On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Virgil Bierschwale <[email protected]>wrote:
> We did similar things with inventory back between 84 - 88 using a portable > bar code reader (can't remember the name anymore) > What you are doing is not rocket science > ----------- > Never said it was. Just proposed a new way to do an existing process. > My question to you would be the Audit Trail? > ------------------------ Yeah what about it? We have a system of record that already does that functionality. I am just automating parts of the shipping function that are consumed when BOL is generated. Some of our product is sold by lot # for customer batch demand. Other items have a lot number that may encompass an entire 24 run. For the audit they will either count it in an inventory audit or not. > > As for the initial paper starting point. > What about the salesman that is off the grid and writes up the order on one > of the "tops" forms? > ----------------- > We sell plastic bottles to food manufacturers and all are under contract(s). Most orders come in via EDI and the other 30% of revenue comes in directly to the plant via email release. > Better yet, what about the salesman that enters the order on your tablet, > and when he gets back to the office, the order somehow disappeared? > ------------------ Not really a problem yet, and we don't order over tables as of yet. To me an order is for a single item and will take 2,3,4 trucks to deliver it. Granted sometimes we may be doing 20+ trucks a day out of one plant all to the same customer. > What about the component inventory that you receive to build your products, > or the finished goods that you buy from another vendor? > ------------ Yeah. We get a train car or more as our raw material, resin, as well as cardboard boxes They will have a BOL and other paperwork attached. > > What will you do with those? > ------------------------ Out of scope for the 2013 project. Will look forward to that in similar situations. > > I'm not saying you are on the wrong track. > I'm just saying that if you don't maintain that audit trail, some ??????? > like me will ream you a new one when something goes wrong, and as we all > know, something does eventually go wrong. > ---------- > Oh yeah I agree. I just have to work with the system of record. Infor LN is our ERP most of our trading Partners use SAP. I'll rely on that to do what it does so well. My job is to assist loading of data into it as well as getting a better visualization of consumption across our US plants. Canada and UK are kind of orphaned and alone today. Maybe next year it will be better. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Analyst Ring Container Technology Oakland TN 901.246-0159 cell --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAJidMY+sc2gf5+nA=2ttxpcucsc2sygb7as4kivismopjgq...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
