f or sour ce st or age t ypes t o pi ck t he r equest ed quant i t i es. 4. 4 Two- St ep Cr oss Docki ng:
When a l i nk i s cr eat ed bet ween an i nbound and out bound del i ver y as par t of a cr oss docki ng deci si on. I f syst em act i ve f or t wo- st ep pr ocess, t he system wi l l cr eat e t wo t r ansf er or der s: 1) A t r ansf er or der f or t he i nbound del i ver y mat er i al s f r om t he goods r ecei pt st or age t ype ( 902) t o t he cr oss docki ng st or age t ype ( XCD) . 2) A t r ansf er or der f r om t he cr oss docki ng st or age t ype( XCD) t o t he goods i ssue st or age t ype( 916) . ht t p: / / hel p. sap. com/ er p2005_ehp_02/ hel pdat a/ en/ 32/ 47503e30a9d549e10000000 a114084/ TEMPLATE_i mage002. gi f
4. 5 Conf i gur at i on f or t wo st ep Cr oss Docki ng
Conf i gur e f or pl anned and oppor t uni st i c cr oss docki ng f or t he warehouse and t he st or age t ype. I MG> Logi st i cs Execut i on> War ehouse Management > Cr oss Docki ng> Gener al Set t i ng> Mai nt ai n War ehouse Level set t i ngs. The next conf i gur at i on st ep i s t o conf i r m t hat a movement t ype t hat i s t o be used f or cr oss docki ng i s set t o al l ow cr oss docki ng. I MG> Logi st i cs Execut i on> War ehouse Management > Cr oss Docki ng> Gener al Set t i ng> Def i ne Cr oss- Docki ng Rel evancy f or movement Types. The CD Rel evant i ndi cat or shoul d be set f or movement t ypes t o be used cr oss docki ng. Cr eat e a st orage t ype r el evant f or cr oss docki ng. Logi st i cs Execut i on . War ehouse Management . Mast er Dat a . Def i ne St or age Type
4. 6 Cr oss- Docki ng Moni t or
Tr ansact i on: LXDCK or SAP> Logi st i cs > Logi st i cs Execut i on> Cr oss Docki ng> Cr oss Docki ng Moni t or Thi s pr ocess uses t he cr oss - docki ng moni t or , a t ool t o mat ch i ncomi ng and out goi ng mat er i al s. Af t er l oggi ng ont o t he cr oss- docki ng moni t or , you wi l l see t he most cur r ent war ehouse si t uat i on and can choose t he war ehouse i n whi ch t o wor k as wel l as whi ch document s t o consi der f or cr oss- docki ng opt i ons.
I nbound del i ver y di spl ayed i n t he cr oss doc moni t or.
Out bound del evar y i n t he cr oss doc moni t or .
4. 7 Tr ansact i onal Pr ocess
... . . Cr eat e out bound del i ver y. . . Cr eat e i nbound del i ver y. . . Pl an wi t h cr oss- docki ng moni t or .
Use t he pl anni ng t ool of t he cr oss- docki ng moni t or t o anal yze t he cr ossdocki ng oppor t uni t i es f or sel ect ed pl anni ng document s and cr eat e cr oss- docki ng deci si ons. These cr oss- docki ng deci si ons may or may not be based on t he sys t em r ecommendat i on. You can ei t her accept t he sys t em- r ecommended deci si ons or vi ew mor e det ai l s. Cr oss- docki ng deci si ons are car r i ed out i n nor mal pr ocessi ng wi t hi n t he war ehouse. I f FI FO i s i mpor t ant , t her e i s a conf i gur at i on opt i on t o ensur e FI FO r ul es ar e not vi ol at ed. . . Post goods r ecei pt f or i nbound del i ver y.
For mor e i nf or mat i on on cr oss- docki ng pl anni ng, see t he SAP Li br ar y under SAP R/ 3 Ent er pr i se . Logi st i cs . Logi st i cs Execut i on . I nbound Pr ocess . Goods Recei pt f or I nbound Del i ver y . Goods Recei pt . Goods Recei pt Post i ng. . . Cr eat e t r ansf er or der f or i nbound del i ver y.
A t r ansf er order ( TO) based on cr oss- docki ng deci si ons i s execut ed i n t he same way as a st andar d TO. When t he Tr ansf er Or der s ar e cr eat ed, t he deci si ons ar e execut ed. . . Conf i rm t r ansf er or der f or i nbound del i ver y.
A war ehouse wor ker moves t he r el evant goods t o t he cr oss- docki ng st or age t ype and conf i r ms execut i on. . . Cr eat e t r ansf er or der out bound del i ver y.
A t r ansf er order ( TO) based on cr oss- docki ng deci si ons i s execut ed i n t he same way as a st andar d TO. When t he Tr ansf er Or der s ar e cr eat ed, t he deci si ons ar e execut ed. . . Conf i rm t r ansf er or der f or out bound del i ver y.
A war ehouse wor ker moves t he r el evant goods t o t he cr oss- docki ng st or age t ype and conf i r ms execut i on. . . Post goods i ssue.
