NetSuite Warehouse Management System 2023 Enhancements
The NetSuite WMS solution continues to get better with each new release. The features in the newest release extend the benefits of this key module.
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NEW 2023 FEATURE:
Smart Count Enhancements
Smart Count SuiteApp version 2.0.0 includes enhancements that enable you to:
- Perform real-time inventory count for lot numbered and serialized items.
- Provide comments when you approve, reject, or recount lot numbered and serialized items’ count records. You can view comments on the task list of counters.
- View updates to bin transfer and location transfer records associated with an item on the item’s count record.
The Smart Count SuiteApp is a paid SuiteApp. To get access to the SuiteApp, contact your NetSuite account manager. For more information, see the help topic Smart Count.
NEW 2023 FEATURE:
Item 360 Dashboard
The Item 360 Dashboard SuiteApp provides real-time and concise overview of an item’s current status. The SuiteApp lets you view all current transactional data that is impacting the item along with related alerts that help you make informed decisions.
It drills down to item transaction details from the following focus pages:
- Item Overview Page
- Inventory Page
- Purchasing Page
- Manufacturing Page
- Sales Page
Warehouse Management Enhancements
- Inbound Processing Enhancements
- Ability to Change the Inventory Status
- Outbound Processing Enhancements
- Mobile Printing Enhancements
- Tally Scanning Updates
- Support for the New Pack Station Mobile App
Inbound Processing Enhancements
Enhancements for inbound processing include the following:
- Cart Moves for Received Items – For warehouse locations that use bins, NetSuite WMS introduces the ability to process cart moves for received items on a mobile device. You can track the quantity, bin, and cart details as you move inventory in carts from the staging bin location. When you transfer items from the cart to a storage location, you can perform a full or partial putaway. When you select the Putaway option on the Receiving mobile page, NetSuite WMS now displays the two putaway options: Cart Moves and Bin Putaway.
- Status Change for Bin Putaway – If you use the Inventory Status feature and you want to perform a bin putaway, you can now change the inventory status of received items.
Ability to Change the Inventory Status
If you use the Inventory Status feature, you can change the inventory status of items using your mobile device. You can select any of the statuses available on your account. The Inventory mobile page now displays the Change Inventory Status option.
Outbound Processing Enhancements
NetSuite includes the following enhancements for outbound processing:
- New Wave Release Capabilities
- New WMS System Rules
- Pick Reversal on Mobile Devices
New Wave Release Capabilities
Enhancements for the wave transaction and release process include the following:
- Bulk Order Picking – The updated wave transaction displays the new Bulk Order Picking option in the Picking Type field. It generates a single pick task that contains the consolidated ordered quantity for the same regular inventory or lot item across all orders in the wave. See the help topic Creating Wave Transactions. On a mobile device, you can select the Multi-Order Picking option to process wave transactions for the Bulk Order picking type. NetSuite WMS automatically distributes picked quantities across orders included in the wave.
- Scheduled Wave Release – NetSuite WMS now provides the ability to schedule the release of wave transactions for sales or transfer orders. It submits a job that generates and releases a wave transaction for a maximum of 10,000 order lines across all orders. You can filter the orders you want to include in a wave and set the schedule of the release to your warehouse.
- Releasing Waves from a Mobile Device – On a mobile device, you can generate and release waves for single orders. The Single Order Picking page now displays the following options: Unreleased Orders and Released Orders. When you select the Unreleased Orders option, you can choose the orders to include and release in a wave transaction.
New WMS System Rules
NetSuite WMS provides the following system rules that modify the picking and staging process on a mobile device:
- Enable bulk picking of large pick tasks – Automatically creates and submits a bulk processing job for pick tasks that exceed 50 pick task lines, by default. This rule applies to the new Bulk Order Picking process only.
- Enable bulk staging of large pick tasks – Automatically creates and submits a bulk processing job for pick tasks that exceed 25 pick task lines, by default. This rule applies to Single Order, Multi-Order, and Bulk Order picking. Based on your business requirements and number of SuiteCloud processors, you can change the default pick task line limit to any number from 1 to 125.If you inactivate any of these system rules, NetSuite WMS adjusts the default limit to 125 pick task lines. It creates bulk processing jobs only for pick tasks that exceed this limit. However, you may observe a slowness in performance on your mobile device when you process large pick tasks
Pick Reversal on Mobile Devices
Prior to the updated NetSuite version, you can reverse pick tasks using the NetSuite user interface. Now, you can perform pick task reversals through your mobile device. NetSuite WMS updates the records associated with the reversed pick tasks.
Mobile Printing Enhancements
You can configure Mobile Printing to automatically print labels after you enter the quantity of an item you are processing. You can set up multiple labels for automatic printing and specify the print sequence or priority. Automatic printing follows your default mobile printing and print sequence configuration
Tally Scanning Updates
Aside from the outbound Order Picking process, Tally Scanning now supports the Cart Moves and Work Order Picking mobile processes. When you scan an item, NetSuite WMS increments the processed quantity by 1. The updated Tally Scanning flow reduces manual steps for the supported mobile processes. It includes automatic page forwarding when you have no remaining items to scan and lot number or item scanning on the same page.
Support for the New Pack Station Mobile App
In NetSuite, you can access the Pack Station mobile app when you install the new Pack Station SuiteApp. This mobile app enables carton and pallet packing through a kiosk device. After you pick and stage outbound orders, packers can pack them into cartons and transfer packed cartons onto pallets.