Setting up TWL receiving dock and staging locations

Set up your basic receiving locations. Because a receiving dock is a location that may contain inventory, the dock is created as a Location master record. Configure DOCK1 first, and then create more receiving docks.

  1. Select TWL Configuration > Location.
  2. In the Search pane, specify a TWL warehouse and click Search.
  3. Click New.
  4. In Company, the company you are logged into autopopulates the field.
  5. In Warehouse, the warehouse you specified autopopulates the field.
  6. In Warehouse Zone, specify a zone.
  7. In Location, specify a location. For example, specify AA1.
  8. Click Save.
  9. In the General Information section, in Bin Hits, do not edit unless you must reset the count to zero. This field is incremented each time an item is picked from this location and is used for stratifying inventory according to bin activity.
  10. Select Active for the system to process information for this location.
  11. Optionally, select Physical, to have this location be scheduled for a physical count.
  12. Optionally, select Inbound, to have this location flagged as a staging location for incoming pallets off a truck or dock.
  13. In Aisle, specify the aisle that contains the location. This field is validated against the TWL Configuration-Warehouse Zone master record.
  14. In Pick Sequence, specify a numeric value that represents the order in which this location is picked within the zone.

    The pick sequence can be changed from the RF with the Inventory Control-Item Maintenance-Loc. Update menu.

  15. In Last Count, the last date this location was counted is displayed. This field and the Class setting are used to assign daily counts for all inventory in this location that must be counted. When end-of-day (EOD) processing runs the ABC classification against locations, a cycle count is scheduled for the next day, if necessary. If no inventory exists, the counter must verify the location is empty.
  16. Optionally, in Put Away Group, specify a group. This field is a user-defined name. The group can be used to combine groups of similar items in the warehouse based on how you set up the putaway group.
  17. In the Location Attributes section, specify this information:
    Location Type

    Select from these options:

    • Bulk
    • Carousel
    • Flow Rack
    • Pallet
    • Shelf
    • Stage

    The type is validated against the TWL Configuration-Warehouse Zone master record. If inconsistencies are found, you receive a message.

    Height, Width, Depth, Cube
    The height, width, and depth of the location, expressed in inches. The cube is calculated from the height, width, and depth.
    Class

    Do not edit. Use classifications to direct cycle counting where A products are counted more often than B products, and B products are counted more than C products. The classification process converts items that did not qualify for any other class [A, B, or C] to class D. The D class includes these products:

    • Dead stock
    • Nonstocks
    • Items with a blank class
    • Labor products

    The class setting is updated when locations are stratified by end-of-day (EOD) processing and used when putaway locations are assigned. An attempt to store items in locations of the same class to organize stock within the facility is made by TWL. If a location with a matching class cannot be found, the next logical class is selected.

    Maximum Weight
    The maximum weight of material allowed to be placed within the alternate location.
    Pallet Footprint
    The total number of floor pallet spaces this location occupies.
    Stack Height

    Use this field to recommend putaway locations when cubic volume is calculated based on system parameter 5753, Non-Primary Space Check, or parameter 5754, Primary Space Check. If you have multiple quantities of an item with a defined staking height, this formula is used by TWL to limit the number of pallets in a location:

    [the minimum value of the item or location height] x [the Pallet Foot Print]

    For example, suppose you have an item that takes up 1 cubic foot of storage space. A location is 10 feet high, but only 8 items can be stacked without damaging the item. You would specify 8 in the field as the stacking height. If the location is a primary location and top-off replenishment is performed, then the top-off quantity is limited by the stacking height.

    Maximum Pallets
    The maximum number of pallets to be used in this alternate location.
  18. In Primary Pick, select this option if this location is a primary pick location.
  19. Click Save.
  20. Repeat steps as needed to create other docks and staging locations.