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Hi, 

 

I think that batch picking needs to be fixed in the WMS. Below are the issues I ran into while trying to implement this. It would be helpful if everyone else adds their issues.

 

  1. Batch picking by location doesn’t give a quick filter where you can select multiple locations from a list. You can either add it manually, or you could upload an excel sheet, but that takes a minute and is time-consuming
  2. The “known limitation” of not being able to batch pick nonstock kits
    1. Acumatica doesn’t show you what SH has a non-stocked kit and will add those shipments to the batch
    2. Once you run into this issue, there is no real way of fixing it besides removing all items that might be in a kit. Even if you have the same item on a SH not part of a kit
  3. Once a picker scans a picking sheet, there is no way to go back. If someone else wants to pick it instead, or if you want to cancel the picking sheet, it won’t let you
  4. The lack of system messages regarding the process and what you need to do next. i.e. In the case of nonstock kits, it gives a weird error and doesn’t spell it out
  5. The amount of time it takes to print the packing slips for the shipments in the batch is terrible. I timed it once, and it took about 5 minutes. This is not good in a large warehouse where you need things to move fast

 

If I find more issues, I’ll post it here.

 

Hi @Jeff96 ,

Thank you for your feedback.  I would like to invite you to the Distribution Roundtable at Summit that will be seeking feedback and focused discussions about Acumatica WMS Pick, Pack and Ship.  It is scheduled for Wednesday at 1PM.

Please let me know if you are able to attend.  If not, i suggest that we do a OneonOne session with you post-Summit.  If you are having difficulty registering for the session, please let me know.

-Dana


Hi @Jeff96 ,

Thank you for your feedback.  I would like to invite you to the Distribution Roundtable at Summit that will be seeking feedback and focused discussions about Acumatica WMS Pick, Pack and Ship.  It is scheduled for Wednesday at 1PM.

Please let me know if you are able to attend.  If not, i suggest that we do a OneonOne session with you post-Summit.  If you are having difficulty registering for the session, please let me know.

-Dana

Sorry, I will only be there on Monday. 


Hi @Jeff96 ,

Suggest that we connect after Summit and have a OneonOne session to do a deep dive into your feedback - looks like you have valuable insights!

Thanks again,

Dana


@Dana Moffat Has there been any traction on this?  I work with a retailer with a similar combination of issues/frustrations stemming from the rigidity and limitations of the Batch Picking workflows.  Another user referenced these same issues in another more recent post, but it doesn’t seem (at least from the customer’s perspective) that this is on Acumatica’s radar. 

Some of these issues (such as being unable to pull product from alternate, potentially better-in-context locations than the one specific location assigned) can be so disruptive as to cold-stop several team members and require managers to interact, while others tend to grow into a “Swarm of Gnats” situation, where no one issue is particularly bad, but the combination of them is continuously frustrating.

I for one am an open book.  AMA.  I’ll give any and all feedback!

 


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