Empty Pallet Zone

Definition

An empty pallet zone is a zone where empty pallets are stored for pick and pack activities.

Use

You can define empty pallet zones for a site in Customizing for Start of the navigation path Logistics Execution Next navigation step Task & Resource Management Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Site Map Management Next navigation step Define Zones, Operations and Serving Zones End of the navigation path .

The definition of empty pallet zones can affect task creation:

  1. If you define an empty pallet zone and assign to it an entry node, when a bundle of pick and pack tasks is created, the system will create an additional task that directs the resource to:

  • Take an empty pallet

  • Move with the empty pallet to the source of the first picking task (shown in blue in below picture)

  1. By defining an empty pallet zone and assigning to it both entry and exit nodes, you can create other task activities besides picking (such as replenishments) using BAdI LTRM_TASK_POST_MODF.