RESTOCKING TRAY
Manage defective or unavailable products during picking with the Restocking Bin.
✔️ Prerequisites:
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Feature available only for bundles Advanced Warehouse.
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Use of PDA for order preparation.
1. How does the Restocking Bin work?
The Restocking Bin allows for the efficient management of unpickable products (broken, defective, etc.) during a picking session, without interrupting the process. These products are isolated and processed later for restocking.
Example: During a picking session, for the SKU GIANT-CHALK-15-PCS, only 4 of the 5 expected units are available. The unpicked product is then placed in the Restocking Bin.
Management during the picking session
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Unpicked products
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If a product is defective or unavailable, click on Go to the next product to continue picking:

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- End of session
- Once the session is over, the PDA indicates the unpicked products.
- Cclick on Finish picking To close the session:

Noticed :
The picking will be considered incomplete, but you can continue the process:
Pop-up session and use of the Restocking Bin
- Sprouting at the apiary
- During the break-through process, if a product belongs to an incomplete order, Shippingbo offers to place it in the Restocking Bin.
- In the field Scan the box to validate, fill in Restocking binthen place the product in the designated container:

Noticed :
Prepare a container or trolley with a barcode labeled "Restocking Bin" near your apiary.
End of bursting session
- Once all the products have been opened, clickFinish the bursting and proceed to printing
- Incomplete commands will be visible, and you will have a button to exit the run with incomplete commands.

2. Activate the Restocking Bin
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Activate the necessary settings
- Activate mode Advanced Warehouse and configure the beehive breakout in your Shippingbo settings.
- Use a PDA to manage your picking and bursting sessions.
- Create a Restocking Bin
- Prepare a dedicated container (crate, trolley) with a barcode having the value Restocking bin.
- Place this container near your apiary.
Example: A mobile cart with a scannable barcode to simplify the process.
3. Use the Restocking Bin
- Restock the products
- Access the menu Inventory management → Restocking via the PDA:

- Scan a product from the Restock Bin to select it:

- Scan the suggested location or choose another to restock it:

- Scan the quantities to be restocked:

- Access the menu Inventory management → Restocking via the PDA:
💬 Good to know:
You can perform this operation after each session or when the bin is full.
2. Export data for products awaiting restocking
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- Go to Configurations → File Management → Export → Picked Products - Awaiting Restocking:

- Download the list of products requiring restocking by clicking on Generate a new export :

- Go to Configurations → File Management → Export → Picked Products - Awaiting Restocking:
3. Track stock to be restocked from the product page
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- From the tab Stock From the product page, you can precisely track the status of your stock awaiting restocking:
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A counter To be restockedhas been added between the indicators Stock being restocked And Reserved stock (it displays the sum of the quantities to be restocked).
➡️ The stock counter To be restocked displays the sum of the quantities of products awaiting restocking.➡️ The counter of Picked Stock refers only to the picked quantities that are not to be restocked.
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In this tab, a new dedicated area entitled Awaiting restocking has been created. It groups together all the stock lines containing the products to be restocked:

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💬 Good to know:
Unpicked products are automatically added to the menu RestockingYou can group restocks after several sessions to optimize the process.
⭐ Key point:
If you do not use the Restocking Bin As expected, unmanaged products may remain pending in the system. Consult the appropriate tutorial to resolve these cases.

- Process optimization : Effectively manage unpicked products without interrupting the picking process.
- Centralized management Facilitates the processing of products to be restocked.
- Error reduction : Ensures traceability and accurate updating of stock.
To go further 🛫:
- Perform your picking using your PDA
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