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Transportation Management with SAP LES

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Picking<br />

illustrates this situation. The Copy Picked Quantity As Deliv. Quantity function<br />

corrects this situation.<br />

Figure 7.7 Illustration of the Differences Between the Delivery and Picking Quantities<br />

If you have decided on manual confirmation of the picked quantities in the delivery<br />

document, you must also confirm the entered quantities. Follow menu path<br />

Edit • Confirm Pick Order • All Items or Selected Items from the menu bar.<br />

You are now familiar <strong>with</strong> the basic settings for picking. I have also introduced<br />

you to manual entry of picked quantities in the delivery document. The following<br />

sections will familiarize you <strong>with</strong> additional functions related to picking.<br />

7.2 Door, Staging Area, and Loading Point<br />

If you have a high level of turnover and a complex structure in the warehouse, you<br />

might have to collect materials after picking and stage them for loading. It would<br />

then be a good idea to collect materials that belong on one means of transportation<br />

(truck, container, loading dock, and so on) in one area of the warehouse. The<br />

<strong>SAP</strong> system calls these areas staging areas.<br />

In large warehouses, you usually have several loading docks or doors. The doors<br />

represent a logistical interface between the staging of the materials and the actual<br />

means of transportation (for example, a truck). When they arrive at your property,<br />

you can assign trucks to a specific door, where they can accept the goods.<br />

Staging areas and doors are actually organizational units from WM. The <strong>SAP</strong> system<br />

can define them during creation of delivery documents or you can enter the<br />

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