Partial Stock Removals 

In the following sections, we describe the processes that take place in the system when only part of the stock is removed from full storage units.

There are three options to configure a storage type for removing storage units.

For each of the examples, it is assumed that the storage type from which stock is removed is a storage type in which SU management is active.

No Complete Removal Requirement

By "no complete removal" we mean that only part of the stock in a storage unit is picked and the storage unit remains (with the rest of the materials) in the same bin.

Using this method of stock removal, several transfer orders can be processed simultaneously to pick materials from a single storage unit. The storage unit is not blocked by the system (for example, due to unconfirmed transfer order items).

The storage unit remains in the same bin throughout the entire process. Although the quantity of material to be picked is blocked when the transfer order is posted in the system, all of the remaining stock in the storage unit is available.

Complete Removal Requirement with Return to Same Bin

For this process, only part of the materials contained in a storage unit are removed. As mentioned in "Strategies" in Stock Removals Using Storage Unit Management, you can define a storage type for organizational reasons so that an entire storage unit is removed for order picking. The partial storage unit with the remaining materials is then returned to the same storage bin from which it was removed.

In WM, for this process, the storage unit remains internally in the same bin. The temporary condition, during which the storage unit physically leaves the storage bin and returns again, is not displayed in the system.

When you post a transfer order to remove a specific quantity of material from a storage unit, the remaining materials on that storage unit are blocked from removal by other transfer order items.

(The only exception occurs for multiple processing. See Posting a Goods Receipt Based on a Purchase Order for more information about this exception.)

Complete Removal Using a Pick Point

For this process, a complete storage unit is removed from a storage bin and moved to a specific location in the warehouse (the pick point) where part of the materials in the storage unit are picked. The partial storage unit with the remaining materials is then moved - usually in a predefined manner - to a new storage bin in the warehouse.

See also:

Using a Pick Point