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4. Maximize Space Utilization Determining the Putaway Storage Location Automatically.
Putaway storage-location determined automatically by the system when the put-away list of
Space is money. Put-away list assists to identify the best bins to store so as to maximize the space generated in the system:
utilization inside the warehouse.
• The entire layout of the warehouse in terms of storage locations is mapped in the WMS system.
It is essential to maintain a quality control in the warehouse to monitor put away process and ac-
curacy. Mistakes if any, need to be caught early in the process instead when it becomes too difficult • Every logic is set while configuring the WMS system based on the objectives of the warehouse.
to control it. Another opportunity for quality control is to monitor the damage rate and put away. • Each SKU type has its own rules regarding the automatic determination of a storage location.
At times, as a result of the excess handling or sorting, damage may occur in the putaway process.
• Based on the various logics configured in the system,
Bin Put - Away List Entering the Putaway Storage Location Manually

Date Location • In the Putaway list, you can specify the storage location for each individual item manually.
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• This is done based on the experience of the floor team in terms of the SKU type, the space avail-
Preferred Put-AWAY
201 Description Quanity Unit3 DIN able in the warehouse and the past experience.
BIN BIN
Paste Pasla Spitals 500g 440 B1(10) B1 4.4 Storage location code and its application.

B2 (0) Location names exist so you know where to put stuff and where stuff is put. A Location Storage Code
B3 (0) indicates the storage classification for a location. How we number the warehouse locations can have
B4 (0) a major impact on the efficiency of the warehouse operations. One may have the best warehouse
Paste Tomale Paste 260ml 500 B1(10) B3 management system (WMS) technology, but if your layout and numbering scheme are haphazard,
B2 (0) we will struggle to achieve maximum benefit from it. Location storage code enables a warehouse to

B3 (0) store all items of a given storage profile at the same location. For example, inflammable items are
B4 (0) stored in locations equipped to handle fire hazards.

4.3 Putaway of Goods into Storage Location The storage locations help in:

Since the information necessary for specifying a putaway location may not be available when the • Physical inventory
purchase order is entered, the person responsible for processing purchase orders cannot usually de- • Cycle counting
cide into which storage location the goods are to be put away. The storage location for the putaway
is specified when the put-away list is created. • Stock takes
• Picking packing sequence/routing
Putaway always occurs into a particular storage location. This means that for putaway of a SKU, a
storage location must be entered in the put-away List. • Picking issues
• Put-away receipts
There are two ways in which the putaway storage location can be specified:
• Receiving and Inspection
1. It can be determined automatically when the put-away is created. This is generally done through • Lot/Serial tracking
WMS system.
• Product Life-cycle management (PLM)
2. You can specify it manually in the put-away list.