When a product is removed from a location in the forward pick zones of the warehouse, the inventory in that location needs to be replenished from bulk zones. In Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation, demand-based replenishment is initiated during the wave release process.
If inventory is not available in pick zones that are defined in the PLA rule, the system attempts to replenish these locations from bulk zones only if the locations are dedicated or dynamically slotted and replenishment strategy is defined to replenish these locations.
The pick tasks are suggested as and when the replenishment tasks are completed.
A replenishment strategy can be created to replenish one or more zones. The strategy also specifies the zones from which inventory is retrieved to fulfill the replenishment requests.
A location L1 belonging to zone Z1 is dedicated to item I1. The item has pallet and case as its alternate UOMs. A pallet is made up of 20 cases. Each case is made up of 10 units. A replenishment request is made for 223 units.
In this example, you can use the Sterling Warehouse Management System to define a replenishment strategy for zone Z1 by specifying a case zone to be used for Case UOM and a pallet zone for Pallet UOM. The system first attempts to fulfill the entire demand from the pallet zone. If the system cannot satisfy the entire demand, it searches for inventory in the case zone. This concept is known as downgrading. For more information about downgrading, see the Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation: Warehouse Management System Concepts Guide.