QAD 2017 Enterprise Edition > User Guides > Warehousing > Wave Planning > Setting Up Wave Planning > Assigning Algorithms to a Dock
  
Assigning Algorithms to a Dock
You need to assign one or more algorithms to a site/warehouse, specifying the CM (container move) algorithm type in Algorithm Assignment Maintenance (4.6.9).
See here.
The different available algorithms include:
1: Move to stage. The system finds the first location defined as a stage location.
2: Move to stage. The system finds an empty stage location.
3: Move to stage. The system finds a location in Stage that already contains stock for the SO shipper or DO ship-to code.
4: Move to stage. The system looks for a stage location with the least number of containers/pallets in it.
10: Move to dock. The system finds the first location defined as a truck location.
11: Move to dock. The system looks for an empty dock location.
12: Move to dock. The system finds a dock location that already contains stock for the SO shipper or DO ship-to.
13: Move to dock. The system looks for a dock location that has the least number of containers/pallets in it.
14: Find a dedicated dock. The system finds a dock dedicated to a given carrier.
Note: The jump from 4 to 10 allows room to add future algorithms.
You can use Algorithm Assignment Maintenance to set up a logical sequence of dock algorithms so that the system selects ideal locations when moving goods to the dock.
For example, you can set up the sequence in Logical Setup for Dock Algorithm.

Logical Setup for Dock Algorithm
 
Sequence #
Algorithm #
Dock Algorithm Description
10
3
Move to stage – merge with same shipper
20
2
Move to stage – find empty location
30
1
Move to stage – find first location
40
14
Find dedicated dock
50
12
Move to dock – merge with same shipper
60
11
Move to dock – find empty location
70
4
Move to stage – find location with least pallets