Volume Calculation

The following processes calculate volume:

• Receiving

• Deliveries (includes all Point of Sale processing)

• Directed Putaway

• Transfers

Volume Calculation for Receiving, Deliveries, and Directed Putaway

When calculating volume, the system references the Shipping Volume fields in the Product and Group files, in that order.  STORIS assumes that in most cases, the receiving volume is the same as the delivery volume. However, if the delivery volume for a product or product group changes after receiving (for example, if the product or product group requires assembly before delivery), you can use the Delivery Volume fields in the Product and/or Group files to override the Shipping Volume fields. If the receiving and delivery volumes are the same for a product or product group, use only the Shipping Volume field and leave the Delivery Volume field blank.

When establishing the default delivery volume for products scheduled for delivery, the system references the following fields in the following order:

1. Advanced Product Settings - Delivery Volume field on the Miscellaneous tab

2. Group Settings - Delivery Volume field

3. Advanced Product Settings - Shipping Volume field

4. Group Settings - Shipping Volume field

5. Route Mapping Control Settings - Default Volume field (the system references this field only if Third-Party Route Mapping is active in the General System Control Settings)  

 None of the above are required fields, so if all fields are empty for a delivery item, the system defaults zero (0) as the delivery volume.

When you update the delivery or shipping volume for products currently scheduled for delivery, the system warns you that open transactions exist and your edits may alter the route capacities. If this warning is accepted, the product record and open orders containing the product are updated along with any updates to the route calendar(s). If this warning is rejected, only the product record is updated; open orders containing the product retain their preexisting volume, and the route calendar(s) are not updated.

Volume Calculation for Transfers

Transfers handle volume by looking to shipping volume before delivery volume. Purchase order receiving handles volume in this way as well.

When establishing the default shipping volume for transfers, the system references the following fields in the following order:

1. Advanced Product Settings - Shipping Volume field on the Miscellaneous tab

2. Group Settings - Shipping Volume field

3. Advanced Product Settings - Delivery Volume field

4. Group Settings - Delivery Volume field

When you update the delivery or shipping volume for products currently scheduled for delivery, the system warns you that open transactions exist and your edits may alter the route capacities. If this warning is accepted, the product record and open orders containing the product are updated along with any updates to the route calendar(s). If this warning is rejected, only the product record is updated; open orders containing the product retain their preexisting volume, and the route calendar(s) are not updated.

Processes Utilizing Volume Calculation

The following is a list of some of the individual processes that utilize the volume calculation:

• AWM Schedule - Customer Pickups

• AWM Schedule - Delivery Load / Transfer Load

• AWM Schedule - Delivery Pick

• AWM Schedule - Delivery Prep

• AWM Schedule - Receive Product

• AWM Schedule - Transfer Pick

• AWM Schedule - Transfer Prep

• AWM Schedule - Transfer Receiving

• Bar Code Batch Maintenance

• Build a Delivery/Service/Transfer Manifest

• Delivery Management View

• Initialize Radio Frequency Transfer Receiving

• Receive a Purchase Order with a Separate Freight Bill

• Report AWM Activity

• Sales Management View

• Shipping Management View

• Transfers Eligible for Date Re-Scheduling

• Transfer Management View