Perform Putaway

Explanation

This activity is used to perform a putaway for parts that are either: to be received in the purchase order arrival flow, currently in an arrival or quality assurance location (purchase parts), parts that have been received into the default location for a manufacturing order (shop order and/or production schedule parts) and parts from a general stock location (inventory parts).

Note that for parts that are to be received in the purchase order arrival flow or parts that have been received into the default location for a manufacturing order (shop order and/or production schedule parts), the putaway is performed automatically based on basic data settings. For parts currently in an arrival or quality assurance location or parts in a general stock location, the putaway has to be triggered manually.

For inventory parts in a general stock location, putaway is performed for the quantity available on that location and the parts will be moved to the best available location. Note that if parts are already stored in the best putaway zone, no transport tasks will be created. For the other flows, the putaway will try to find suitable locations for the quantity entered on arrival/receipt or move transaction.

The putaway logic will evaluate the part storage requirements regarding capacity, conditions and capabilities and compare it to inventory locations, evaluating locations in the order of putaway zone ranking in order to find the best available location. The result of the putaway process is the creation of one or several transport tasks.

Prerequisites

• Putaway zones must have been set up for the inventory part.
• For the purchase order arrival flow, the Receive into Arrival, Perform Putaway receive case must be used.
• For the purchase order receipt flow, purchased inventory parts must exist in an arrival or quality assurance location.
• For the shop order and/or production line flow, parts must be received into a default location as setup on either production line or work center. The default location must have the Perform Putaway check box selected on the basic data for production line or work center.

System Effects

Transport tasks are created suggesting the move from a temporary receipt location to the best available location(s) in stock. Note that the putaway process could include moving parts into arrival, quality assurance or default receive location for manufacturing first.

Window

Register Purchase Order Arrivals
Receive Shop Order
Production Line
Production Receipt
Purchase Order Receipt
Move Into Stock
Inventory Part in Stock

Related Window Descriptions

Register Purchase Order Arrivals
Receive Shop Order
Production Line
Production Receipt
Purchase Order Receipt
Move Into Stock
Inventory Part in Stock

Procedure

From the Purchase Order Receipt window or the Move Into Stock window or the Inventory Part In Stock window:

1. Open the relevant window and query for the order or part for which you wish to perform putaway.
2. Right-click and then click Perform Putaway.

Note: It is possible to perform putaway from the Purchase Order Receipt/Single tab and the Purchase Order Receipt/Pallet tab as well. Putaway is triggered as part of the normal receipt flow in manufacturing as long as the receipt location is the default location that has the Perform Putaway check box selected. The perform putaway process can also be triggered when registering a purchase order arrival, a shop order receipt or a production schedule receipt. In these cases, the perform putaway is triggered automatically based on basic data setup and requires no manual action.