Labor Management
QAD Warehousing lets you manage resources by using resources and groups of resources and assigning tasks to them. Resources are simply individuals or users of the system, who work specifically within the warehouse. The following topics describe the Labor Management functions:
About Labor ManagementDescribes and outlines the flow of labor management.
Labor Management ControlExplains how to use Labor Management Control (4.11.24) to activate Labor Management and set default values for options in the Labor Management Workbench.
Setting Up Labor for UsersExplains how to use programs in the Labor Management Users Menu (4.11.3) to add data to users and user groups.
Defining TasksDescribes which frames to use to define certain tasks in Warehousing.
Assigning Resources to TasksExplains how and when to assign tasks to defined resources using Task Assignment Maintenance (4.11.1.9).
Updating Task PrioritiesExplains how to use Transaction Priority Update (4.11.5) to change and report task priorities.
Labor Management WorkbenchDescribes how to use Labor Management Workbench (4.11.15) to automatically or manual assign resources to tasks.
Viewing Labor DataLists the names and menu numbers of the reports in the Labor Management Reports Menu.
Performing RF TasksDescribes the prerequisites for completing RF tasks and how to assess and confirm those tasks.
About Labor Management
In a warehouse, it is inefficient for staff to work in many different areas on many different types of tasks and on tasks located physically distant from each other.
Using labor management, the warehouse staff can be assigned the tasks most suited to their individual or collective skill sets or experience.
Inventory movements within a warehouse generate warehouse transactions. These can be viewed using Warehouse Transaction Inquiry (4.9.1). These warehouse transactions are essentially tasks within the warehouse. You can assign warehouse staff to these tasks.
The basic flow of labor management is as follows:
1 Defining Resources. Define each warehouse staff, the warehouse groups, and optionally the warehouse shifts. Each warehouse staff member is a resource.
2 Defining Tasks. Define each variation of warehouse task (transaction), alternate tasks, and optionally the expected time required to complete these tasks.
3 Assigning Resources to Tasks. Use Task Assignment Maintenance (4.11.1.9) and the labor management workbench to assign resources to the tasks.
4 Approving Tasks. Use the RF (Radio Frequency), RDT (Radio Data Terminal), or non-RF movement confirmation frames to approve the movement of inventory from one location to another (tasks).