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Sep 08, 2007 at 01:13 AM

Storage Location or Storage type

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Hi Experts ,

Here is the complete scenario .....

<b>W1</b> -- Warehouse1 which has Supplies and Pharma

<b>W2</b> -- Warehouse 2 which has Supplies and Equipments

<b>W3</b> -- Warehouse 3 has Pharma only

<b>W1 and W3 are in one Physical structure with partition

W2 is across the road...</b>

1. Supplies move from W2 to W1 when supplies go low in warehouse 1 (W1) this is <b>done almost daily</b> .

2. Supplies from W1 are moved to W2 if there is any overflow or supplies come in excess which happens <b>few times a week</b>.

3. We have <b>3 shipment points</b> where they perform shipping and receiving each for W1,W2 and W3.

4. we have 6 staging spots for staging of international shipments on W1

and we have about 10 staging spots in W2 ....We need to know the exat location of where the shipping pallet is located for compliance purpose (Inspection )

5. Most of the receiving is done in <b>W1 (about 85 %) </b>where it is inspected , arranged and then put away is done accordingly ....

If the shipment contains only equipments or Beds then its received in W2.

6. When there is an<b> overflow of Pharma in W1</b> then some of the supplies in W1 are removed and put in W2 so that they get space for Pharma storage .....

7. Warehouse 3 (W3) has high value Pharma, basically used for domestic shipments (in US) or the pharma products which dont have space in W1.

8.. Moving of Pharma products for storage from <b>W3 to W1 happens rarely</b>;

9. Moving from W1 to W3 happens <b>almost daily</b> ..cause when ever the products get over in W3 then they move it from W1.

10. Picking for international shipments takes place from W3 and W1 and are shipped from W1 in big Pallets.

11. When they receive the product in Big pallets in W1 some pharma products go to W1 and some in W3 , depending on the value .

12. Some times the domestic Shipments are in large quantity so its taken from W3 to W1 and staged for shipment in W1.

13. Domestic (within US) shipments is done through Fed Ex ....which is <b>done daily ....</b>

My Question is will it be wise to

<b>OPTION 1:</b>make these 3 warehouses into <b>3 storage locations.</b>..(1 plant >3storage locations >1 warehouse )or

<b>OPTION 2:</b> is it wise to make these 3 warehouses into <b>3 storage types ......</b> (1plant --->1 storage location --->1 warehouse -


>3 storage types -->1 section under each storage type )

Will there be any problem to define <b>shipping point,carry physical inventory,stock transfers and work with RF devices</b> in future if i choose<b> option 2 </b>

Your Advise is precious to me ....Please do let me know the <b>pros and cons</b> .....for options ..above ....

Regards

Albert