Algorithms Used to Determine Pick Locations

The Sterling Warehouse Management System supports the following algorithms, which you can use to determine pick locations for Least Number of Trips and Pick-To-Clean optimizations:

Examples for 'Pick-To-Clean' Optimization

If the demand is for 150 units and if you configure "Do not break pallets" split constraint, the inventory picture is:

Table 1. Inventory Picture
Location Pallet Identifier LPN Quantity
L1 P1 5
L1 P2 10
L2 P3 15
L2 P4 20
L3 P5 40
L3 P6 40
L4 P7 80
L4 P8 80
L5 P9 80
L5 P10 140

Examples for 'Least Number of Trips' Optimization

If the demand is for 120 units and if you configure "Do not break pallets" split constraint, the inventory picture is:

Table 2. Inventory Picture
Location Pallet Identifier LPN Quantity
L1 P1 60
L1 P2 60
L2 P3 60
L2 P4 80