Warehousing Structure
Example Organisation
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- Warehouse Racking Label
1.1 - Location - Ailse:Bay - Level:Bin
1.2 - Product - No Product barcodes on racking
1.3 - Product to Location semi-fixed. Changes only made by recognised authority level

- Warehouse Layout - Product Storage
2.1 - How incoming Products are allocated to a Warehouse Location?
2.2 - Lower 3 Levels generally reserved for picking
2.3 - Higher Levels hold bulk / unpacked Items
2.4 - Large Items at one end, ie Ailse 25
2.5 - Small Items at other end, ie Ailse 2
2.6 - Commonly sold Items a front of Aisle (Close to despatch area)
2.7 - Infrequently sold Items a far end of Aisle (futher distance from despatch area)

- Picking
3.1 - Pick from Picking Slip, or;
3.2 - Pick from Invoice
3.3 - Picking advice displays: Item, Product, Warehouse Location, m3 - to be picked.
3.4 - Generally - Large Items first onto pallet / into box. Picking advice orders picking by m3.
3.5 - Each Item, or box containing multiple Items is scanned at picking - scan 1x16 Items or 4x Box of 4
3.6 - Dangerous Goods - Relevant MSDS colour sheet Red, Yellow, etc - collected and included (Y/N?)

- Scanning Device
4.1 - Zebra MC33, or;
4.2 - Android Tablet with sim card, and bluetooth scanner

- Despatch Layout
5.1 - Boxes
5.2 - Mixed pallets (Mixed of Customers)
5.3 - Pallets (Pallets for single Customer)
5.4 - Orders for specific customers, ie Bunnings

- Items on Hold
6.1 - Items on Hold
6.2 - Holding Area

- Electronic Data Exchange (EDI)
7.1 - Electronic Data Exchange (EDI)

- Shipping and Internal Transfers
8.1 - Shipping from lowest freight / available stock locations
8.2 - Internal Transfers

- Dangerous Goods
9.1 - Bulk Stored Dangerous Goods
9.2 - Racked Dangerous Goods

- Relevant Barcodes, Labels, and Printing
10.1 - 3 of 9 -
10.2 - EAN 13
10.3 - GTIN
10.4 - 2D Barcodes
10.5 - SSCC
10.6 - Pallet Label
10.7 - Box Label
10.8 - Con Note
10.9 - Printing - Barcodes, Labels, Delivery Labels ect.

- Required Warehouse Reports
11.1 - Stock On Hand Report - Available Stock for Sale / not allocated to a customer
11.2 - Stock Location Report - Variations (what is in stock vs phyical count)
11.3 - Replenish Stock Yes/No - Minimum / Low Stock Level has been reached
11.4 - Stock on Hold for Customer Report
11.5 - Dangerous Goods count and location
11.6 - Employee - Picking Slips completed, Total Products picked, value, time taken, etc.
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Warehouse Racking Label
Warehouse Racking Label
- Warehouse Racking Label
2.1 - Warehouse Location - Ailse:Bay - Level:Bin
2.2 - Product - No Product barcodes on racking
2.3 - Product to Location semi-fixed. Changes only made by recognised authority level

Ailse - Passage between two racks.
Bay - Column of a rack. Odd numbers on left (1,3,5,7, ect). Even numbers on right (2,4,6,8,ect).
Level - Levels within racking A -> Z.
Bin - A Bin is a pallet position within a Ailse, Bay, Level. A pallet position may contain a number of small Bins.
Ailse (number 01-99) : Bay (number 01-99) - Level (alpha A -> Z) : Bin (number 01-99)
Ailse 2
Ailse 25
Vertical Racking Labels for higher locations.
This example begins at F.
Levels A -> E condensed for small Items.
This example 4 full size Levels above A.
They are B, C, D, E.
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Warehouse Layout - Product Storage
Warehouse Layout - Product Storage
- Warehouse Layout - Product Storage
3.1 - How incoming Products are allocated to a Warehouse Location?
3.2 - Lower 3 Levels generally reserved for picking
3.3 - Higher Levels hold bulk / unpacked Items
3.4 - Large Items at one end, ie Ailse 25
3.5 - Small Items at other end, ie Ailse 2
3.6 - Commonly sold Items a front of Aisle (Close to despatch area)
3.7 - Infrequently sold Items a far end of Aisle (futher distance from despatch area)
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Picking
Picking
- Picking
4.1 - Pick from Picking Slip, or;
4.2 - Pick from Invoice
4.3 - Picking advice displays: Item, Product, Warehouse Location, m3 - to be picked.
4.4 - Generally - Large Items first onto pallet / into box. Picking advice orders picking by m3.
4.5 - Each Item, or box containing multiple Items is scanned at picking - scan 1x16 Items or 4x Box of 4.
4.6 - Dangerous Goods - Relevant MSDS colour sheet Red, Yellow, etc - collected and included (Y/N?)
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Scanning Device
Scanning Device
- Scanning Device
5.1 - Zebra MC33, or;
5.2 - Android Tablet with sim card, and bluetooth scanner
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Despatch Layout
Despatch Layout
- Despatch Layout
6.1 - Boxes
6.2 - Mixed pallets (Mixed of Customers)
6.3 - Pallets (Pallets for single Customer)
6.4 - Orders for specific customers, ie Bunnings
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Items on Hold
Items on Hold
- Items on Hold
7.1 - Items on Hold
7.2 - Holding Area
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Electronic Data Exchange (EDI)
Electronic Data Exchange (EDI)
- Electronic Data Exchange (EDI)
8.1 - Electronic Data Exchange (EDI)
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Shipping and Internal Transfers
Shipping and Internal Transfers
- Shipping and Internal Transfers
9.1 - Shipping from lowest freight / available stock locations
9.2 - Internal Transfers
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Dangerous Goods
Dangerous Goods
- Dangerous Goods
10.1 - Bulk Stored Dangerous Goods
10.2 - Racked Dangerous Goods
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Relevant Barcodes, Labels, and Printing
Relevant Barcodes, Labels, and Printing
- Relevant Barcodes, Labels, and Printing
11.1 - 3 of 9 -
11.2 - EAN 13
11.3 - GTIN
11.4 - 2D Barcodes
11.5 - SSCC
SSCC - 18-digit number used to identify logistics units. In order to automate the reading process, the SSCC is often encoded in a barcode, generally GS1-128, and can also be encoded in an RFID tag.

11.6 - Pallet Label
11.7 - Box Label
11.8 - Con Note
11.9 - Printing - Barcodes, Labels, Delivery Labels ect.
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Required Warehouse Reports
Required Warehouse Reports
- Required Warehouse Reports
12.1 - Stock On Hand Report - Available Stock for Sale / not allocated to a customer
12.2 - Stock Location Report - Variations (what is in stock vs phyical count)
12.3 - Replenish Stock Yes/No - Minimum / Low Stock Level has been reached
12.4 - Stock on Hold for Customer Report
12.5 - Dangerous Goods count and location
12.6 - Employee - Picking Slips completed, Total Products picked, value, time taken, etc.