The Pick Location Assignment Pop-Up Window for VAS

The Pick Location Assignment pop-up window is used to set the parameters used to determine the location from which items are picked. Refer to the following table for field value descriptions.

Table 1. Pick Location Assignment Window
Field Description
Description Enter a brief description of the pick location assignment parameters.
Location Selection
Locations with Inventory When this pick location assignment is used, the system initially tries to find the optimal location to pick inventory based on the parameters you define below.

When allocating inventory for the zones that have split constraints defined at either the PLA rule level or the zone level, the Sterling Warehouse Management System does not consider any existing pend in quantities.

Select locations having inventory from the following zones You must specify the zones that you want to pick from when this pick location assignment is used.

Choose . The List of Values pop-up window displays. Select the blank line and choose a zone from the drop-down menu. When you have finished adding zones, choose OK.

Optimize retrieval by
  • Choose Pick to Clean to fulfill the demand by emptying as many LPNs or locations as possible for optimal usage of space in a zone.
  • Choose Least Number of Trips to fulfill the demand from the least number of locations, to enable users to make least number of trips when retrieving inventory. When there is more than one way to make the same least number of trips, the 'PickToClean' process is followed within the 'LeastNumberOfTrips' process.
  • Choose Pick Sequence to pick from locations in the order of their pick sequence. The system chooses locations having lower pick sequence numbers over locations having higher pick sequence numbers.
Round up quantity in a trip when possible to Select the unit of measure to round up to when retrieving inventory for replenishment. The round up occurs only in instances when there is sufficient inventory.

For example, there is an item that is picked by EACH that needs to be replenished. 9 EACH needs to be replenished. 12 EACH make a CASE. If you select Case for this field, the algorithm rounds the unit of measure for this retrieval task from 9 EACH to 1 CASE.

Dedicated Locations For pick demand that exists after the ‘Locations with Inventory' algorithm has been performed, the system looks for locations dedicated specifically for the inventory.
For the remaining demand, select dedicated location(s) from the zones listed above. Select this field if you want any pick demand that was not fulfilled using the above parameters to be picked from dedicated locations in the zones you have specified for Locations with Inventory. By selecting this field the system uses replenishment to ensure that the dedicated location remains stocked with pickable inventory.
For items without dedicated locations, dynamically slot a location from the zones listed above. Select this field if you want items that do not have a dedicated picking location to be dynamically slotted for picking. The location is dynamically slotted in the zones you have specified for Locations with Inventory. The pend-in quantity of items is also considered for putaway move requests to release the wave.
Cross Dock Locations For any remaining pick demand, you can define the inbound shipment status levels from which items can be cross-docked. Cross-docking allows you to retrieve inventory directly from receiving staging locations and bring the inventory to a dynamically slotted location for picking.
Search in inbound shipments that are in following status You can specify the inbound shipment statuses that you want to search for inventory. The system searches for inbound shipments in the specified status(es). Once the shipment is received the system diverts the inventory to the dynamically slotted location.

Choose . The List of Values pop-up window displays. Select the blank line and choose an inbound shipment status from the drop-down menu. When you have finished adding inbound shipment statuses, choose OK.

Split Constraint The system allows the user to break open an LPN for all zones specified in the PLA based on the option specified.

If split constraints are defined at the zone and PLA rule levels, the system chooses the most restrictive constraint to ensure that constraints defined are not violated.

Splitting is allowed for:
  • Pallets and Cases
  • Pallets but not Cases
  • Neither Pallets nor Cases
Pallets and Cases Choose this if you want to allow users to break open both pallets and cases.
Pallets but not Cases Choose this if you want to allow users to break open only pallets.
Neither Pallets nor Cases Choose this if you do not want to allow users to break open pallets or cases.
Task Creation  
Task Type Choose the applicable task type.

Choose to create a new task type. For more information about Task Type, see the topic 'Define Task Types.

Note: For Dedicated Locations, Dynamic Slots, and Pick Fence, move request and replenish tasks are created.
For Cross Dock Locations, move request and replenish task are NOT created, instead the Wave Release creates "Activity Demand".