Vinculum Knowledge Central

Fields

Field Description

Location*

It is the warehouse location. User can select the warehouse location from the drop box from where he wants to filter the bins. User will have to mention the location as the warehouse/physical location for the Bin while creation.

Bin Code

Bin code is the unique code given by the user to the bin while creating the Bin. This is the mandatory field. User can search the Bin by using a Bin code. User can open/edit a bin by clicking on “Bin code” from the Bin enquiry screen.

Zone

User will be choosing the “zone” from the drop list showing the already created zones for the Bins. Bins are linked with the zones while user creates them. With this field, user can filter the bins by selecting a zone.

Bin Bucket

Bin bucket is the field which shows the status and feature of the bin created. For example, the bucket can be with the name based on conditions like Good/Bad/Damaged etc. A good bin is a sellable bin, and a bad bin is usually returns that are not in sellable condition. 

Bin location type

Basis on the storage location, Bin location can be selected as a palette, case, casepack, piece or regular etc. This field can be customized basis user requirements.

Approx. No of Units

User cannot filter the data basis this tab but when any bin is selected, this field shows the approx. number of units that can be stored in that bin.

Bin Qty

User cannot filter the data basis this tab but when any bin is selected, this field shows the current quantity of items present in the bin at a particular time. 

Status

Bins status is used to filter the “Active” or “Inactive” bins. The status is selected by the user while creating/editing a bin. 

Commingle lot

If the user wants to keep multiple lots of the same item in one bin, then this commingle lot checkbox requires to be checked while creating the bin. Lot can be basis MRP, Exp or Mfg Date etc. User cannot filter the data basis this checkbox; however, the bin will show the “Commingle lot” value as “True” if the button is checked while creating the bin.

Commingle item

If the user wants to keep different items in the same bin, then this commingle item requires to be checked while creating the bin. User cannot filter the data basis this checkbox; however, the bin will show the “Commingle item” value as “True” if the button is checked while creating the bin.

Action button

Description

Search

When the user clicks on the “search” button without entering any filter criterion, it will populate a list of all the Bins Created on default filter setting. User can further narrow down the search by using filter options on Bin enquiry screen to get any specific information.

Reset*

Reset button will refresh the filter fields to default settings, i.e., to an initial state to start fresh search.

Advance Search

Advance search further improves the search results of Bin enquiry by providing more fields to filter from. Below fields get added for the advance search option of the Bin.

Download

To download the filtered or searched result in CSV format which is displayed in the data grid.

Print

To print the filtered or searched results.

Add New

To add a new Bin to the system.

Field

Snapshot

Details

Bin Type

“Bin type” option can be selected by the user as per its usage, functions and requirements while creating bins. 

As it is a mandatory field while creating bins, user can filter the search by selecting “Bin type” from the dropdown box.

Qty

User can search the bins by quantity. This feature is currently inactive.

Default bins

User can also check on any of these boxes to filter the current bins and get the default bin. Only a single bin can be a default bin.

Note: Only one box can be clicked at a time. If the user clicks more than one box, then no data will be displayed.

Aisle

User can also filter the bins basis aisle.

Fields

Fields Description

Site Location

Site location is the location or warehouse where the bin needs to get created.

BIN Code

Users need to give any specific code for the bin that is going to be created.

BIN Type

Bin type tells that in what category that bin needs to be get created. The values come in drop down are hardcoded and this can be customized as per requirement.

Normal

When there is no need to select any specific bin type, user can select as normal

Let down

Let down is used to move bulk products to the various individual item from where picking can be done

GPD

GPD is inbound sortation area if user is using LPN or palettes for inbounding

Kit to

Kit to bin would get created for the product like physical BOM (no. of products packed in single bundle)

Outbound Lane

If user is dealing in LPN, palettes in the system, the user can sort the inventory after packing to this outbound lane.

Pick to

Pick to bin is a bin where inventory could move after picking, for the packing purpose. It could also be defined at zone level as well

QC

QC is quality check where inventory could be kept after inbound qc.

Receiving

Receiving bin is used for inbound purpose (irrespective of inbound happened) before QC.The validation of inventory movement is performed from here. If inventory is there in receiving bin, then user would only able to move it through the process of putaway.

Fields

Fields Description

BIN Flag

BIN Flag usually tells about the status of the bin. The value in this drop down is also hardcoded.

Fields

Fields Description

Is Active

As per need, user can mark any bin active or in active 

BIN Bucket

Bin bucket usually used to segregate product in the basis of its criteria like saleable items stored in good bucket, defect items stored in bad and so on. The option in this drop down is hardcoded.

Fields

Fields Description

Zone

User will be choosing the “zone” from the drop list showing the already created zones for the Bins. Bins are linked with the zones while user creates them. With this field, user can filter the bins by selecting a zone.

Aisle

Aisle is a passage between the rows of bin created in the Bin. The aisle can be given a name so that bins can easily be located in warehouse on the basis of aisle. 

Sequence No.

Field is given to add sequence number for reference 

Bin location Type

Basis on the storage location, Bin location can be selected as a palette, case, casepack, piece or regular etc. This field can be customized basis user requirements.The options showing in dropdown are hardcoded.

Fields

Fields Description

X Coordinate

Defines the length of the bin

Y Coordinate

Defines the breadth of the bin

Z Coordinate

Defines the height of the bin

Fields

Fields Description

Commingle Item

When the commingle item box is marked check that means user can store different categories of item in single bin, similar if it is unchecked that means only single category of product can be kept in the bin.

Commingle Lot

We have total 7 kinds of lottable in the system. So when the commingle lot box is marked check that means product packed in this multiple category of lots can be stored in single bin where as if commingle lot box doesn’t marked as check then that means product packed in single category of lot can kept in this particular bin. 

Default Bin for Inbound

If user marked it as checked then that means while doing inbounding this bin will set as default bin in order to allocate inbounded quantity.

Cube Capacity

How product can be stored in a particular bin from size prespective

Weight Capacity

How product can be stored in a particular bin from weight prespective

Default Bin for Delivered Return

Whenever customers receive customer return against delivered return than in that case if here it is marked as checked, then this particular bin will get set as default bin in order to receive delivered return in the WH/system.

Default Bin for RTO Return

Whenever customers receive customer return against RTO return than in that case if here it is marked as checked, then this particular bin will get set as default bin in order to receive RTO return in the WH/system.

Default Bin for CrossDock

CrossDock is particularly an area outside the WH or can regard as the doorstep of the WH where transporter puts the product or stock which they bring to the WH. So here if it is marked as checked then that means whenever any goods came to the WH, this particular bin will set as default bin for those goods whose QC is yet to happen.

Default BIN for USN in Cycle Count

If this section is marked as checked then that means whenever cycle count happens in the WH on the basis of USN of SKUs then those goods or SKUs whose scanning is been missed will get automatically allocate to this bin.

Length

Here user can define the length of the product which they going to store in this bin

Width

Here user can define the width of the product which they going to store in this bin

Height

Here user can define the height of the product which they going to store in this bin

Loose LPN

While performing inbound against LPN, if the loose LPN is checked against any Bin, user will not able to move LPN in that particular bin.

Approx No. of units

Here capacity of the bin can be defined.

Threshold Qty

This threshold qty is generally used for BIN type letdown, when any qty is define in this tab, and when it goes down, then this will create a task in the system to allocate some qty in this bin.