Warehouse Area Maintenance

This lets you capture and maintain details of warehouse areas required within the system.

Warehouse areas are locations in a warehouse that can be used for multiple purposes, such as bins.

Menu and Toolbar

Field Description
File  
Save and Close

This saves the details you entered or changed and returns to the previous screen.
Close

This returns you to the previous screen.
New This adds a new data record.
Delete

This deletes the data record currently displayed.
Save This saves the details you entered or changed.
Warehouse Select the warehouse for which you want to maintain the warehouse areas.
Area Select the area for which you want to maintain the warehouse area.

Warehouse Area Maintenance

Field Description
Warehouse This indicates the warehouse for which you are maintaining areas.
Warehouse description This indicates the description of the warehouse.
Warehouse area This indicates a demarcated space in the warehouses that can be allocated to warehouse bins.
Warehouse area description Enter a description that will identify the area in the warehouse.
Warehouse area type

This lets you select the category and purpose for sections within the warehouse.

The warehouse area is saved in the Type field of the WhmBinArea (WHMBAR) table.

The storage area is the main area of warehouse where primarily bulk stock is stored in readiness for order picking or replenishment.

The receiving area in the warehouse is allocated to the sorting and separating of received goods for due placement into other areas of the warehouse.

This area contains all the pick face locations and should ideally be easily and quickly accessible as it stores fast moving items that are selected for the fulfillment of sales orders.

The pick replenishment area is allocated for the replenishment of the pick face locations contained within the picking area.

The marshalling area is related to the pre-dispatch preparation for picked orders, allowing for the packing and shipping of orders. It enables the consolidation of multiple orders for the same customer to be packed and shipped together, which increases efficiencies in the shipping process.

This area contains the destination location for completed picks, where marshalling is enabled.

The dispatch area is the destination for completed picks (when marshalling is not invoked) and the destination for the marshalled orders (when marshalling is enabled).

This area contains the locations associated with the production lines. When picking stock, the locations held within the production/work in progress area will be the destination for the stock required on the job.

This area is typically used in warehouses where products may need to be isolated, either as a result of a product recall or for other inspections.

This area is used for stock items that have previously been identified as missing during order picking or routine cycle counting.

This area is used to temporarily store items and is only set up to receive and quickly dispatch products.

The quality check area is used to verify the accuracy of picked goods and identify any defective items.

This is a staging area prior to dispatch that is used when a formal marshalling process is not adhered to.

The returns area is used for any goods that were returned to the warehouse for a variety of reasons. These products and the reason for their return must be investigated and identified.

Notes and warnings

Limits and restrictions

  • You cannot access this program if the Fixed bins setup option is not enabled (Inventory Setup).

    The details captured or displayed for this program are currently only for informational purposes. They will only be applied when the next phase of the project is released.

Deletion considerations

  • You won't be allowed to delete an area if bins have already been assigned to the area.