Adding a Cartonisation Setup

Cartonisation is an automated process that calculates the best packaging / box configuration for an item or group of items scheduled for shipment. It includes the ideal size of the carton or box for a product, and the type and number of products that should go into the carton or box. Cartonisation depends on the material and shape of each item, the item's size and quantity and the item type. When orders are packaged as efficiently as possible, you can minimise packaging costs and materials and maximise efficiency.

You can restrict the number of boxes available to pack with.

Example

Using only 4 big boxes and 2 small boxes, we pack what we can using the boxes that are available to us.

Force certain lines to be packed together.

Example

Lines from jobs A, B and C can be packed together and lines from jobs D and E can be packed together.

You can define a carton profile that includes the carton type and dimensions for the pick to carton process. Depending on the order type and the system parameters enabled for your warehouse, a cartonisation method is assigned.

Available cartonisation method

Description

4D box packer

This is the default method. Items are packed into boxes to minimise the number of boxes used for an order and to minimise air space between items within the box

Liquid

This method is based on volumetric calculations. It is ideal for the same type of item. For example, this would be an ideal method for garments.ENG 8430 It is possible to include a buffer percentage to liquid cartonisation by including a fill percentage for the Cartonisation.FillPercentage system parameter.

Basic_Onelabelperunit

This method is generally used for large items, for example, refrigerators, where one label is attached to each item unit.

Basic_Onelabelperorder

One label is attached to one order.

  1. Log in to .wms webUI.

  2. Click Settings on the top navigation bar then select Cartonisation Setup from the drop-down menu.

    The Settings - Cartonisation Setup page displays.

  3. Click Create New Setup.

    The Create Setup dialog box displays.

  4. Complete the details for the cartonisation setup.

    Field

    Description

    Tenant

    Select the appropriate tenant from the drop-down list that this setup applies to.

    Select All Tenants if you wish for this setup to apply to all tenants.

    Warehouse

    Select the appropriate warehouse from the drop-down list that this setup applies to.

    Select All Warehouses if you wish for this setup to apply to all warehouses.

    Order Type

    Enter the type of order this setup is designed for.

    In the data table:

    Reference

    Enter a unique identifier for this cartonisation setup.

    Width

    Length

    Depth

    Enter the dimensions of the carton in millimetres.

    Max Weight

    Enter the maximum weight in kilograms for this cartonisation setup.

    Carton Weight

    Enter the maximum weight in kilograms for the carton.

    Active

    Tick the checkbox to enable this cartonisation setup.

  5. To include another carton type within this setup, click Add Line to add another row to data table and enter the information.

  6. To delete a carton type within this setup, click Delete Line for the row in the data table.

  7. Click Submit.

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