Location and picking method

You must consider the routing of the pick activity when locations are established. The order-picker’s routing pattern should typically be sequential [serpentine] and there should be a logical progression to the pick position numbers through each warehouse aisle. When orders are dropped, the hierarchy checked begins with the zone, then the aisle, then the locations within each aisle. For example:

A Warehouse Zone record for zone X contains the first aisle of 1 and the last aisle of 1.

The TWL Configuration-Location master records have been set up for seven locations in shelf 1 [AA to AG] and seven locations in shelf 2 [AA01 to AG02].

A numeric sort can be used by the TWL system to determine the serpentine route. This diagram shows a numbering scheme that results in a diagonal serpentine route:

This diagram shows a numbering scheme that results in a horizontal route:

A TWL Configuration-Warehouse Zone record contains the first aisle of 1 and the last aisle of 1.

TWL Configuration-Location master records have been set up for seven locations in shelf 1 [AA01 to AA07] and seven locations in shelf 2 [AA08 to AA14].

You can specify the first aisle and last aisle of a zone in the TWL Configuration-Warehouse Zone record. Specify the zone and aisle in the TWL Configuration-Location master record.