Warehouse Setup / Area Zone Maintenance / Areas - WHS001
Areas are used to identify or store specific material handling types (for example, toxic products must be stored on their own) within the warehouse. Areas are also used to streamline picking by reducing user input in certain areas where the pick qty can be automatically populated, or the user picking style can be pre-empted. Areas allow the user to demarcate warehouse sections that operators would pick differently.
Areas are not to be confused with Zones in a warehouse. Zones are setup to drive the put away process to pack stock in logical places. It is possible that the areas setup are the same as the zones but they are completely independent of each other
After your FASTTRACK WMS installation, you will have two default areas already created for you.
The two default areas created are:
· PICK (Picking)
· RECV (Receiving)
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Note: Areas are required to import your Bin locations. For more information on creating Multiple Bins and Bin locations, refer to Create Multiple Bins. |
You can use the two default areas created or add additional areas per your warehouse blueprint or map.
There are no limitations on how many areas you can create, but a warehouse or distribution center should have at least five core areas; loading/unloading, receiving, storage, picking and packing, and shipping.
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Try it!
To create more areas, you must open the window under WMS Menu / Warehouse Setup / Area Zone Maintenance / Areas.
As per your warehouse blueprint, each area must be labeled with a name, description, and area code.
You can use the TAB button to move through the fields.
To create your first additional Area, click on the first field in the Area window and fill in the required information:
Area refers to your area code. Example: Area code = FG (Finished Goods)
Description is the description of your area code. Select TAB or click on the Description field and type in your Description. Example: Description = Finished Goods (FG)
Maximum bin locations refer to the maximum number of bin locations for that area. The default can be set to 999. The default can be set to 999
Sequence refers to the sequence number in which this area should be listed when you do sequence picking. This can be a number between 0 – 999
Full pallet is for when the area contains full pallets only. If the check box is selected, the area only contains full pallets
Default pick quantity sets the quantity a picker can pick per area. We can choose from four different pick quantity options
0 – User Select Qty (This option will leave the Pick Qty blank for the Operator to enter a Qty) This is the default option
1 – Full Track ID Qty (This option will automatically populate the Pick Qty with the Required Line Qty ONLY if the Suggested Track ID Qty = Required Line Qty
2 = Reqd Line Qty (This option will default the Pick Qty to the full Required Line Qty)
3 = Qty One (1) (This option will always default the Pick Qty to 1
Once you have captured your Area information, you can select Apply.
If you close the Area Window and open it again, you will notice that your Area has been created.