Print lot labels for all of your lot controlled items to track the quantity of product available in a lot and to track the movement of lot controlled items through the warehouse.
For example, your warehouse stocks wire in 5000 feet reels, but sells wire in varying amounts. Assign each reel a unique lot number so that you can track where each reel is located and the amount of remaining wire on each reel.
When you receive, put away, and pick products that are lot controlled, scan both the lot label and the product bar code label. Scanning both updates the system and ensures that pickers are directed to the lot controlled item with enough available quantity to fill an order.
For example, you have an order for 500 feet of wire. Lot A has 450 feet of wire and lot B has 550 feet of wire. The system directs the picker to lot B because it has enough wire to fill the order in a single pick.
When you print lot labels from the Tote/Lot Label Printing screen, the system assigns unique lot numbers to each item in a numerical sequence. To assign pre-defined lot numbers to items, use the Product Lot Barcode Labels screen.
To print lot labels:
Display the Tote/Lot Label Printing screen in one of the following ways:
From the Warehouse Management > Barcode Labels menu, select Tote/Lot Bar Code Labels.
From the Warehouse Management > RF Applications > RF Main Menu > Misc > Barcode Labels menu, select Tote/Lot Bar Code Labels.
Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.
In the Types of Labels to Print field, press F10 and select Lot.
In the Format field, press F10 and select the format for the label.
In the Count field, enter the number of lot numbers you need to assign and print. Each number increases by one.
In the Copies field, enter the number of copies for each lot label you need to print.
Use the Print hot key to print the labels.
Press Esc to exit the screen.
See Also:
Wireless Lot Control Guidelines