Packing and shipping

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Packing and shippingCartonization

Calculating which carton and how many cartons an order fits, from size and weight. A wrong carton raises freight and damage; the calculation depends on master-data dimensions.

See also: Packing, Dimensions and weight, Dimensional weight

Packing and shippingCut-off time

The latest time an order can be accepted for same-day shipping. Most warehouse planning is built backwards from it.

See also: Wave, Dock scheduling

Packing and shippingDimensional weight

The weight a carrier derives from carton volume. It is compared with actual weight and the greater is charged, so empty space is direct cost.

See also: Packing, Carrier integration

Packing and shippingDispatch order

An operational instruction to send specified items and quantities to a recipient or destination. It can generate picking, packing and loading tasks; it is not itself a statutory dispatch document.

See also: Outbound delivery, Dispatch note, Picking

Packing and shippingDock scheduling

Planning which vehicle arrives at which door and when. A dock bottleneck hides any speed gained inside the warehouse.

See also: Staging, Yard management

Packing and shippingKitting

Turning several items into a single sales unit in the warehouse. It requires a stock conversion between components and the kit.

See also: Value-added services (VAS)

Packing and shippingLoading

Transferring a shipment to the vehicle and closing it as shipped in the system. Load scanning is the last control that catches a missing or misrouted parcel.

See also: Staging, Dispatch note

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Packing and shippingOutbound delivery

The system document for a shipment leaving to a customer or another warehouse. Allocation, picking and loading close against it.

See also: Allocation, Loading, Inbound delivery

Packing and shippingPack station

A workstation combining scale, label printer, carton stock and screen. Its design sets the upper limit of shipping capacity.

See also: Packing

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Packing and shippingPacking

Placing picked items in a suitable carton, closing, labelling and weighing it. Carton choice directly affects freight cost and damage rate.

See also: Pack station, Carrier integration, Dimensional weight

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Packing and shippingPartial delivery

Shipping what is on hand and leaving the rest open. If contract or channel rules forbid it, the WMS blocks a partial close.

See also: Short pick, Backorder, Split shipment

Packing and shippingReturns management

Receiving returned goods, inspecting them and separating resellable, repairable and scrap. In e-commerce it is a separate operation.

See also: Omnichannel fulfilment, Stock status

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Packing and shippingReverse logistics

Flow from customer back to supplier: returns, warranty, packaging and recycling. Its cost is underestimated in most deployments.

See also: Returns management

Packing and shippingSortation

Separating batch-picked items by order, channel or carrier. Done manually, with put-to-light or with sorter equipment.

See also: Batch picking, Sorter

Packing and shippingSplit shipment

One order leaving in more than one wave, door or carrier. Customer communication and dispatch-note lines must be split to match.

See also: Partial delivery, Outbound delivery

Packing and shippingStaging

Gathering shipment-ready goods in front of the door by shipment or carrier. Area and label discipline prevent mix-ups.

See also: Loading, Dock scheduling

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Packing and shippingValue-added services (VAS)

Extra warehouse work such as labelling, kitting, gift wrapping, pressing or counting. In 3PL it is billed separately and planned as labour.

See also: Kitting, Service billing

Packing and shippingYard management

Tracking vehicles and trailers on site. In large distribution centres it works together with dock scheduling.

See also: Dock scheduling