Directed Putaway guides warehouse operators to the correct storage locations when putting stock away. Instead of choosing a location manually, the mobile app suggests valid locations based on configurable rules.
Configuring the rules
In order to configure Directed Putaway rules, please do the following:
Go to Warehouse.
Then Extras.
Choose Directed Putaway Rules.
Click Create New.
Configure when this rule applies and which locations operators should be guided to during ASN receiving.
Click Save.
Configurable Options.
Client (3PL Only): Select the client this rule relates to, or leave as ALL.
Warehouse: Choose the warehouse for this rule, or leave as ALL.
Reference: A name for the rule; must be unique per client & warehouse combination.
Priority: The order rules are considered, lowest number is first.
Active: Turning the rule on/ off.
Empty Locations Only: If enabled, this restricts suggestions to locations holding no stock.
Product Categories: Which product categories the rule applies to.
Category Match Type: Option All/ Any. All is product must have every selected category, whereas Any is, the rule could have any of the selected categories.
Weight From/ To (KG): Min/ Max weight per product.
Sales Velocity: This is a dropdown option. Fast Movers / Slow Movers, calculated on units ordered in the past X days against a unit threshold.
Min Units: Minimum Number of units.
Past Days: Over the last number of days.
Hazardous Goods: Match only hazardous, only non-hazardous, or all products
Allowed Zones: This is a dropdown option to select the Zones you want to be available to be guided too.
Allowed Aisles: This is a dropdown option to select the Aisles you want to be available to be guided too.
Allowed Location Types: This is a dropdown option to select the Location Types you want to be available to be guided too.
How the system picks a rule
When an operator scans a product during putaway on the mobile app, the system finds the first matching rule in this order.
Client-specific rules beat all-clients rules
Rules with product criteria (categories or conditions) beat catch-all rules
Then by Priority (lowest first)
Then by oldest rule (ID)
Processing On the App
To process ASN's with Directed Putaway please do the following:
Create an ASN.
Navigate onto the mobile app.
Go to ASN's.
Find the ASN to book in, and select it.
It then gives you the following options:
You can select either Receive to Storage Location, or Receive to Carton/ Pallet. If you did Receive to Goods In Location and do the putaway task later, it should prompt the directed locations then.
When you select/ scan an item, it will advise if Putaway rules are active:
Once the quantity is confirmed, it then moves onto selecting the location. Where it directs you to locations which match your rule:
Once the location is confirmed, it books the unit into that location.
Repeat the above steps for all SKU's on the ASN.
Override
You can override locations, so if there are none available or you simply want to put it somewhere else you can scan another one, click override and add a comment. The comment gets shown in the product's movement history.
This requires the permission- AdminMobileApp-OverrideDirectedPutaway
