Hi
We sell DVD and CD media online mail order in the UK. (www.ukdvdr.co.uk)
We are very busy but are suffering badly from incorrectly picked/packed
orders.
I have invested in some symbol ppt2800 terminals (wireless with integrated
barcode readers) and am hoping to integrate them into our system here.
I was hoping to buy some off-the-shelf software to fulfull my requirements,
but I have only found some highly expensive software.
I will outline my requirements below.
Each invoice will have a barcode identifying the order number
Order picker will scan the barcode and the PDA will then have a list of
products and quantities ordered. (I could have upto date orders info
regularly supplied to the pda in the form of a text file or csv file, I
could do the file supply part myself by making an addon to our software used
on our main PC which I wrote in visual basic)
Order picker will then walk round the warehouse selecting items for order by
reading the invoice (I may go paperless in the future but just want to get
something up and running for now)
As picker selects each product he would scan the barcode on the product, (if
multiple items of the same product, picker could enter the number picked
manually either before or after the barcode scan)
If product and quantity picked is correct, picker will proceed to next item.
When the entire order is picked, the pda checks if all is correct. If all is
OK, the picker moves onto the next order. If an item or quantity is wrong,
the pda must inform the picker of the incorrect item or quantity.
Would anyone be able to suggest some software that could do this, or would
you be able to give me a quote to write some software please?
If all else fails, I can simply have the pickers data transferred to a main
pc. I could then write a program myself using visual basic which would
compare the qty/products picked against the actual order. Any errors would
be detected at this stage, but this would not be in real time, so the picker
would then have to go and find the previously picked order to correct it.
Hope I have been clear enough. If you need any more info, please let me
know.
Thanks in advance
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Best Regards
Terry
UKDVDr
email sales@ukdvdr.co.uk
www.ukdvdr.co.uk