Understanding Allocation

Allocation strategies are used to configure the system to perform allocation as needed to meet operational needs. Each strategy can contain a series of logical steps used to determine how the system processes where each item should be picked from and which units of measure are to be picked. The pick code identified within each step contains specific criteria for that step. The pack configuration assigned to the product is also a critical component used when the system determines how to break down the pick information.

Multiple allocation strategies are available in the base application to provide various options for allocating inventory based on operational needs. These base strategies can be edited, or new strategies can be created to configure the application to produce the required results. The functionality within the strategies is flexible and can be configured to meet a wide variety of operational usages.