Slotting and Rearrangement
Supply Chain Execution
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Definition of Slotting
Slotting: The process of placing goods into a warehouse in a
way that ensures the most efficient storage and picking of goods.
Slotting determines optimal putaway parameters like storage type,
storage section and bin type for a product per warehouse/entitled.
These planning values are stored in product master and can be
activated at any point of time.
Rearrangement: Allows you to optimize space in a warehouse by
moving stock to optimal locations.
Rearrangement is based on slotting. Slotting allows you to evaluate
the degree of optimality of a material in a location.
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Slotting
Slotting automatically determines a storage concept for a product.
The system determines the underlying storage parameters that are
relevant for put-away on the basis of master data, including:
product data
storage requirement data
packaging data
These parameters describe
the putaway strategy (and optionally, removal strategy)
that is to be used.
the storage section in which the product is to be stored
the properties that the storage bin is to have
Slotting takes into account master data that is not dependent on
the execution process. If the putaway process for a product is
dependent on execution parameters, this dependency is taken into
account later on during storage bin determination. This does not,
however, have an effect on the results of slotting.
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Slotting
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Slotting
Slotting Process
Storage Section Storage Section
Indicator Search Sequences
BAdI-based
Product Storage Rules
Determination Table
data (Defaults for process-
Fixed
dependent parameters) Storage Bin
Product Demand
data
Product Storage Type Search
to Slot Putaway Strategy
Sequence
Product Hazard
data
Storage Type
Maximum
BAdI-based
Product HU data Quantities
Rules
Bin Type Bin Type Search Sequences
Slotting Result
Search Sequence
BAdI-based
Parameters independent of Rules
Execution process
Parameters depending on
Execution process
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Slotting
Result of slotting:
Slotting determines the following storage parameters and updates the
product master:
Putaway strategy (and, optionally removal strategy)
Maximum quantity in storage type
Storage section indicator
Storage bin types
Slotting could also determine a fixed bin for product
Slotting provides the basis for Rearrangement
(carrying out the results of the slotting run)
It is also possible to simulate the slotting run
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Results of Slotting
Product Master
(Warehouse)
T305Q
X MATNR
X Warehouse
X ENTITLED
X Putaway Strategy
X LGNUM
- Potential Storage Types
- Putaway Strategy
- Removal Strategy
Product Master (Storage Type)
X MATERIAL
X ENTITLED
X LGNUM
- Preferred Bintype
- Preferred Section Indicator
- Stor.Type Max.Qty.
- Min. Repl.Qty.
- Stor.Type Min.Qty.
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Reuse of Slotting Results during Putaway
Slotting => Putaway
1) Determined by Slotting
2) Maintained manually
3) Empty
/SCWM/
Read T334Q
Product Master - Putaway Strategy
(Entitled/ (Einlagerkennzeichen) 1000 2000 3000
Warehouse)
Read
Product Master
(Entitled/
Warehouse/
Storage Type)
Exclude Storage
Types where
"Skip during
putaway" = 'X'
1) Determined by Slotting Sort Storage
2) Maintained manually Types by
3) Empty "Putaway
Sequence"
Bintype - preferred Bintype
Filled? - preferred Loop over
N Storage Section Storage Types
Y
/SCWM/TBINTYP_SQ /SCWM/T334P2
X LGNUM X LGNUM
X LGTYP X LGTYP
X HUTYP X LPTYP
X SEQNO X SEQNO
- LPTYP - LPTYP
Endloop
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Golden Zone for Fast Movers
storage section for slow movers
storage section for fast movers (Golden Zone)
Entrance Exit
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Pick Order before Optimization
Entrance Exit
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Rearrangement Execution
Entrance Exit
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Pick Order after Optimization
Entrance Exit
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