Replenishment via Picking Wave Examples

Scenario 1
  • Orders need =150
  • Replenishment UOM is units
  • Locations have the following capacity
    Table 1. Config-1
    Location Type Min Max Current Qty Capacity
    A001 Permanent 20 200 20 180
    A002 Dynamic 20 200 0 200
The system first looks at the Permanent location. Replenishment with Picking Waves is based on order need, so the system will replenish until it meets the order need requirement. In the above case, the max capacity is 200,the Current Qty =20, and the available capacity is 180, and UOM is units
Therefore, after replenishment phase is complete, the system allocates 130 (in-transit) units where the order need of 150 is satisfied (Current + In-transit).
Table 2. Output
Location Type Min Max Current Qty In-Transit Capacity
A001 Permanent 20 200 20 130 50
A002 Dynamic 20 200 0 0 200
Note: When replenishing via a Picking wave, the system only replenishes up to order need and NOT up to the maximum capacity.
Scenario 2
  • Orders need =150
  • UOM is units
  • Locations have the following capacity
    Table 3. Config-2
    Location Type Min Max Current Qty Capacity
    A001 Permanent 20 200 120 80
    A002 Dynamic 20 200 0 200
Here, the permanent location has a capacity of 80, and to fulfill the order you only need 30 more units Therefore, the system will replenish up to 30 in location - A001. The system does not consider the Dynamic location as everything can be assigned from the Permanent Location.
Table 4. Output
Location Type Min Max Current Qty In-Transit Capacity
A001 Permanent 20 200 120 30 0
A002 Dynamic 20 200 0 0 200

Scenario 3

  • Orders need sums up to be 150
  • UOM is units
  • Locations have the following capacity
    Table 5. Config-3
    Location Type Min Max Current Qty Capacity
    A001 Permanent 20 100 100 0
    A002 Permanent 20 100 100 0
    A003 Dynamic 20 120 50 70
    A004 Dynamic 20 120 80 40
    A005 Dynamic 20 120 80 40
Here, the permanent locations (A001, A002) do not have any capacity in them. Therefore, the system replenishes items to dynamic locations – A003, A004, and A005.
Table 6. Output
Location Type Min Max Current Qty In-Transit Capacity
A001 Permanent 20 100 100 0 0
A002 Permanent 20 100 100 0 0
A003 Dynamic 20 120 50 70 0
A004 Dynamic 20 120 80 40 0
A005 Dynamic 20 120 80 40 0