Advanced Wave PlanningNew in R12.1.1!

Presentation by: Sid Ordog

Mod43/OWM Solutions

Tel. 401.742.6866

Agenda

• Wave Management- Why bother?• What features are included?• How do I:

– Group Orders to Create a Wave?– Review Fill Rate?– Project Labor Requirements?– Monitor Progress?– Automatically Release Work?– Review & Manage Exceptions?– Install Advanced Wave Planning?

• Questions & Answers

Wave Management- Why Bother?Have you ever asked:

• What’s the impact of this wave (BEFORE releasing

tasks to the workforce)?

• What’s the fill rate for these orders? What if I fill these others, instead?

• Will this group of orders be done by carrier pickup time?

• Can I release all single-line orders as a batch?

• Can we fill the empty space at the back of a trailer before sending it cross-country?

• Can we ship another $X,000 worth of product by the end of the day?

Now You Can!

• Advanced Wave Planning (new with WMS Release 12.1.1), allows you to ask, & answer, all this & more.

What Features Are Included?• Group Orders As You’d Like

– to Create a Wave

• Review Fill Rate (Check Material Availability)

• Project/Assess Labor Requirements

• Monitor Progress

• Automatically Release Additional Work– Based on Task Status

How to Group Orders/Create Wave• Use multiple criteria to build mid-sized groupings:

How to Review Fill Rate• Visit the Wave Workbench & call up a wave• Go to the “Wave Attributes” tab;• Note the “Release Fill Rate” parameter.

How to Review Labor Projections• Navigate to the Wave Workbench• Click on the “Labor Statistics” tab• Review summary by Resource

How to Monitor Progress• Visit the Wave Workbench & call up a wave.• Review parameters to confirm it’s the one you’re

interested in, then click the “Tasks” tab…

How to Monitor Progress (Cont’d)• Review available info- by Subinventory:

Active, Dispatched, Completed, Pending

How to Automatically Release Additional Work• Navigate to the Task Release Setup window, &

identify release criteria (Replenishments complete, Stop is loaded, consolidation complete, etc.)

Review & Manage Exceptions• Navigate to the “Exceptions” task of the Wave

Workbench• Review exception summary• Drill into details

How Do I Make These Features Available?

• For 12.1.1 features: Install 12.1.1, then add the Advanced Wave Planning patch.

• For 12.1.2 features: Install 12.1.2

Thanks for your attention

• Questions?• Answers

(Or call me at 401.742.6866)– Sid Ordog