Description of Pick Location Assignment Rule (Item Pick) Pop-Up Window

The Pick Location Assignment pop-up window is used to set the parameters used to determine the location from which items are picked.

Table 1. Item 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 the inventory for 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 list menu. When you have finished adding zones, choose OK.

and having inventory in one of the following status Specify the inventory status that you want to pick from when this pick location assignment is used.

Choose . The Inventory Status List pop-up window displays. Select the blank line and choose a zone from the drop-down list 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.
Dedicated Locations If there is still a pick demand after the locations with inventory algorithm is performed, the system searches for locations dedicated for the inventory.
For the remaining demand, select dedicated location(s) from the zones listed above. Select this if you want to perform pick using the above parameters for any pick demand that was not fulfilled from dedicated locations in zones that you have specified for locations with inventory. By selecting this field, the system uses replenishment strategy to ensure that the dedicated location always has inventory to pick.

The Sterling Warehouse Management System does not replenish the zones that have split constraints, although replenishment strategies are configured.

Replenish when inventory goes below minimum quantity for dedicated items This field is enabled when the Dedicated Locations are configured.

Select this checkbox to replenish the inventory when it goes below the minimum quantity for the dedicated items.

Replenish the locations up to max quantity for dedicated items This field is enabled when the Dedicated Locations are configured.

Select this checkbox to replenish the locations up to the maximum quantity for the dedicated items.

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.
For the demand left over from the previous steps, explore cross-docking opportunity. Search for 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 statuses. Once the shipment is received the system diverts the inventory to the dynamically slotted location.

Choose . The Shipment Statuses pop-up window displays. Select the blank line and choose an inbound shipment status from the drop-down list 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 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
Item Picking Task Type Select a type of task to use for item picking from the zones specified for this pick location assignment.

Choose . The Task Type Wizard window displays.