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Common Pick Order Questions
Can I create a backorder for items listed on a pick order that are out of
stock?
Backorders cannot be created in InventoryControl for pick orders. You can leave
those pick orders for which additional inventory is needed open and make a note
in the Notes section. Then create a purchase order (if needed) for the additional
inventory. When you receive the inventory, you can complete the pick order.
You can print a packing slip and ship partial orders.
Business Examples
Business Type – Distributing
Sebastian Distributing receives orders from customers via faxes,
telephone and internet, or from invoices created on site. When these
orders are received, a sales clerk at each site enters them into InventoryControl
as Pick Orders on the PC. The orders are emailed to the appropriate warehouse
where they are printed. The printed orders are distributed to the warehouse
employees who use the Pick screen on their mobile devices to mark the items as
picked as they are removing them from their locations for packing. At the end of
the day, the mobile device information is transferred back to the PC database.
The supervisor who does the transfer takes note of all pick orders m arked as
received and manually enters each Pick screen for those orders so he can mark
those that are fully picked as Completed and selects to email the packing slip to
the customer.
Business Type – Fleet
Pick Orders for this cable company consist of orders for cable boxes
and remotes that need to be left with customers. The pick orders are
created when a customer requests a new c onnection or wants an upgraded unit.
The orders are printed and given to the drivers who use their mobile devices to
mark the items as Picked when they remove the items from the truck at the
customer’s house. At the end of the day, the mobile device data is transferred
back to the PC database. At this time, the employee doing the data transfer
takes note of the orders that have been picked and manually enters the Pick
screen for each order on the PC to mark the orders as closed. This company
does not select to email the packing slip to the customer.
Business Type – Mid-Sized Reseller
This business has the Standard edition of InventoryControl so does not
have Pick Order capabilities.