Consider a zone Z1 with locations L1, L2, L3, and L4 that stores inventory only in case UOM. An alternate case UOM is configured as 1 Case = 4 Eaches. During replenishment, the system does not round up the demand quantity.
The inventory picture at locations L1, L2, L3, and L4 is as follows:
The following examples further explain the demand-based replenishment for the least number of trips process.
When the demand is for 9 units, the system chooses the following locations:
When the demand is for 10 units, the system chooses the following locations:
The system can allocate only 9 units. Since the zone stores inventory in multiples of Case UOM, the system allocates inventory only in terms of cases. After allocating 2 cases from location L2, the system chooses the corrupted location L4 and empties it.
Location L1 has quantity less than a case (3 SKU), so only full case (3 SKU) can be allocated from this location. However, this exceeds the demand. Since round up is not configured, the system cannot allocate quantities more than the demand. Similarly, the system can allocate one full case (4 units) from location L3. However, this exceeds the demand.
When the demand is for 3 cases, the system chooses the following locations:
In this case, the Sterling Warehouse Management System rounds up the demand quantity to minimize the number of trips made to the pick locations.