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Warehouse Layout

The warehouse layout is a graphical interpretation of the warehouse, and based on pre-defined colours it will show you the following:

Data View Selection

Description of what this does

% Filled

Based on 9litre 9 litre equivalent cases

Note

There is a plan to change this measurement if there is enough customers wishing to use this with different UOM

Pick Quantity Hotspots

where Where you pick the largest quantities

Location Pick Visit Hotspots

locations Locations where you visit a lot for picking (irrespective of quantity)

Non Moving Stocks

items Items which are in stock but are not ordered frequently

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titleExplanation of the main display

The white box in the bottom left of the Warehouse Diagram allows you to navigate around the warehouse, within this area :

  • The red box inside the white one shows the area currently being displayed in the Warehouse Diagram. 

  • Click the left mouse button anywhere in the white box to centre the red box and update the zoomed-in view.

  • Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the red box anywhere in the white box to update the zoomed-in view.

The main screen then show's a blown-up area of the area you have highlighted on in the bottom left corner.

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titleSelection Options Available

Warehouse Selector - pick a warehouse

Location Search - specify an individual location

Customer Search - specify a customer (used for non-moving and hotspots usually)

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You can see above we have 5 high rack location locations followed by 5 further single high locations.

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If at any point you wish to return just use the BACK button on the bottom of the window.

Setup of the Location Overview

Initially, this is dynamic when it sets up your locations, but you can adjust the map to look like a real warehouse, showing aisles and gaps.

To set up your Warehouse Diagrams see the Layout - Warehouse Diagram Admin screen.

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Capacity Enquiry

You can view site, warehouse, and location capacities and fill levels on this window.

Click the Site Code to view the capacity specific to that site.

Capacity is calculated in terms of Cases.

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Site Capacity → View the case capacity of the selected site in total and how many cases are there on the site, as well as the percentage filled.

Warehouse Capacity → View the list of warehouses in the selected site and the individual case capacity, cases, and percentage filled for it. The % Full is displayed with a colour code, the same as you saw above for Warehouse Layout. Click any warehouse to view its location capacity on the right side.

Location Capacity → On the left side of each location you are provided with the ‘Warehouse Location Maintenance' button to open the Warehouse Location window for that specific location. On the right side, a 'Stock Enquiry’ button is provided to view the list of stock stored in the selected location.

At the bottom of the window, a ‘Refresh’ button is available, click it to refresh the data. Also, you can select the Case Litreage and click the Excel export button to export the result.