Overview of Bin Types
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Overview of Bin Types

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Overview of Bin Types

 

 

Damage

 

A Damage Bin is a Bin exclusively used for damaged products. Damage Bins, by default, do not allow Picking of products from them.

 

 

 

Exception

 

An Exception Bin is a Bin used in manufacturing. If the system is configured to allow negative inventory, and the inventory does indeed drive negative, the Exception Bin is the Bin from which negative inventory is tracked. This Bin type is rarely used and only in scenarios where negative inventory quantities are configured to be on.

 

 

 

Hold

 

This Bin type is used to keep products from being used in regular inventory processes. This Bin location is typically used for QA hold processing, manufacturing staging, or field service returns.

 

 

 

Inventory

 

A standard permanent Bin location in which a majority of inventory is stored. Examples would be racking or floor locations. These Bins can be set as primary or secondary Bins as an option.

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing

 

Used in both kitting and manufacturing scenarios. Raw materials and components are transferred into a manufacturing Bin location, so they are marked as available for consumption during the production process. Multiple manufacturing Bin locations are used to deal with multiple WIP stages if needed. Can receive directly into manufacturing Bins if configured. Product on hold cannot transfer into this Bin type. Putaways are allowed.

 

 

 

Overstock

 

An inventory Bin used for replenishment and is not usually a Picking location. These Bins can be set as primary or secondary Bins as an option.

 

 

 

QA

 

An inventory location where Items are put on QA hold. Bin type is configurable similar to inventory Bin type, but Picking is not allowed.

 

 

 

Receiving

 

This Bin type is where products are received into. Most Putaways occur from this Bin type. You can configure Picking from Bin rules.

 

 

 

Staging

 

This location is where Picks are staged if they are not immediately shipped. This location stored here is typically for orders in a “Waiting to be Shipped” status. User cannot Pick from it if the product is associated with a Pick. User cannot Bin Transfer from staging if the product is associated with a Pick.

 

 

 

Work In Process (WIP)

 

The WIP Bin type is the location where any product currently in possession by a user is stored. For example, if an order is Picked, the products are stored in the user’s WIP Bin location. Another example is for field service techs and their inventory. You can Pick to and from a WIP Bin type.