Important points about clean location

Important notes to remember when using Clean Location are:

• This option only works when the Clean Location option is selected on a particular Zone screen; it only applies to locations configured with that zone.
• Precise FIFO or LIFO rotation of item within the warehouse is not likely to occur.
• The oldest dated item might not rotate out of the warehouse properly if it is in a location other than the location being cleaned out.
• When a location is being cleaned out (picked) for an item, it is possible that another associate could be replenishing or putting away into that same location before the clean-out is complete. If the item being put away or replenished has a newer date code, it still sends the associate to that location until the clean-out is complete. This means the picker might not be picking the oldest item. If date code rotation is critical to the facility, timing between putaway and picking is essential.
• Clean location only works when the Location Type field is Other on the Location table. If the Location type is configured to Pick-Case, the application disregards that location as a clean-out location candidate.
• The application restricts an associate from picking the item from any location other than the one displayed on the RF device. When Clean Location is selected, the associate can override the location suggested by the application. In addition, attempts by the RF device user to override the location result in an error message on the RF, preventing the pick.