This step waits for the floor. It raises one Move Order and holds the work order until the stock has actually been carried.
It appears in the Add Step list as Move Order.
| Automatic? | No - the floor collects and drops the stock |
| Who does it | Whoever picks in the source area, and whoever accepts at the destination |
| Needs first | What to move and how many; where it ends up; the direction; who it is for |
| Produces | The Move Order (MO-...) |
| Where you work it | Move Orders, on a phone |
What it does
Anything a work order needs fetched, delivered or collected goes through this step: parts to a bench, a finished unit to Stores, a customer's item to the dispatch area.
It has a direction, and that is the whole of the difference between what used to be two separate steps. Delivery brings stock to the destination; collection takes it from there. One document, two directions.
You also say who the move is for and which area is asking, so it lands on the right board and the right person is notified as it progresses.
The person doing the move always chooses the source bin themselves. The system never picks it for them - the same product lives in several places at once, and guessing would record stock leaving a location it never left.
Completing it
- It completes when the move is finished on the floor: collected, dropped, and accepted where acceptance is needed.
- While it is outstanding the work order sits at that slot. If a move is stuck, open the Move Order itself - the step is only reflecting it.
When not to use it
- Changing what a unit is classified as without moving it - that is Reclassify Stock.
- Sending goods to somebody outside the business - that is a Local Shipment or Sell and Ship.
- Bringing goods in from outside - that is a Local Receipt.