Menu Code: LOC Inventory -> Control

Locations describe where items are stored and picked from in a Warehouse.  You have a wide degree of flexibility when setting up your locations, they could be a trunk for a field support technician, a staging area, a warehouse, or a portion of a warehouse; such as a shelf or a bin.

Locations can be flagged as MultiItem and Pickable by checking the associated checkbox.  You should check the MultiItem checkbox if you you intend to stock more than one item in that location.  The Pickable checkbox must be checked to make items in the location available to Pick Tickets.  The calculation for available inventory quantity also only includes items in Pickable locations.

Location Types

Location Types determine the intended purpose of the location.  For example, stock locations are intended to store inventory while receiving locations are used to stage items during the Receiving process.  Every location must be assigned a type.

Foura is pre-configured with the following Location Types:

The list of Types can be edited by selecting the LocType list on the Possible Values form.

Location Zones

Location Zones identify different logical areas in your warehouse.  For example, you might need to separate inventory for Refrigerated, Hazardous Materials, Bulk items, High-Dollar, etc.  A location can only be part of one Zone.

The list of Zones can be edited by selecting the LocZone list on the Possible Values form.

Location Numbering

If you have a lot of locations then you will need to use a numbering system to organize them.  A good numbering system will make it easy to locate any item in the warehouse.  This saves you time and money.

Locations numbers should be organized into segments, from the largest to the smallest as follows:

• Zone - An optional segment used to identify different logical areas in the warehouse.  When used each zone should be identified by code that is only one or two letters long.
• Aisle - An aisle is a single row of racks.  Each aisle should represent one pick face - meaning that all locations in the same aisle should be in front of you when you are facing the shelving.  Any locations behind you would be a different aisle.  Number each aisle starting at one side of the warehouse.
• Rack - A rack is the area between shelf uprights, also known as a bay.  The width of a bay determines the largest single item that can be stored there.  Number the racks from one side of the warehouse to the other.
• Level or Shelf - Number each shelf starting from the floor.
• Position - Assign position numbers from left to right when you are facing the rack shelf.  If you generally don't stock more than a few items on a rack shelf then you may be able to skip the position segment.  In this case make sure you check the MultiItem checkbox for the location!

If your warehouse is smaller then only use the minimum number of segments required to describe your locations.  When assiging values for each segment you can choose to use numbers (01-99) or letters (A-Z).  In general if there are more than 7 or 8 possibilities then numbers will work better.  For most people it is faster to determine that 13 comes before 16 than it is for them to figure out whether M comes before P!  You should include dashes between each segment for readability.

Here is an example of how you might number locations in one aisle of your warehouse:

Note: The location with the green box is: Aisle 01, Rack 02, Shelf B, Position 2 01-02-B2

Security

The following default roles can use this form: