Master Data Pickzone Master
The ALC palletizing software calculates optimal stacking patterns of orders which are palletized in different areas so called pick zones.
Typical pick zones are listed in the following table:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| MLP | Manual Layer Palletizing (e.g. with a fork lift) |
| ALP | Automated Layer Palletizing (e.g. with a robot) |
| MUP or MCP | Manual Unit (Case) Palletizing Palletizing (e.g. at a pick station (goods to person) or onto a pallet (person to goods)) |
| AUP or ACP | Automated Unit (Case) Palletizing (e.g. with an articulated robot or a layer palletizing system) |
| Manual | Manual palletizing of other articles (e.g. cups and lids) |
| Chilled | Manual palletizing of chilled articles |
| CO2 | Manual palletizing of CO2 tanks |
| Full Pallet | Manual or automated retrieval of a full pallet of one article from any storage |
| Rescheduled | Manual or automated retrieval of an already picked pallet from any storage, which was rescheduled for a later delivery date |
| DRP | Manual or automated retrieval of display ready pallets from any storage |
Orders can now be build by visiting different pick zones in a predeterminded sequence. A possible material flow is shown in the following figure:
- A pallet can e.g. start in the pick zone "MLP" to get some starting layers. It may then continue to pick zone "MUP" to get further articles from this zone and it can be finished in the last pick zone "Manual".
- A pallet can e.g. start directly in the pick zone "MUP" and is finished without receiving any additional articles.
- Articles in the pick zones "MLP", "MUP" and "Manual" can therefore be combined in the shown combinations and the palletizing software will only calculate pallets in the allowed sequence. Thus no pallet may start in pick zone "Manual" and continue to pick zone "MUP" or "MLP"
- A pallet with "chilled" articles will always be picked in this separate pick zone. The same applies to pallets with "CO2" articles.
- "Full Pallets", "Rescheduled" and "DRP" pallets will always be pallet retrieval missions.
In an order call a pickzone_id must be provided for each article to instruct how the palletizing software
shall handle this article. The order lines of the pick zones "Chilled", "CO2", "Full Pallet" and "Rescheduled" are kept separate
and will not be combined with the order lines of the other pick zones.
Attention – Work in Progress:
- We are currently only supporting one pallet type for all pallets in an order. Use "Large Pallet" also for "Chilled", "CO2" and "Full Pallet" pallets in the meantime. This will be changed shortly.
- If orders contain articles which are also slotted in the pick zone "MLP" or "ALP", then assign them initially to pick zone "MUP". If the quantity permits it, the ALC palletizing software will divide the order line into an order line for "MLP" and the remaining articles into an order line for "MUP".
The core parameters of a Pick Zone are:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| pickzone_id (int) | Unique Pickzone ID |
| pickzone_name (str) | Pickzone Name |
| ignore (bool) | ignore this pick zone |
| all_manual_top_off (bool) | Indicates whether all units are picked as manual top off products in this pick zone |
| pass_through_ext_pallet_info (bool) | Indicates whether all units belonging to a pallet of an order are completely passed through without considering them in the palletizing process |
| tml_possible (bool) | Indicates whether a tml layer can be placed on top of anything below |
| manual_top_off_pool (str) | not used yet |
| unfinished_pallets_go_to_pickzone (str): | not used yet |
| full_layer_palletizing (bool): | Indicates, whether this pick zone is palletizing full layers (e.g. with a fork lift or robot) |
| full_pallet_retrieval (bool): | Indicates, whether this pick zone is picking full pallets from storage (e.g. with a fork lift, or AGV) |
| manual_stacking_vol_coeff (float): | Describes the filling ratio how good the remaining articles can be placed on to the pallet (1/1.25 = 80%) |
| post_beautify_pallets (bool) | Indicates, whether the pallet is optimized after the stacking |
Actions
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Select File | Select a file in a specified Excel Format to be imported |
| Import Pickzone Master | By pressing the button "Import Pickzone Master" you can import stored values from an Excel file. The import file must be first selected via the button "Select file". |
| Export Pickzone Master | By pressing the button "Export Pickzone Master" an Excel file is created and supplied to download. This file contains all stored values in the above summarized columns. |
| Add Pickzone | By pressing the button "Add Pickzone" the following dialog box will pop up |
Add Pickzone Dialog
With the button "Save" you can save all changes. With the button "Cancel" you can abort all changes.
Context Sensitive Menu of Pickzone Master Table
With a right-click on any line in the Pickzone Master Table the following context sensitive menu will pop up:
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Edit | By pressing the button "Edit" you can change the existing values for the selected Pickzone. |
| Delete | By pressing the button "Delete" you can delete the selected Pickzone. |
Edit Pick Dialog
With the button "Save" you can save all changes. With the button "Cancel" you can abort all changes.