Overview

In-House Kitting allows sellers to assemble KIT SKUs internally by consuming available child SKU inventory, without creating any outbound shipment or customer delivery.

Process at a glance

1. Create Kitting Station Order (KIT SKUs only)
2. Generate Picklist
3. Pick Child Inventory
4. Perform Directed Kitting / Bulk Kitting (based on configuration)
   
5. Handle QC (if applicable)
6. Complete Production Putaway for kits

lite_kit_enabled = 1
enableInHouseKitting = 1
newb2b = 1
direct_kitting = 1 
(If direct_kitting is enabled, the system uses the Directed Kitting flow during kit production)

Clarifications

• This flow is not meant for customer fulfillment
• This flow is not outbound B2B shipping
• This flow does not use boxes, packaging, or dispatch
• The B2B order used here is internal only (customer = self)

Limitations

• Supported only under New B2B framework. Legacy/Old B2B is not supported
• Only KIT SKUs can be added to this order type
• Box creation, box closing, packaging, and shipment steps are intentionally hidden

Step 1: Create a Kitting Station Order

Create Bulk Order

Select Order Type

From the order type selection screen, choose: Kitting Station Order

Order creation rules

• Order Type: Kitting Station Order
• SKU: KIT SKU only (mandatory)
• Child SKUs are auto-derived from the kit definition
• Payment Mode: Mandatory
• Multiple KIT SKUs can be added in one order

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Step 2: Locate the created order

• Order Type = Kitting Station Order
• Date range (as required)

Step 3: Create Picklist

• Picklist is generated
• Order is auto-assigned to a batch (New B2B behavior)

Step 4: Perform Picking (Child Inventory)

The picking process (Web or HHT) follows the standard New B2B picking flow.

For detailed steps, refer to the B2B Order Processing (New) article.

Navigation: Orders → B2B Orders → Order Batches B2B

• Locate the batch created for the order
  
• Download/Print the Picklist and note the Picklist ID
• Perform picking (via Web or HHT)
  

Only child SKUs are picked. Kits are not physically picked.

After picking is completed, the system runs a batch consolidation job that groups picked child inventory into valid batch combinations for Directed Kitting. The job status can be viewed from View Imports.

Step 5: Open Kitting Station screen

The system opens the Kits in this Picklist screen.

Step 6: Perform Directed Kitting

1. After picking is completed, the system groups picked child inventory batch-wise.
   
2. Each card displays the child SKU batches available for kit assembly.
3. The value displayed as Produced/Available indicates:
   
1. Produced = Kits already assembled
2. Available = Kits that can still be assembled using the displayed child SKU batches
   Example: 0/3 = 0 kits produced from a batch combination that can produce 3 kits.
4. Users must physically assemble kits according to the child SKU batches displayed by the system.

1. Consumes child inventory from the displayed child SKU batches.
2. Updates Kitting History after each successful kitting action.
3. Displays the next available batch combination, if additional kits remain to be produced.

The required kit quantity may be distributed across multiple child SKU batches.

After processing the displayed batch combinations, the next batch combination is automatically displayed until all kits are assembled.

Step 7: Perform Bulk Kitting

Bulk Mode

What is Bulk Mode?

• High-volume kitting
• Faster operations
• Reduced scanning effort

What you see on screen

• Total Kit Quantity
• Kit Quantity Produced
• Quantity To Kit (input)
• Status

• Enter quantity per kit
  or
• Use “Quantity To Kit (Apply to all kits)”

Complete Bulk Kitting

1. Enter required quantity in Quantity To Kit
2. Click Kit Bulk

• Consumes required child SKU quantities
• Produces KIT SKUs
• Updates Kitting status automatically

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Kitting Status meanings

Step 8: Handle Partial Kitting (QC Selection)

• QC Pass
• Damaged
• Repair
• Quarantine
  
• Fraud
  

QC can be done:

1. By entering quantities directly (OR)
2. By selecting the QC status, scanning the SKU, and selecting the corresponding batch
   

QC is required only for picked items. Remaining picked inventory that is not consumed during Directed Kitting can be processed through the Complete Kitting action.

If a child SKU is not picked (via Web or HHT), the system does not ask for QC for that item and the quantity is automatically released back to available inventory.

• QC Pass → normal putaway
• QC Fail → QC Failed putaway
• Unpicked quantity → released back to available inventory

Step 9: Putaway of Produced Kits

• Produced kits move to Production Putaway
• Kits are not available until putaway is completed

• Against the displayed Kit, Click on Bin
  
• Enter qty and Bin code.
  
• Submit

After this step, KIT inventory becomes available.

Inventory impact after kitting

After Production Putaway is completed:

• Child SKU inventory is reduced based on the quantities consumed during Directed Kitting and QC processing
• KIT SKU inventory becomes available and is visible under Inventory → Manage Inventory

Until Production Putaway is completed, KIT inventory will not appear as available.

FAQs

Q1. Can I add normal or child SKUs in Kitting Station Order?
No. Only KIT SKUs are allowed.

Q2. Why is the Kitting Station Order option not visible?
Required backend settings may not be enabled or New B2B may not be active.

Q3. Why does kit inventory not show immediately after kitting?
Kits become available only after Production Putaway is completed.

Q4. Is shipment or invoicing generated in this flow?
No. This is an internal inventory transformation process.

Q5. Why is the system showing multiple Directed Kitting cards for the same KIT SKU?
The system groups picked child inventory batch-wise. If the required child inventory exists across multiple batch combinations, multiple Directed Kitting cards may be displayed one after another until the required kit quantity is completed.

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