System Directed Putaway

System Directed Putaway provides the ability for the system to determine the best location for inventory based on the following five components:

• The location’s Max Units capacity
• The location’s Max LPNs capacity
• The location’s Max Volume capacity
• The location’s Putaway Sequence value
• The location’s Weight capacity

The putaway logic goes as follows:

1. WMS checks the IBLPN’s Putaway Type (PT).
   1. If the IBLPN’s PT field is empty, the system will look at the Item’s default PT.
2. Look for locations that have a matching Location Size Type (based on the Putaway Type to Location Size Type pairing made in the “Putaway Priorities” screen).
3. Evaluate the location’s putaway sequence.
4. Evaluate whether the location has space for the scanned LPN (checks for the location’s “Max Units/LPNs/Volume”, if specified).

During the putaway process, WMS uses the Putaway Type on the LPN and evaluates it against the Putaway Priority logic to determine the location that is used for putaway. The Putaway Priorities will control the sequence and how WMS determines a location. This sequencing is based on the following:

1. Putaway Type
2. Location Size Type
3. Location Type (Reserve or Active)
4. Putaway Method (Location sequence or Radial sequence)
5. FEFO flag (First Expiry First Out)
6. Putaway search modes:
7. Empty location
   1. Most empty by LPNs
   2. Most empty by volume
   3. Most empty by units
   4. Least empty by LPNs
   5. Least empty by volume
   6. Least empty by units