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Once ProTrack * Warehouse has been configured to import data, configuring other key elements in the system comes next. Some of this is required, and some of it may remain optional until standards have been configured and productivity data is flowing through ProTrack *Warehouse. The required configuration is listed below:
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Floors
A Floor ProTrack Warehouse is simply the building's building’s floor level (e.g. "first floor", "second floor"“first floor”, “second floor”, etc).
Aisle Paths & Travel Paths These are the defined paths on which associates can travel around the building. These are simply lines having start and end points which intersect to create the map on which travel is permitted. Travel Paths differ from Aisle Paths in that they serve the special purpose of interconnecting floors.
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Caches (Node & Location) – ProTrack Warehouse utilizes two types of caching techniques in order to improve optimal travel route determination while calculating standard times. Node caching stores optimal routes between every pair of nodes on a floor and is a required process before standard calculation can take place. Location caching stores optimal routes between pairs of locations and is typically built and grows "on“on-the-fly" fly” as WMS data is being processed in the system. Location cache is not required, but is merely a performance optimization.
Equipment
In order to utilize ProTrack Warehouse's dynamic travel route calculation functionality, a specific type of equipment must be configured in the system. This is used to determine how fast an associate can travel along the optimal route. ProTrack Warehouse utilizes the concept of "speed breaks"“speed breaks”, which allows you to configure different speeds for different distance ranges. This is based on the simple idea that an associate can accelerate to a higher speed when going further.
Standards
Once the elements we've we’ve covered are all in place, you can now configure standards for the on-standard activities in your operation. This involves configuring "Selectors" “Selectors” in ProTrack Warehouse, which select a specific standard based on the assignment's assignment’s Activity ID, and optionally some other field value. An individual standard has one or more "determinants" “determinants” associated to it, which each contribute some portion of standard time to the total allotted time for the assignment. For example, an activity ID of PICKCASE-ZONE1, may trigger a generic standard called "PickCase"“PickCase”, which has 3 determinants associated to it: "time “time per case"case”, "time “time per slot"slot”, and "time “time per pick batch"batch”. Also, one of the specific Equipment types configured in the previous section may be associated to a standard to provide dynamic travel calculations.
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