Bin location

The bin location is the smallest unit of inventory storage. A bin location can be a palette location, a small storing area or even just a compartment of a shelf in a high-level rack at level x of row y.

Beas allows you to store any number of different items, the same items of different batch numbers or identical items with the same identification (the RFID) uniquely in one inventory location.

PATH: Inventory > Warehouse Management > Master Data > double-click/Open a bin warehouse >

In a transaction, both the volume and weight of the item are posted in addition to the number of units. A transaction log is also kept for each movement.

Beas always posts in the unit of weight "kg" and volume "cm3;". Where necessary, the units stored in the item are converted first.

Note: In the current version of the software, there is no check to determine whether an item may be stored in the compartment of an inventory location based on weight, volume, risk class or dimensions. Corresponding rules are yet to be defined.

You can define whether stock may be stored or removed for each inventory location, similarly to the storage area.

The actual dimensions and visualization coordinates can be stored in an inventory location. These do not have to match as an "equalization" or two-dimensional display of a three-dimensional storage area must be possible.

If you select an inventory location using the selection list, the sort order is taken into account.

Automatic inventory location finding is not available in this beas version, since there are many different rules yet to be defined.

Field	Meaning
Bin location	A unique identification based on the store.
Info	Short text information.
Dimension 1-3	Up to 3 dimensions such as: level, row, shelf, etc.
Length	Actual length.
Width / depth	Actual depth.
Height	Actual height.
Deletion at 0 inventory	No function so far.
Block Withdraw	Goods can not be removed.
Block Inbound	Goods cannot be stored.
Withdrawal sorting	Sorting for removal.
Storage sorting	Sorting for storage.
Inventory	Current inventory (can be the total of all units).
Maximum weight	Maximum permitted weight (previously only available for information). followed by: currently stored weight in kg.
Maximum volume	Maximum permitted volume (previously only available for information). followed by: currently stored volume in cm3;
Last receipt	Date of last entry – this information can be used to create a FIFO or LILO rule.
Color rule	Define color for displaying the bin location in List view or drop-downs (not in WEB APPS).

Field

Meaning

Color rule

View lower left

Position of the inventory location based on the storage area.

View length height

Visual length and height. The specifications do not have to correspond to the actual size.

This window contains the current inventories in this inventory location, including batch/series no., quantity, weight, volume, RFID (if activated) and date / time of last entry.