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Warehouse Execution
Demand released together, work bundled for one person, and the moves that actually happen.
In Supply Chain → Warehouse · 8 screens
RecordsWavesThe decision to work on THESE orders now. Picking one order at a time walks the same aisle forty times; a truck leaving at four means the work starts at one.OpenRecordsWarehouse OrdersA bundle of tasks for one person to do in one go. The unit of assignment, as opposed to the unit of work.OpenRecordsWarehouse TasksOne move: this quantity of this item, from this bin, to that one. Every kind of warehouse work is this shape, which is why there is one list rather than six. Confirming a task is the only thing here that moves stock.OpenViewWhat Needs ReplenishingEvery pick face at or below its minimum, right now. The replenishment run reads exactly this and turns each row into a task.OpenViewBin UtilizationHow full each bin is against what it will take. The number the warehouse map colors by, and the one a putaway strategy checks before it proposes anything.OpenRecordsSlottingWhere each item OUGHT to live, given how it actually moves. A recommendation with its reasoning attached, so nothing is moved without somebody agreeing to it.OpenRecordsLabor StandardsHow long one of these tasks ought to take. Split into fixed and variable, because walking to the bin costs the same whether you pick one case or ten.OpenViewLabor PerformanceWhat one person actually did in one shift, against the standard. The row that makes warehouse productivity reportable next to the roster and the payroll.Open
Columns, fields and actions
| Screen | Kind | What it is | Columns | Fields | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waves | List | The decision to work on THESE orders now. Picking one order at a time walks the same aisle forty times; a truck leaving at four means the work starts at one. | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| Warehouse Orders | List | A bundle of tasks for one person to do in one go. The unit of assignment, as opposed to the unit of work. | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| Warehouse Tasks | List | One move: this quantity of this item, from this bin, to that one. Every kind of warehouse work is this shape, which is why there is one list rather than six. Confirming a task is the only thing here that moves stock. | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| What Needs Replenishing | Read-only list | Every pick face at or below its minimum, right now. The replenishment run reads exactly this and turns each row into a task. | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bin Utilization | Read-only list | How full each bin is against what it will take. The number the warehouse map colors by, and the one a putaway strategy checks before it proposes anything. | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Slotting | List | Where each item OUGHT to live, given how it actually moves. A recommendation with its reasoning attached, so nothing is moved without somebody agreeing to it. | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Labor Standards | List | How long one of these tasks ought to take. Split into fixed and variable, because walking to the bin costs the same whether you pick one case or ten. | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| Labor Performance | Read-only list | What one person actually did in one shift, against the standard. The row that makes warehouse productivity reportable next to the roster and the payroll. | 11 | 0 | 0 |