Cross-dock is receiving and fast-tracking items for shipping without placing them in storage bins. This process helps move the item through the put-away and pick activities while limiting the physical handling of goods that are due to be shipped, for example, because of back orders. In this post, I explain how to use Cross-Docking in Business Central. What is Cross-Docking? Cross-docking is a warehouse technique where inbound tasks are immediately sorted and placed into a shi

Cycle counting is an essential task for companies holding inventory in a warehouse. This method allows users to count inventory regularly to find and correct discrepancies. Cycle counting also allows companies to check inventory before the year-end, so they don't have to stop operating for a few days when it's time for a complete stock check. Business Central allows the setup of specific cycle counting codes to schedule cycle counting activities automatically. In this post, I

From a simple order shipped via courier to planning and consolidating multiple orders and wave picking, we can ship items in Business Central in many different ways and with different degrees of complexity. Whether you need to directly invoice sales documents or manage a complex warehouse, in this post, you will find all you need to know about how to ship items in Business Central. Business Central can handle complex shipping processes, and I will cover all the different scen

How to receive items using basic, advanced or no WMS. This article is a complete guide on how to receive items in Business Central. During my work as a supply chain consultant first and now as a Business Central consultant, I have helped many companies redesign their inbound processes. One of the first topics I discuss with my clients is how they receive items. Unlike other ERPs where there are set processes to receive items, there are many ways to receive items in Business C

FEFO Picking in Business Central: How it works and how to configure it including item tracking details for expiration dates

Picking by shipping agents means we arrange picking activities depending on the courier or carrier for orders or transfers.

Replenishing bins is critical to rotating stock efficiently, and you can do it using the movement worksheet in Business Central. This functionality helps users create and manage rules to replenish bins so stock can rotate efficiently. In a previous post, I wrote about using bin ranking to optimise stock rotation in Business Central. Today, I will explain how the replenishment engine moves stock from storage into pickface bins. What is a Pickface bin? A Pickface - also called