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stock placement strategies

The WM system provides the following putaway strategies:

• Fixed bin
  Fixed bin assignment per material

• Open storage
  One storage bin per storage section

• Addition to existing stock
  Attempt to add material to existing stock

• Empty bin
  Search for next empty storage bin in the storage section using the storage section indicator in the material master

• Pallet
  Search for bin by pallet type in a shelf section

• Bulk storage
  Search for bin in the bulk storage area

• No putaway strategy
  Manual entry of storage bin

• Near picking bin
  Search for next empty storage bin near the picking bin (fixed bin)

There is the additional strategy "Cross-line stock putaway", which inluences the way the Index of Empty Storage Bins is set up.