Cardboard Box Pallets

Cardboard boxes are entered into RSA as a stock line but they are not deducted automatically when orders are entered. This is because various boxes are used for online orders and there is no way of knowing exactly what box is used for which order (across all orders). As a result there is a need to mark the pallets up with stock counts, then update with stock count as boxes are removed and update RSA as pallets are emptied.

The complete steps are as follows:

1. Before a pallet is put up in the racking, stick a Cardboard Box Count sheet onto the pallet (attached below), marking it with the box type and quantity.

2. If you are removing boxes from the pallet, e.g. for beer club packs or to replenish the shelves in the bay, make sure to deduct the amount you have just removed from the pallet and update the quantity count on the sheet.

3. If you then empty the pallet and there are no more boxes left, cross out the last marked count and place the sheet in the invoice tray.

4. As part of the entry of other invoices, take the box count sheet and deduct the original count on the sheet for that product. E.g. if there were originally 1,000 boxes on the pallet then reduce that product stock count in RSA by 1,000.

5. If the stock count in RSA is below 500 units order some more of that stock.

Following this process will ensure we have a continuous stock holding of cardboard boxes.