Create a Replenishment Process

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Use this article when a Pick Face Assignment is running low and you need to create the work to refill it, then pick and put away the inventory. Without replenishment, your pickers can run out of stock at the pick face even when inventory exists elsewhere in the warehouse. This article does not cover setting up a Replenishment Plan to run replenishment automatically. See Create a Replenishment Plan.

Before You Begin

• Permission level: Requires access to the Pick Face Assignment table and Mobile Floor Apps.
• Prerequisite: The Pick Face Assignment must already exist. See Create a Pick Face Assignment.
• Materials on hand: Know which Pick Face Assignments need replenishing. To complete the work, you need a scanner or device with Mobile Floor Apps and the printed work tickets.

Steps

Create the replenishment work

1. Go to the Pick Face Assignments table
2. Select the Pick Face Assignments to replenish.
   Click the checkbox next to each Pick Face Assignment you want to replenish. You can select more than one at a time.
3. Start the replenishment process by clicking Actions → Create Replenishment Process
4. Review the results
   Check the Results column for each Pick Face Assignment to see whether a replenishment will be created. You may see warnings or errors based on available inventory or other open replenishment processes.
   
5. Submit the process
   Click Submit. InfoPlus creates Pick and Put Away work tickets for every replenishment that could be created.
6. Print the work tickets 
   Click Next Steps → Print Replenishment Tickets and then click Download Report to get a PDF of all the work tickets. Use the next section to see how scanning works in the Mobile App. To print work tickets later, see Create Work Tickets.  

Pick the inventory

1. From a mobile device, open Perform Work
   Click Go to Classic Apps and then click Perform Work. 
            
2. If needed, select your warehouse
3. Scan the Work ID from the top of the replenishment work ticket
4. Go to the Pick Location on the ticket and scan the location barcode
   
5. Pick the quantity on the ticket and then enter the total Quantity in eaches. Click Next if needed.
   
6. Scan the Temp LPN (temporary license plate number) barcode on the ticket
   

Put away the inventory

1. From the pick completion screen, scan the Work ID (the same one from picking)
2. Scan the Temp LPN barcode on the ticket
   
3. Then go to the Put Away Location and scan the location barcode 
4. Verify and enter the Total Quantity you're placing in the location. Click Next if needed. 
   
5. Repeat these steps for every work ticket

What You Should See 

After you submit, InfoPlus creates Pick and Put Away work tickets for each successful replenishment. You can find this work on the Work table. If you printed the work tickets, a PDF report downloads with all tickets included.

After the pick scans, the inventory sits in the Temp LPN while you move it to the put away location. After the last put away scan, the inventory is in the put away location and ready to be picked in fulfillment.

Troubleshooting

If your replenishment process status shows Error:

Why this happens: The quantity you're trying to replenish from may not be in a valid replenishment location, or there may be an issue with the case or pallet configuration for that item.

How to fix it:

• Check that the quantity is in a valid replenishment location.
• Check the case and pallet configurations for the item to confirm they're set up correctly for replenishment.
• Check unit per case and / or pallet received on Item Receipts. These values must be populated to take advantage of case or pallet location allocations for replenishment.

If none of your replenishment items meet the thresholds:

Why this happens: All selected Pick Face Assignments already have enough quantity, so InfoPlus doesn't create any work.

How to fix it: No action needed. This means your pick faces are sufficiently stocked.

If you already have replenishment work for the SKU that hasn't been completed:

Why this happens: InfoPlus limits the amount of open replenishment work you can have for a single SKU at one time. Completing your existing replenishment work clears the way for new work to be created.

How to fix it: Complete the replenishment work so you can then complete your fulfillment work.

Next Steps 

• If you want to run replenishment automatically on a filtered list instead of selecting Pick Face Assignments manually, see Create a Replenishment Plan.
• If you want replenishment to run on a schedule, see Create Scheduled Plans.
• If you need to print work tickets later, see Create Work Tickets.