Configure Areas

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Last updated: Jun 29, 2023
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Warehouse Setup / Area Zone Maintenance / Area Configuration - Area Configuration [WHS002]

Area Configuration is mainly used by companies running the Material Handling Equipment (MHE) model. This is an advanced warehouse where the main constraining element in the picking process is expensive material handling equipment.

This model expects the warehouse to be split into areas and then MHE (Material Handling Equipment) are linked to each area.

The Sales Order Releasing module is then set to Auto Reservation Rule 9 (MHE). This reservation rule automatically looks for full pallets in the warehouse and reserves them for picking against an MHE for fork lifts. One the required quantity drops below a full pallet the rule then reserves cartons from the floor level (another area) and assigns these to an MHE called picker and lastly look through the balance of the warehouse for open pallets to send a man up to a higher level to pick the cartons. 

On releasing the pick to the warehouse floor the software releases a separate pick slip for each Material Handling Equipment (MHE) type. On assigning the pick slips the picker can print a set of carton labels to be placed on every carton as each item is picked or the software can print the carton labels on a mobile printer carried or installed with each picker.   

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Try it!

  • To configure Areas, you must open the window under the WMS Menu / Warehouse Setup / Area Zone Maintenance / Area Configuration

Area Configuration

  • Start by selecting an Area form the drop-down.

  • Select the Material Handling Equipment (MHE) type. You are allowed to select more than one type per Area)

  • Select whether these MHE types can only pick Multi SKU TrackIDs or Single SKU TrackIDs

  • Lastly, indicate what the Inventory Storage Type is. This can either be Bulk or PickFace. The Area name and description should guide you here.

  • Select Apply to save the configuration.