When putaway is left to operator judgment, inventory ends up in random or overloaded locations, creating search time, misplacement, and wasted space. When replenishment is reactive (worker notices an empty slot), pick lines stall. Directed putaway and replenishment solve the "where does it go?" and "when should I refill?" problems.
On receipt, the system evaluates the item's attributes (size, weight, lot, temperature class, velocity tier) against available locations and selects the best target using configurable rules (zone affinity, FIFO/FEFO enforcement, cube optimization, consolidation with existing stock). For replenishment, the system monitors forward-pick locations against a min/max threshold and generates replenishment tasks when quantity falls below the trigger point, prioritizing based on upcoming pick demand.
WMS putaway engine (rule-based or constraint-optimization) + location capacity tracker + replenishment trigger monitor + task interleaving scheduler.
A single-source-of-truth transactional record that tracks every inventory unit's identity, quantity, location, lot, and status in real time.
Location capacity and current fill state must be tracked in the ledger.
Assign each SKU to an optimal storage location based on velocity, physical characteristics, pick ergonomics, and affinity patterns.
Slotting rules and velocity tiers drive putaway target selection.
Grouping customer orders into executable batches (waves) or releasing them continuously (waveless) to optimize pick-path efficiency and carrier.
Centralized coordination of AGVs and AMRs for material transport — dispatching, routing, traffic management, and handoff with fixed automation.
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