Set up items for a bin replenishment
To achieve maximum use of warehouse space, the company will need a tool to automatically detect unused space on bins and to calculate the quantity to be filled in. Additionally, the tool should simultaneously suggest from where to take these items and update the system.
Through the bin replenishment process, the system searches for a fixed bin content that needs to be replenished whenever the bin has reached minimum quantity. The process of replenishment is only capable for fixed and unblocked bins and must be activated manually by a warehouse employee. The program tries to find bin content of the same item and item variant within the location. The bin ranking determines from where to take the items, always searching for lower ranking bins to take from. The calculation is made to fill fixed bins that are below minimum quantity. A warehouse movement document is created that contains the replenishment lines from the requested location, zone, or bin, according to the filter options that are used.
As a result, the bin replenishment function in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is based on the following conditions:
The item to replenish must have a fixed bin.
Replenishment is done from bins with a lower ranking to bins with a higher ranking.
A replenishment line is suggested when content on the bin to replenish to has reached minimum quantity or less.
If enough items are on the bins to replenish from, the program suggests replenishing up to the maximum quantity that is specified on the bin content page.
Watch the following video to see how to set up bin replenishment for items.