3PL receives instructions to pick & pack orders
Step 1 Carton Record
Scenario 1 – items and picked and inserted into cartons, and recorded while being inserted. 3PL selects orders and clicks and print all carton labels for the order. Labels are applied to cartons, and await the items to be picked and inserted. Pickers, pick the items, and as they are putting the items into the cartons use the mobile RFID scanner to RFID record each items unique RFID number against the carton #.
Scenario 2 – pre-packaged cartons are picked and staged, so they can be recoded and validated using RFID. Using the mobile RFID scanner each carton is scanned, and next using RFID the items inside are validated and recorded against the carton #.
Truck arrives to pick up shipment
Step 3 Ship
Warehouse employee walks up to the tablet next to the loading dock, inputs the shipment #, and clicks “start loading” The loading is monitored and recorded, and feedback is provided via on the tablet screen and the LED lights next to the Loading Dock. Exception alerts are provided if the shipment is over or under.