Wave Picking Process - Admin Role

Login Instruction

Go to SEKO360 website > URL: https://www.seko360.com/default.aspx

Then, enter the provided Username and Password then click the “Sign In” button.

Note: If no Login details please ask our support members for assistance.

What is Wave Picking?

Wave picking is a term for a process used in a Warehouse Management System (WMS) to support organizing of the daily flow of work of a warehouse or distribution center.

Wave picking is an application of short-interval-scheduling. Users, using a WMS, assign groups of orders into short intervals called "waves", to initially simulate the flow for the day, consistent with the order departure plan and available labor.

One of the objectives of wave picking is to minimize the variation of workload in each work function by wave.

There are three basic management tasks accomplished and benefits of wave picking.

To organize the sequence of orders and their assignment to waves, consistent with routing, loading and planned departure times of shipping vehicles or production requirements, etc., and therefore to reduce the staging space required for shipping dock handling to assemble orders, load and ship;
To assign staff to each wave and function within each wave, with the expectation that all the work assigned to each wave will be completed at approximately the same time, within the wave period, providing management with the ability to monitor and manage performance throughout the day, responding in a timely way to problems that occur, and more effectively utilize the staffing throughout the shift; and
To support management control, before and during a work shift, to achieve the daily plan and react in a timely way, and measure and report the results.

Assign Wave Picking Role

Wave picking was designed so you can setup wave configurations and preview these wave configurations without giving the client wave picking access until they are ready to go live.

This allows you to start setting up a client on wave picking without forcing them to use it until they are ready.

Note: This is for Admin user only, if none, please ask our support members for assistance.

As soon as the users assign a client wave picking access, they can no longer pick using the old process and they have to use the wave picking from this point onwards.

Add Wave Picking Role to User

Logged as Admin User then go to Admin Tab > Control Panel > User Accounts.

Then after selecting the user, click the "Permission icon" beside the Clone icon.

To proceed, click the button “Assign New Role”.

Select the “Wave Picking Admin” then click the Assign button.

Wave Picking Admin Role

Wave Picking Access

Go to Logistics Tab > Wave Picking > Wave Picking Access.

Add Wave Picking Access

To Add a new record, click the Create New button.

Select a Client from the dropdown menu and set the "Pick by Licence Plate" to "Yes" if the products cannot be scanned by SKU (Product Code or EAN).

To proceed in adding a new record, just click the Save button and if not, click the Back to List button.

Edit Wave Picking Access

To Edit a record, click the Edit icon beside the Delete button.

Then after editing the record, just click the Save button to proceed in saving the changes and if not click the Back to List Button.

Delete Wave Picking Access

To Delete a record, click the Delete icon beside the Client column.

Then click the OK button to proceed in deleting a record and if not click the Cancel Button.

Service Groups

Go to Logistics Tab > Wave Picking > Service Groups.

This allows users to assign Carrier Services that are integrated with the TMS to a Service Group.

Add Service Group

To Add a new record, click the Create New button.

Enter Service Group Code (needs to be unique) and enter Service Group Name.

To proceed in adding new record, just click the Save button and if not, click the Back to List button.

Edit Service Group

To Edit a record, click the Edit icon beside the Delete button.

Then after editing the record, just click the Save button to proceed in saving the changes and if not click the Back to List Button.

Delete Service Group

To Delete a record, click the Delete icon beside the Service Group Code column.

Then click the OK button to proceed in deleting a record and if not click the Cancel Button.

Assign Carrier to Service Groups

To assign carrier services to an existing Service Group, click on the “Assign Services” button.

To add "Carrier Services" to "Service Group", select the services in the "Services not in the Service Group" grid and then click the Add button.

To remove "Carrier Services" from "Service Group", select the services in the "Services in the Service Group" grid and then click the Remove button.

Non-Integrated Carrier Groups

Go to Logistics Tab > Wave Picking > Non Integrated Carrier Groups.

This allows users to assign carriers that are not integrated with the TMS to a Non-Integrated Carrier Group.

Add Non-Integrated Carrier Group

To Add a new record, click the Create New button.

Enter NI Carrier Group Code (needs to be unique) and enter NI Carrier Group Name.

