SnapFulfil Glossary of Terms

Term	Definition
Alternate Product	An alternate code defining a SKU e.g. EAN
APR	Adjustable Pallet Racking.
Audit	Stock Check, Perpetual Inventory or Cycle Count
Background Process	A server process running either once or semi-continuously.
Batch Code	The production batch code or lot number.
Bay	A physical area within a warehouse e.g. Aisle between racking
Block Stack	A floor area in a warehouse where pallets are stacked
Box	Container for one or more SKU’s e.g. Outer, Carton, Case
Box Quantity	Standard number of Items in the box.
Carrier	The parcel carrier or haulier that is responsible for delivering shipments or collecting receipts
Check Digit	The two character code that the RF operator must enter to ensure that they are at the correct expected Slot. Can be Alpha numeric.
Column	In racking, this is a vertical column of locations within a Bay (Aisle).
Composite	A StU that contains more than one SKU.
Consignment	A consignment may be inbound or outbound, and defines one or more receipts or shipments that are processed as one entity.
Cross Dock	A receipt that goes direct from Goods In to Goods Out.
Customer	The recipient of the shipment.
Cut Off Indicator	This denotes that the shipment must be despatched. Used if there are shortages and the shipment is left to the last moment to attempt fulfilment.
Despatch Note	A document showing shipment despatch details.
Device	The RF Terminal.
Dock	The warehouse door that the receipt or shipment passes from or to the vehicle. A dock is set up as a ‘Slot’.
Event	An occurrence, which may be either anticipated or unanticipated e.g. the stage of a shipment changing.
FIFO	First In First Out – used for stock rotation.
FLT	Fork Lift Truck – used to lift and transport StU’s.
FLT Access	Denotes whether an FLT can access both sides in an aisle.
FLT Max Height	The maximum number of racking levels an FLT can reach.
FLT Type	The FLT type
GRN	A document showing details of goods received from a Purchase Order
Host	The system that interfaces to and from SnapFulfil.

Term	Definition
Inspection	An inspection task on receipts – after stock has arrived, but not yet putaway.
Interface Segment	The individual records within an interface transaction e.g. header, line
Interface Transaction	An interface transmitted from the host
Item	The SKU individual item within a box.
Kit	A SKU assembly containing one or more SKU components.
Lane	A Goods In or Goods Out lane used as a staging area subsequent or prior to unloading or loading. A lane is set up as a ‘Slot’.
Level	In racking, this is a level / row of locations
LIFO	Last In First Out – used for stock rotation
Load	A load consists of one or more customer shipments that are despatched into the same vehicle.
Load Sequence	The sequence the shipments must be loaded (usually Reverse Drop Sequence to facilitate unloading at the customer).
Location	Unique co-ordinate for a storage space or Slot
Manifest	A document showing summary information e.g. Shipment Manifest - a list of StU's dispatched on a shipment. Load Manifest - a list of shipments and Stu's dispatched on a load.
Marshalling	A staging area for StU’s prior to being transferred to the loading lane.
Operator	Picker or FLT driver being directed by task management via RF. The operator is part of an Operator Team.
Operator Max Height	The maximum number of racking levels an operator can go.
Operator Mode	Denotes if the RF operator is in either ‘Auto Mode', whereby SnapFulfil issues the task based upon priorities. 'Manual Mode', whereby the RF operator decides what do do next.
Order Classification	An optional secondary method of categorizing shipments e.g. Raw Materials, Finished Goods, Spares.
Order Type	All Receipts and shipments have a primary level of categorization.
Outbound Consignments	Method of grouping multiple orders for one customer into one shipment
Overdue	An indicator denoting if a receipt or shipment is overdue i.e. If the expected receipt date/time or dispatch date/time has passed.
Owner	The stock owner – used in operations that manages stock for different clients.
P&D	Pickup & Drop slot. This is used when it is not possible to transport a StU to its destination due to physical constraints. e.g. Narrow aisle racking.
Pick Group	Groups orders from different customers into one wave
Priority	Defines the priority of tasks or shipments. The available values are: Critical, Urgent, Normal, Low.
Product Configuration	The standard pallet size for a SKU on a StT expressed as layers and layer quantity by unit.
Product Group	The group or groups that a SKU is part of, e.g. Spares may be defined as a Product Group 1, whilst Hose may be defined as a Product Group 2. A SKU can be part of up to two groups (though they are not hierarchical).
Putaway	The transport and storage of a StU from a receiving lane.
QA Code	Quality assurance code, can be used for assigning a status to stock at the point of receipt.
Quantity Allocated	The quantity of stock on a shipment that has been soft allocated.
Quantity Assigned	The quantity of stock on a shipment that has had pick tasks created for it.
Quantity Due In	The quantity of stock on a receipt that has not been received yet.
Reason	Reason codes and a description may be defined to be used when actioning a status change, e.g. Stock Check Adjustment
Replenishment	Filling a pick face from a bulk zone.
Replenishment Min/Max	The minimum quantity defines the trigger point to create a replenishment task to top up the pick face. The maximum quantity defines the upper stock level permitted within a pick face.
Rule	Rules are configured in order to determine the way that the operation should work, e.g. Where a putaway should be made to or where picks should be made from. Rules are created by Rule Type and processed by Rank.
Rule Action	The result actions may be: Preference – e.g. Putaway in Zone A then Zone B. Constraint – e.g. Only putaway in Zone F. Prohibition – e.g. Do not pick from Zone Z.

