Michael > >God forbid the ASN is ready and you ship short.. > > Am I missing something here? I have never developed a system where the > ASN is 'prepared' BEFORE the order was picked and packed.
We do this frequently. There are many advantages (and some disadvantages). Benefits: All documents and labels can be printed in advance. No printing required in the shipping area. Less work (decision making) in the shipping area. ASN is _ready_ and just needs the shipper to release it. Drawbacks: System has to be able to calculate carton contents. Any shortages have to be entered (need more stock). We see a huge variation in goods shipped. In the clothing industry some POs have multiple pre-pack lines which have to be consolidated to match a pre-packed carton from China. This would be very time consuming to scan & pack, especially if the boxes are already packed and sealed. There are lots of similar scenarios where taking the decision process away from the shipping department is a good thing. We have no problem building ASNs from scanned data, but to date, we have only done this for a few clients. All other clients use the ASNs and labels that are generated by the system. Earl Wertheimer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.spe-edi.com ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
