August 7 monthly call summary, presentation and recording

Jothi Pillai

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Introductions

• Participants included team members from Infor, Cooper, and Medisys.
• Jean O'Neill introduced herself as the new product owner with extensive experience in supply chain and development.
• Cooper and Medisys representatives shared their roles and backgrounds.

📅 Meeting Cadence

• The group agreed to switch from weekly to monthly meetings due to the pause in testing until the April 2026 release.
• Second Thursday of each month was proposed to avoid month-end conflicts.
• Jothi will update the calendar invites accordingly.

📦 Product Roadmap Highlights

• October 2025 to April 2026 Release:
  • Receiving & Putaway Enhancements: Introduction of bundled items (license plate numbering).
  • Physical Inventory Enhancements: Inclusion of zone, aisle, bin attributes; bin-based spot counting.
  • Pick Perfect Features:
    • Container selection rules.
    • Tote constraints.
    • Automated tote label printing.
    • Real-time inventory adjustments.
    • Pick route optimization.
    • Cluster picking and multi-picker support.
  • Additional Enhancements:
    • Wave group in pick list templates.
    • Replenishment from unallocated demand.
    • Simultaneous bin-to-bin replenishment and picking.
    • UOM-driven container exclusion.
    • Wave-based batch allocation.

🧠 Customer Feedback & Use Cases

• Batch Allocation: Both Cooper and Medicis use batch allocation; discussed prioritization by department or physician.
• Container Handling: Practices vary by department; some require decasing, others allow cartons.
• Warehouse Layout: Items are generally grouped by category; dynamic bin moves are being explored for efficiency.
• Picking Methods:
  • Cooper uses single-order picking but is exploring batching for similar items.
  • Cluster picking was identified as a useful method.
  • Interest in splitting large pick lists across multiple pickers based on tote capacity.

🏷️ Labeling Enhancements

• Upcoming customizable tote/distribution labels to be demoed in MSCM EA calls.
• Manual printing initially, with automated printing planned later.

Infor Distribution Management early adopter monthly group call-20250807_090358-Meeting Recording.mp4

DM EA 07Aug2025.pdf