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 set up to drive the put-away process to pack stock in logical places. The areas setup may be the same as the zones, but they are entirely independent of each other

Two default Areas exist:

·        PICK (Picking)

·        RECV (Receiving)

You can use the two default areas created or add additional areas as 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.

• 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 - This is the code that will define for the area. In most cases this is a simple single or double character. Example: Area code = FG (Finished Goods)

  • Description - This 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) or All Paint Products

  • Maximum bin locations - The maximum number of bin locations for that area. If this area is a pick face area one can set the max bins to the total number of pick face bins available in the area. The default can be set to 999.

  • Sequence - The sequence number in which this area should be listed when you do sequence picking. This can be a number between 0 – 999. The sequence field can also be accessed for the automatic reallocation of stock during picking. Lets say a picker arrives at the pick face bin and cannot pick the required quantity of inventory, the system can automatically trigger a reallocation of this item from another bin location in another area. Using the sequence number we can determine the order in which the software should look for the additional stock.

  • 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 - This 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.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Areas can be deleted. Select the entire row and press the Delete button on your keyboard.

TECHNICAL

• None

SYSPRO REQUIREMENTS & Business objects used

• None

REFERENCE

WHS001