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.