We’re struggling with visibility around international shipments in our Distribution Center. Right now, both the supervisor creating the pick lists and the pickers themselves often don’t realize an order is international until it’s too late. As a result, shipments sometimes leave without the proper customs paperwork.
Most of the time, our pickup drivers are good at catching this when they load their trucks, but I’d like to eliminate the risk before it gets that far.
What I’d like to do is:
- On the Create Pick Lists screen: make international shipments stand out more clearly (e.g., highlight the line a different color or display an icon/flag).
- On the Pick List report: add a bold header message like “INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENT--CUSTOMS PAPERWORK REQUIRED” that only appears when applicable.
I’m not sure if this is best handled through Report Designer (and if so, which field to pull from--Ship-To Country?) or if there’s another way to flag international shipments directly in the screen.
Has anyone implemented something similar or found a good way to make these orders impossible to miss?
