2 Overview To Warehouse Setup

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This chapter contains these topics:

• Section 2.1, "Objectives,"

• Section 2.2, "About Warehouse Setup."

2.1 Objectives

• To define the physical warehouse for the system

• To define warehouse-specific information about each item

• To define which orders to process based on the order status

2.2 About Warehouse Setup

To set up your warehouse, you must consider the following information:

• The physical layout and characteristics of your warehouse

• The dimensions and capacities of all storage areas or racks

• The characteristics of all items that you stock, such as dimensions, weight, units of measure, special environmental requirements, and so on

You must also determine:

• Whether to group items based on similarities, dimensions, or units of measure

• Whether to have the system choose containers for certain items during putaway or cartons during picking

• Which factor is more important in managing the warehouse (you can change these at any time to suit your business needs):

  • Maximizing storage capacity

  • Maximizing productivity by reducing the number of trips that employees make during putaway, picking, or replenishment of stock

  • Using other criteria that you define

When you define the warehouse and its contents to the Advanced Warehouse Management system, you construct a model of the warehouse and all of the items it contains.

Defining the warehouse includes the following tasks:

• Setting up locations

• Setting up fixed locations and zones

• Setting up item warehouse information

• Setting up inclusion rules

• Setting up order groups

• Setting up unit of measure groups (optional)

• Setting up storage containers (optional)

• Setting up shipping cartons and recommendation (optional)