In our warehouse, we have shelving units that translate to a bin in BC. For example, bin H-302 translates to aisle H, shelving unit 3, shelf number 02. And on that shelf (or bin), we could have 6 different items. We’re trying to figure out how to set a max qty for a specific item in a bin.
To further explain…
- In bin H-302, we have screws, elbows, and cups.
- Screws - up to 200 will fit
- Elbows - up to 20 will fit
- Cups - only 2 will fit
From everything we can find, bins can be limited by weight and dimensions, but we haven’t been able to find a solution that fits our situation. Has anyone run into this, and if so how did you approach it?
Hi:
I assume you are not using any level of warehousing. If you turn on Locations | Warehouse | Bin Mandatory, you enable setting Min/Max values for the item in a specific Bin. The next question is, what are you expecting BC to do with those values once you set the levels?
Warehousing is a broad topic with many possibilities. I suggest the topic “Set up Locations to use Bins” in Help. The article there does a good job explaining the options.
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If you plan to store multiple items in a single bin you must use cubage to control bin capacity. Min\Max does not consider other items in the bin. Also “cubage” only functions with “Directed Pick\Put-away”.
One approach to setting a maximum quantity for a specific item in a bin would be to use a warehouse management system (WMS) or inventory management system (IMS). These systems typically have features for tracking the location of items within a warehouse and setting quantity limits for each location.
To implement this approach, you could set up your WMS/IMS to assign a unique identifier to each bin/shelf location in your warehouse. For example, bin H-302 could be assigned the identifier “H3-2”. You could then create a master list of all the items in your inventory and their maximum quantities for each location.
Whenever a new item is received into inventory, you would need to update the master list to include the new item and its maximum quantity for each location. When a worker needs to pick an item from a bin, the WMS/IMS would check the master list to ensure that the requested quantity is within the maximum quantity allowed for that item in that location.
If you do not have a WMS/IMS, you could create a manual system using spreadsheets or other tracking tools. This would require manually updating the maximum quantity limits for each location whenever there is a change in inventory or a new item is added. However, this approach may be less reliable and more prone to errors compared to using a WMS/IMS.
In summary, using a WMS/IMS would be the most efficient and reliable approach to setting maximum quantity limits for specific items in your bins. If you do not have a WMS/IMS, you could create a manual system, but it may be less reliable and require more manual effort.