Improvements to MRP, new Inventory, Quality, and Mobile Picking functionalities
🆕 Improvements & New Functionalities
🌐 Web Application
🔰 Improvements have been made to the MRP planning application, to visually clarify the relationship between main products and co-products and improve the quality of the data presented to users:
In the Results tab, information has been added for each product, indicating whether it is a main product or a co-product and, in the latter case, which main product it is associated with. Only main products now show values in the “Qty to Produce” column, making it even easier to distinguish between the two. This new functionality is especially useful to help planning users understand why a production order was not suggested by MRP despite appearing as a production requirement — for example, whether it is because the item is a co-product or because it has no associated production version.
The missing units have also been added to the Line Allocation table, giving users a clearer view of the dimensioned and allocated capacity.
❇️ New functionalities have been created in the Inventory Documents application, with the aim of increasing control and making operators’ work easier, both on Web and on the scanner:
Two new columns have been added to the list screen and to the new Inventory creation modals: i) date of the last inventory for the warehouse; ii) inventory status, providing more context for decision-making;
Operators can only start inventory picking after the request is in “In Progress” and the document is in “Started”, ensuring greater process accuracy;
⚠️ NOTE: without first starting the document on Web, the operator cannot begin inventory picking.
It is now possible to manually start inventory picks via Web, even after the request has been created, giving the operator greater flexibility;
The logic has been improved to inventory only batches with stock, avoiding noise and unnecessary work;
A link has been added to the batch number on the inventory validation screen, allowing faster navigation to the batch details;
Improvements have been made to the user experience in the Inventory Documents application, to strengthen control and prevent stock movement and counting errors:
⚠️ When specific locations in a warehouse are selected for inventory, operators using scanners can only pick materials in the requested locations, unlike before. This ensures that the inventory takes place only in the planned areas and without deviations;
⚠️ During the period in which a location is being inventoried, external movements such as stock transfers or shipments are no longer allowed. Users are informed through clear alert messages, both in the web application and on scanners, explaining the reason for the block;
On the Inventory dashboard, the “Alerts” box now changes color whenever there are alerts for material batches nearing expiry, immediately drawing users’ attention to critical situations.
Improvements have been made to the user experience in Quality Management, focusing on information organization and traceability:
In the Production Orders applications, the Quality Summary option has been moved into the “Reports” menu, making access easier and navigation more intuitive;
In the Quality Records application, two new columns have been added to the records table, allowing users to know, for example, whether it is a control at reception, in production, what type it is, and to navigate directly to the respective document detail with one click.
An improvement has been made to the manual picking functionality: when cloning picks, the handling units associated with the product are now also automatically cloned, reducing the user’s manual effort.
In the Stock Availability Lookup application, on the Product Movements page, the option to export reports of all movements in PDF, DOCX, and ODT formats has been added, allowing users to generate and share relevant documentation with others more easily.
In the Bills of Materials and Routings applications, two new filter fields have been added: “Product Name” and “Product Code”, allowing users to find relevant records more quickly.
📱 Mobile
Improvements have been made to the inline handling unit association functionality on picking scanners:
during picking, all handling units associated with the picked material are now displayed sequentially, with no need for additional navigation;
this improvement reduces the number of clicks and keeps the operator focused on the task, avoiding omissions or distractions during the process.
⚠️ NOTE: this configuration is done at the Document Types level in the back office (see previous release notes).
An improvement has been made to the picking scanner in the Inventory Documents application, making it easier for warehouse operators to recognize the locations they should go to.
The location name (the “Abbreviation” field configured in the back office) is now shown instead of the location code, whenever it is filled in.
If the “Abbreviation” field is not defined in the back office, the location code is shown as before.
⚠️ NOTE: back-office configuration is always required (see video).