To proceed in adding a new record, just click the Save button and if not, click the Back to List button.

Edit Non-Integrated Carrier Group

To Edit a new record, click the Edit icon beside the Delete button

Then after editing the record, just click the Save button to proceed in saving the changes and if not click the Back to List Button.

Delete Non-Integrated Carrier Group

To Delete a record, click the Delete icon beside the NI Carrier Group Code column.

Then click the OK button to proceed in deleting a record and if not click the Cancel Button.

Assign Carrier to Non Integrated Groups

To assign carrier services to an existing Non Integrated Group, click on the “Assign Services” button.

To add "Carrier Services" to "Non Integrated Carrier Group", select the carrier in the "Carriers not in the Non Integrated Carrier Group" grid and then click the Add button.

To remove "Carrier Services" from "Carrier Group", select the carrier in the "Carriers in the Non Integrated Carrier Group" grid and then click the Remove button.

Client Wave Configurations

Go to Logistics Tab > Wave Picking > Client Wave Configurations.

This will list all the current wave configurations for the selected client in "Sequence" order.
You can easily change the sequence of a wave configuration by using the drag and drop.
If a configuration is in use with a wave, the record will be "Edit Locked" no changes can be made.

Add Client Wave Configurations

To Add a new record, select a Client from drop down menu and click the Create New button.

Enter the Configuration Code (needs to be unique) and Description and Dispatches Per Wave.

Select Service Group Name (optional), Non Standard Requirement (optional), NI Carrier Group Name (optional).

Then enter Total Units in Dispatch (optional), No of Lines In Dispatch (optional).

To proceed in adding a new record, just click the Save button and if not, click the Back to List button.

Edit Client Wave Configurations

To Edit a record, click the Edit icon beside the Delete button.

Then after editing the record, just click the Save button to proceed in saving the changes and if not click the Back to List Button.

Delete Client Wave Configurations

To Delete a record, click the Delete icon beside the Configuration Code column.

Then click the OK button to proceed in deleting a record and if not click the Cancel Button.

Wave Configurations Zone

In order to group dispatches by zones for wave picking, you need to add zones to a wave configuration.

To view the list of zones to a wave configuration, select a client from the dropdown menu and click the “Zones” button.

Add New Wave Configurations Zone

To Add a new zone to a wave configuration, click the Create New button.

Select a Zone from the dropdown menu and If "Must Include" is set to "Yes", then for a dispatch to qualify it must have at least one pick from this zone.

To proceed in adding a new zone, just click the Save button and if not, click the Back to List button.

Edit Wave Configurations Zone

To Edit a Wave Configuration Zone, click the Edit icon beside the Delete button.

Then after editing the Wave Configuration Zone, just click the Save button to proceed in saving the changes and if not click the Back to List Button.

Delete Wave Configurations Zone

To Delete a Wave Configuration Zone, click the delete icon beside the Zone Name Column.

Then click the OK button to proceed in deleting a record and if not click the Cancel Button.

Print Plate Numbers

Go to Logistics Tab > Wave Picking > Print Plate Numbers.

Enter the Starting Plate Number, Number of Labels to generate, Prefix to appear before the plate number. If "Combined Labels" is set to "Yes", the labels will be combined and if "No", the labels will be printed individually.

Combined Labels set to "Yes".

Combined Labels set to "No".

Pick Release

Pick Waves are constructed by sequencing the requested SKU’s and quantities in one of two selectable ways:

SKU Sequence - Maximises efficiencies by grouping and prioritising most demand.
Date Sequence - If the dispatch volumes are high and the operation is struggling to fulfil, leave dispatches holding SKU’s with the least demand waiting.

Go to Logistics Tab > Wave Picking > Pick Release.

Select a Client from the dropdown menu, select Release Method and enter the maximum number of dispatches for the pick release.

Then select the Wave Configuration you want to release and click “Preview” button to view dispatches included in the Wave based on the current selection.

Note: When generating a wave, suspended licence plate or suspended location are excluded. If a dispatch cannot fit into a Wave Configuration (Catch All wave configuration) it will be for one of the following reasons: