Wireless Warehouse Bin Move Process Flow

Use the bin move process to move products from one bin to another bin for any reason, such as to make room for other products, or to move high volume products to a more easily accessible location in the warehouse.

To perform the process, use the following steps:

  1. Set up zone options for Wireless Warehouse bin move tasks.

    1. In Zone Maintenance, select a zone in which bin moves will occur, and click the Update button in the ribbon.

    2. Click the Task Options button in the ribbon.

    3. In Zone Task Options, verify that Bin Move and Putdown are selected as task types for the zone.

    4. Set up options for the Bin Move task type.

      1. Double-click Bin Move in the Task Types grid to display bin move task options.

      2. Click the Update button in the ribbon.

      3. Select Handheld or Both in the Task Option field to allow Wireless Warehouse users to perform bin move tasks.

      4. If you want bin move tasks to be automatically assigned to Wireless Warehouse users, select the Allow Auto Assign of Task Type check box.

      5. Enter a default priority for bin move tasks in the Default Priority field. Zero is the highest priority and 999 is the lowest priority. Usually, you should not use zero as a priority, so that there is at least one higher priority number available.

      6. Select whether Wireless Warehouse users must scan each unit of products, or can enter a quantity when performing a task.

      7. Select whether Wireless Warehouse users must scan the bin and/or product when performing the task.

      8. Select the Single Product UM Scan check box if you do not want users to scan the unit of measure when moving a product from a bin that contains only a single unit of measure of the product.

      9. Select the Auto Print on Create check box if you want to automatically print the bin move demand when the task is created.

      10. Select an option in the Pick Bin Option radio set to indicate what to do when a user is not putting a product into the product's primary pick bin.

      11. Click the OK button in the ribbon to save options for the bin move task type.

    5. Set up options for the Putdown task type.

      1. Double-click Putdown in the Task Types grid to display putdown task options.

      2. Click the Update button in the ribbon.

      3. Select Handheld or Both in the Task Option field to allow Wireless Warehouse users to perform putdown tasks.

      4. If you want putdown tasks to be automatically assigned to Wireless Warehouse users, select the Allow Auto Assign of Task Type check box.

      5. Enter a default priority for putdown tasks in the Default Priority field. Zero is the highest priority and 999 is the lowest priority. Usually, you should not use zero as a priority, so that there is at least one higher priority number available.

      6. Select whether Wireless Warehouse users must scan each unit of products, or can enter a quantity when performing a task.

      7. Select whether Wireless Warehouse users must scan the bin and/or product when performing the task.

      8. Select whether products are put down in the same order the products were picked up, in the reverse order, or in order by bin sequence number.

      9. Select the Allow Override Putdown Order check box if you want to allow users to put products down in the bin in an order other than the recommended order.

      10. Select the Allow All Product Putdown check box if you want to allow users to put down all products into bins without scanning each one.

      11. Select the Allow As Is check box if you want to allows users to put down all products in the recommended putaway bins without performing any scanning.

      12. Click the OK button in the ribbon to save options for the putdown task type.

    6. Click the Exit button in the ribbon.

    7. Repeat substeps a to f for all zones that will be used for Wireless Warehouse bin moves.

  2. Create and print bin move demands.

    1. In Inventory Bin Move Demand Create, enter a product and location.

    2. Enter the bins the product is being moved from and to.

    3. Enter the quantity to move in the Transfer Quantity field.

    4. Click the Print Options tab.

    5. Select output and process options for printing the bin move demand.

    6. Click the Create button in the ribbon to create the bin move task. If you did not select to automatically print the ticket in step 1dix, the Information dialog box appears, and asks you if you want to print the ticket now.

    7. If you have not set up the ticket to automatically print, click the Yes button to print the ticket.

  3. Perform the bin move task with a handheld device. This is performed by the warehouse employee.

    1. At the Wireless Warehouse Handheld Menu on the handheld device, enter Get Next Task. The bin move task screen appears. For more information, see Wireless Warehouse - Bin Move. The bin displays at the top of the handheld screen to direct you to go to a specific bin.

    2. If the bin from which you are moving a product is not automatically entered in the From Bin field, scan the bin, or enter it in the field. The Transit Bin field displays your user bin to indicate that you are picking up the product. The product code, quantity to pick up, and unit of measure for the bin move display at the top of the handheld screen.

    3. Scan the product you are moving, or enter the product code, UPC, or GTIN in the SKU field.

    4. If the unit of measure is not automatically entered, enter the unit of measure for the product in the U/M field.

    5. If you are not required to scan each unit of the product, enter the quantity you are moving in the Qty field. If you are required to scan each unit of the product, repeat substeps c to d for all units.

    6. Repeat substeps b to e for each product you are moving. When you are finished entering information for the products you are moving, the bin move task closes, and a putdown task is created, which immediately appears on the handheld device. For more information on putdown tasks, see Wireless Warehouse - Putdown. Go to the putaway bin.

    7. If the bin into which you are putting the product away is not automatically entered in the To Bin field, scan the bin, or enter it in the field. The product code, quantity to put down, and unit of measure display at the top of the handheld screen.

    8. Scan the product you are putting away, or enter the product code, UPC, or GTIN in the SKU field. If you are required to scan each unit of the product, scan all units until you have completed the task, and skip to substep k. If you are allowed to automatically record all products as put down, select Tools Images\bluerarw.gif Auto Putdown to complete the putdown task.

    9. If the unit of measure is not automatically entered, enter the unit of measure for the product in the U/M field. The expected quantity displays at the bottom of the handheld screen.

    10. Enter the quantity you are putting down in the Qty field.

    11. Repeat substeps h to j for all products. When you finish entering the last product, you have completed the task and the main menu appears.