Consolidation

Introduction

Consolidation is the process to optimize the usage of the carriers. When there are two carrier with the same article, there is enough space and the weight is acceptable the system try to combine them.

How it works

In StockControl, there is a request for a consolidation in a zone

different types of zones. For replenishment, the zones with type picklarge, picksmall and bulk come into play. By default, StockControl will move stock from bulk to either picklarge or picksmall zones, based on the min and max levels of an article. It does this as follows:

Check the total number of CUs in the picklarge zones.
If this number is below the “Replenish Min Large” value, it will fill the picklarge zones to the “Replenish Max Large” value.
Check the total number of CUs in the picksmall zones.
If this number is below the “Replenish Min” value, it will fill the picksmall zones to the “Replenish Max” value.

This process can be triggered using the Client, in the Operation → Replenish module. This module shows a list of articles that needs replenishing. When you press the Replenish… button, it will generate the move orders needed to fulfil the needs. You can then use for example the PocketApp to process these orders.

Customizations DEVELOPER

Name	Value	Description	Type
`allow_break_in_replenishment`	`yes` or `no`	Decides if StockControl may open packs to fulfil the move order. Defaults to `no`.	`wms_setting`
`custom_article_allow_replenish(articleid)`		A function that decides if a certain `articleid` should be replenished at all.	Custom function