Mulitple Batch with same shelf life/same material in bulk storage

[rguan88]

Hi Tehre,

We have a issue on the bulk storage, we will have a big bulk bin, and due to some history issue, we have and will have multiple batches for the same material, with same date of manufacturing putaway to the same bin.

As it is a 6 deep, 2 wide, 4 hight bin, sometime we will have a issue for forklift driver to move out the pallets on the front to get the one on the end, it is a waste and lack of efficiency .

Is there any solution to know the position or sequence of each pallet in the bulk bin which can be used to determine which pallet is the right one to pick?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi RG

As one bulk bin has multiple batches for the same material, with same date of manufacturing.

it means you can pick any HU from this bin. But you have problem as batch is fixed in Rf screen. Am I correct??

Regards

Suraj

[Former Member]

Hi RG,

As you having multiple batches of same product with same manufacturing dates then why the operator need to pick one HU which is behind other front HU's. He should be free to pick up the front HU's first and then he can pick other HU's as n when required. It should not cause any issues or harms for picking.

I am not clear exactly what is your requirement, if possible can you elaborate more about your requirement.

Regards

Anoop

[JuergenPitz]

Hi,

"Is there any solution to know the position or sequence of each pallet in the bulk bin which can be used to determine which pallet is the right one to pick?"

No. Because that is not what the bulk strategy is meant for. The system has no knowledge about the physical position of one pallet in the bulk.

"As it is a 6 deep, 2 wide, 4 hight bin, sometime we will have a issue for forklift driver to move out the pallets on the front to get the one on the end, it is a waste and lack of efficiency"

Yes, it is. Because in the bulk strategy it does not make sense to have to forklift driver pick a specific bin. Again, this it not what it is build for.

You should keep in a bulk bin only one material / batch, and keep this kind of material with different batches you have there in separate bins.

Brgds

Juergen

[petrzak]

Hello RG K,

you could define a removal rule based on Stock ID for example and make it descending. In that case system should do something similar to LIFO. Stock ID is concatenate of warehouse number and warehouse task number. But I am not sure if this will help you.

It is more typical as Suraj suggests. For bulk bins you should have product WT and pick whatever HU comes first.

Regards,

Petr