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WMS Inventory Count

Warehouse steps for counting bin inventory with the Encompass Mobile WMS Inventory Count. Needs Product Dimension Edit and Warehouse Inventory Count permissions, adjustment customers, and v22.01+.

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Written by Bailey Naas-Thornton

Minimum Version Required: 22.01

Pre-Conditions

  • Required Permission - Product Dimension Edit, Warehouse Inventory Count
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  • Ensure all Products’ Cases per Pallet and Cases per Layer are set.
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  • Set up Inventory Adjustment Customers.
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  • The following workflow assumes there are Multiple Bin Inventory setups in the system.

Steps

WMS Inventory Count Encompass Mobile


1. Go to the Encompass Mobile App.
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2. Enter login credentials, and tap Warehouse.
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3. Select Inventory Count.
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4. Select the Adjustment Bin.
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​ Note: The common abbreviation is "Adj".
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5. Scan or enter the Bin.
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6. Scan or enter the Product.
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7. Enter the product count.
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​ Note: These fields are additive, the total should reflect what is physically there.
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8. Tap Next.
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​ Note: A prompt may appear to scan the Pallet Tag. Doing so will link the expiration date to the Bin that was counted.
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9. Navigate to the Warehouse Home dashboard on Encompass Server to Write-Off Inventory Using the Bins Report

Best Practices

  • Counting regularly ensures that variances can be caught while there’s still time to research.
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  • Try to count when nothing in the warehouse is moving. Utilize the weekend if necessary.
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  • Do not receive any Purchases during Inventory Count, if possible.
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  • Do not Load Pallets, Un-Load Pallets, or Return any Load Sheets during the Inventory Count, if possible.

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