Outbound orders are created in iMake warehouse module in order to send goods out of the warehouse. There are two types of Outbound orders viz:

  • ‘Warehouse Transfer’: When an organization ships goods from one warehouse to another within one iMake system, then an ‘Outbound Warehouse Transfer Order’ is created.
  • ‘Sales Order’: When an organization ships goods from a warehouse in iMake system to a customer, third party or another warehouse that is not within the same iMake system, then an ‘Outbound Sales Order’ is created.
    There are four task types available in the ‘iMake’ application for an Outbound Order viz:
  • ‘Pick’: This task is performed to pick goods/products. This task is performed when an entire SKU  is taken to fulfill the task quantity.
    Exp: If an SKU has 80 Cases and we want to transfer the entire SKU to an Outbound Staging Location, then we can make use of the ‘Pick’ task. If the quantity to be transferred is less than 80 then either ‘Split’ or ‘Put-Back’ tasks are to be opted.
  • ‘Split’: This task is performed when the quantity of goods to be taken to fulfill a task is lesser than or equal to 50% of the total SKU quantity.
  •  Exp: If the SKU quantity is 80 Cases and the quantity to be taken is 40 or below (say 40), then a ‘Split’ task is performed which splits the SKU and only the required quantity (40) is picked and transferred to the Outbound Staging Location. The Split quantity is placed on another container and moved to the forklift.
  • ‘Put-Back’: This task is performed when the quantity to be taken is greater than 50% of the total SKU quantity.
    Exp: If the SKU quantity is 80 Cases and the quantity to be taken is greater than 40 (say 60) then the ‘Put-back’ task (for 20) is carried out. The remaining quantity (20) is put-back. The put-back quantity is placed on a new container and the SKU with the original container is moved to the forklift.
  • ‘Load’: The act of transferring picked containers of goods from the staging location to a dock door/truck is a "Load" task.

The working procedure for an Outbound Order is:

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Figure: Outbound Order Working Procedure

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