Putaway Operations & Usage

Putaway begins with the scan or entry of a Container ID or Item ID. If a Container ID is scanned, ShipHawk WMS will use the characteristics and content of that inventory load to find the appropriate Rule Set (described above) to find a suitable bin location for putaway. If an Item ID is scanned, ShipHawk WMS will look across all Containers on the receiving dock for that item, and if only one is found, will direct the putaway automatically. If multiple Container IDs are found for the item that are all candidates for putaway, ShipHawk WMS will present a list of candidate Containers to putaway that the operator may select from. Lastly, a simple drop down menu is also available, always showing the status of all candidate containers to be putaway. From this drop down, a container can be easily selected and acted upon.

ShipHawk WMS presents the operator with several putaway options, a preferred bin based on the rules defined, a secondary bin (also based on the rules), and an empty bin candidate. These bins suggestions are all selected by ShipHawk WMS using the Rule Set that is applicable to the container.

Using Check Digits: For operations which do not yet have Bin IDs fully barcoded, or alternatively, for operations which want verify arrival at a Bin without actually scanning the actual Bin ID, ShipHawk WMS fully supports the concept of “Check Digit” bin validation. Any two or three digit numeric (or character) code randomly generated “Check Digit” can be defined for each Bin, and then printed at the bin, either as human readable, a barcode, or both. These values need not be unique, but common values should be randomly dispersed throughout the facility. Using this feature, ShipHawk WMS may direct, for example, the operator to “Travel to Bin A.10.12.4”. The barcode (or human readable value) on the bin reads “82” (a random “Check Digit” value). The operator would then either enter “82” or scan the barcode (which also captures “82”). Using this best practice, the operator in a non-barcoded warehouse can verify arrival at the bin, without actually having enter “A.10.12.4”.