Make cycle counting a daily priority to keep your inventory accurate.
RF cycle counting works from Warehouse Operation Queuing. Warehouse Operation Queuing identifies products and locations that need to be counted by searching the entire product file for the following:
Product on-hand quantities of less than zero.
Product in a location that is not within the parameters defined in Zone Maintenance.
Products that have a blank location and quantity of more than zero are listed on an automatically run Blank Location Report that users can use to adjust locations, as needed, in Location Maintenance.
The queue then sends these items to the RF system. Warehouse operators can check their RF guns for the items that need to be counted.
You can also trigger the queue to run an immediate cycle count when the following occurs:
Quantity in RF Location Maintenance seems incorrect. Queuing the product for a cycle count by using the Cycle Count hot key triggers the immediate cycle count.
During a rank cycle count, a variance between the quantity of product in the system and the physical quantity at the location occurs. The system queues an immediate cycle count for the location. A user with minimum authorization must perform the immediate cycle count. A user with a higher authorization can perform the immediate cycle count at a later time or skip the immediate cycle count.
During picking, a location's quantity becomes negative in the system. If the
Once you begin cycle counting, the RF system leads you through the process. With each count, you must scan the location and product and then enter the quantity in its unit of measure. If variances occur between the product quantity in the system and the product quantity at the location, depending on control parameters, your authorization level, and whether the product resides in additional locations, the system does one of the following:
Automatically updates the adjustment.
Instructs you to count other locations containing the product.
Queues an immediate cycle count for the deviant location and uncounted related locations.
Queues an immediate cycle count for uncounted related location and adjusts the quantity in the deviant location.
To handle a quantity variance, use the Enter Related Counts screen. On this screen, the system leads you through a count at each location - as defined in the
You must be authorized to skip related counts and to make manual adjustments. You must also adjust locations based upon their ranks defined in the
Several levels of authorization must be assigned before using RF cycle counting:
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User can access RF cycle counting from the Count by Location screen. Adjustments can be made only if the
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For ranked counts, user must complete related counts to find the variance. |
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For ranked counts, user can select to:
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For immediate counts, user must complete related counts to find the variance. |
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If you are not assigned either the RF.COUNT.ABORT or RF.COUNT.ABORT.IM authorization keys, the
See Also:
Automated RF Cycle Count Task Selection
Selecting RF Cycle Count Types
Performing RF System-Directed Cycle Counting
Performing RF User-Directed Cycle Counting
Resolving Cycle Count Quantity Variances in RF
Performing Physical Cycle Counts in RF
Auto-Selecting Replenish and Cycle Count Tasks