This activity is used to define specific inventory locations where items may be moved to, or stored. Inventory locations are defined by site, and must also be connected to an inventory location group, which in turn is linked to a location type. There are six different types of inventory locations in IFS Applications, and by linking an inventory location to a location group, the location will be linked to one of these system-defined location types. To define an IFS inventory location you must specify, at a minimum, site id, a location number, the warehouse, and the location group. Optionally, you can also specify a warehouse structure by entering bay, row, tier, and bin values. If bay, row, tier and bin are not used, dummy values are saved instead. If you are a more extensive user, an alternative is to first define your warehouse structure and then connect your inventory locations to the warehouse structure. This compulsory task of setting up inventory locations is to be performed by a system administrator or by an equivalent person.
The location sequence is system-generated, and simply reflects the order that the inventory location was entered into the system. Location number gets location sequence as a suggested value but can be changed as desired.
The route order is used to minimize the travel time in the warehouse by planning the path in a specific order. The default route order for the warehouse, bay, row, tier and bin will be the same value as the warehouse ID, bay ID, row ID, tier ID or bin ID respectively. This can be changed if required, in the Warehouse Navigator page.
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