Containers may be built in a warehouse either during retrieval or picking or after packing is complete. The placing of items or cases into a container is based on the process being employed.
Typically, containers are built to group cases during the manifesting or trailer loading or due to customer (buyer) compliance during the outbound process. Containers are also built to move items or cases or items in the warehouse from one location to another or for pack and hold activities. Therefore, the container build is either for inventory movements referred to as “inventory containers”, or for outbound shipments referred to as “outbound containers”.
The attributes to consider while defining inventory containers or shipping containers are specified here.