Storage types

The storage type defines the management characteristics of a group of locations. These management rules are implemented during an addressing phase on input.

The location type determines whether the locations are of the reserve type (the allocation and vacating of the locations are carried out in dynamic mode) or of the picking type (the locations are assigned to a container for the Depositor/Product pair).

Used to specify if the capacity overflow of a picking location is authorized within the framework of a manual or adjustment-type addressing. Upon automaticaddressing, the maximum capacity of a picking location will always be complied with, irrespective of the value of this parameter.

If this box is checked, there will be only one stock object in a picking location with this storage type. All incoming stock objects will take the characteristics and object number of the first object present in the location.

Otherwise, each stock object in a picking location with this storage type will keep its own characteristics and object number.

During the search for locations on input, the system prints a pallet label for the objects intended to be put away in locations featuring this type od storage.

Non available function.

Stipulates the management mode with respect to the depositor:
- Assigned: locations are reserved for the depositor entered when the locations were created; assignment to the depositor is mandatory if the "product assignment" parameter is active.

- Single: the location is unmarked as far as depositors are concerned; as soon as the location is occupied by a stock object belonging to the depositor, the location will be reserved for this depositor and as soon as the location is empty, an new depositor can occupy it.

- Multi-depositor: at a moment m, and depending on the maximum capacity of the location, several stock objects belonging to various depositors can be stored in the location.

Stipulates the management mode with respect to the products:

- Product assignment: the location is reserved for a Product/Depositor pair. Entry of the depositor code and product code will be mandatory when creating addresses reserved for this storage type. Assignment to a depositor is mandatory if the "Product assignment" parameter is activated.

- Single product: a single product code can exist at a given moment in the location. A picking location is always single-product.

- Multi-product: several product codes can exist at a given moment in the location.

A single origin can exist at a given moment in the location.

A single stock nature can exist at a given moment in the location.

A single reservation number can exist at a given moment in the location.

A single lot number can exist at a given moment in the location.

A single container type and code can exist at a given moment in the location. As soon as the location is occupied by a stock object, the location will be reserved for the container type and code of this object; then, when the location is empty again, another container (the same or a new one) can occupy the location.

The container matching can be used for the locations with this storage type. The location can thus contain containers different from the reference container.

Used to define whether or not the locations will be able to receive objects that are non-complying with respect to the palletization program defined for the product::
- No: the location can receive non-homogeneous stock objects, in other words, which are not complying with the palletization standard drawn up for the considered product container. A standard pallet rack can accommodate incomplete or over-palletized pallets.

- Homogeneous standard: the location can only accommodate pallets complying with the palletization standard in force. This option is well adapted to the management of mass bays.

- Homogeneous: the location can only accommodate pallets that are identical to those already contained in the location.

Those products entering this location lose their FIFO date and are guaranteed to exit first (eg. Picking, Allocated Advanced Reserve, ...).

If the box is not checked, the system does not take into account the FIFO date of the location. This value is selected by default in the case of a "Picking" type location. In effect, a location can accommodate different FIFO dates (depending on the replenishments, for instance) at any given moment. In that case, each object put on this location keeps its own FIFO date.

If the box is checked, the system takes into account the FIFO date of the location (instead of the FIFO date of the stock object) in the output search algorithm. The FIFO date of the location is equal to the date of the first object put in this location. All the stock objects then take the the FIFO date of the location.

This rule corresponds to the authorization granted to fill a location with products having an older FIFO date.

If the box is not checked, any input to the location of a product having a FIFO date prior to the FIFO date of the oldest stock object on the location is prohibited.

If the box is checked, the operator may place an object with a past FIFO date in a location that is not supposed to accommodate it. This parameter is namely used to free high-capacity locations, only occupied by one or two objects with an old date.

Authorization or not for a location to contain objects with varying FIFO dates (with respect to the day, month or year).

Concerning objects whose other criteria are equal, this specifies which object will be issued first: the first object in (FIFO) or the last objet in (LIFO).