Rule Rank	This is the sequence in which rules within a Rule Type are processed.All Prohibition and Constraint rules are processed first and then Preferences are processed according to their configured Rank.
Rule Type	SnapFulfil has about 30 different rule types, e.g. Locate (putaway), Pick Item, Pick StU, Item Replenish, etc.
Section	A logical area within the warehouse. Used mainly for determining where to putaway stock to.
Segment	An individual record within an interface file
Shelf	A fixed shelf, divided into a number of Slots. Used for holding small stock items.
Shipment	A sales order that requires the despatch of stock from the warehouse.
Shortage Code	This determines what action is to be taken should there be a stock shortage, e.g. “Pick When Due”, “Pick What You Can Now”, etc.
Side	The side of a Bay (Aisle) left or right.
Site	The physical entity within which may be one or more warehouses.
SKU	Stock Keeping Unit. The unique product code, other terms may be “Product”, “Item”, “Article”, “Part”, “Component” etc.
SKU Classification	This describes a nominal warehouse throughput value for a SKU (this is not calculated by SnapFulfil): i.e.
SKU Value	This describes the broad value of a product (SnapFulfil does not include the concept of cost): i.e.
Slot	The basic Location.
Slot Size	The code that represents the size of a Location e.g. 01 = “Capacity of 1 Pallet only”.
Stage	Receipts and Shipments go through various stages during processing. e.g. Receipts will go through stages “Due In”, “Arrived”, “Inspecting”, “Received”.
Status	A status can be applied to stock, to shipments or to receipts. e.g. Stock can be status 00 = Good or 01 = Held, etc.
StT	Storage Type, e.g. EUR = Euro Pallet, GKN = GKN Pallet, TOT = Tote, etc.
StU	Storage Unit is the Unique ID of the StT can also be known as the pallet number or Serial Shipping Container Code.
Supplier	The supplier that a receipt has been delivered from.
Task	A job that has been created in order to move stock from one slot to another.
Task Service Time	The time taken from a task being activated to it be actioned.
Task Standard Time	The standard time that a task should be performed in.
Task Type	There are different task types each associated with a different job, e.g. Putaways, Replens, Item Picks, Audits, etc.
Unit	The SKU unit of measure,. e.g. OU = Outers or EA = Eaches.
User	Anybody who has authorized access to SnapFulfil.
User Access	The access level determines what a User can view and what actions they can perform: e.g. Read Only/RF, Update - Operator, Update - System Administrator.
Vacancy Indicator	The occupancy status of a slot: e.g. Empty, Occupied, Full.
Zone	A physical area in the warehouse. Note that all Locations/Slots within a zone have the same storage handling.

SnapFulfil Glossary of Terms

The purpose of this document is to establish a shared understanding by clearly explaining terminology that may be unfamiliar, technical, or used in a specialized way.