Setting up a warehouse for warehouse management

Now, it’s time to set up a warehouse that controls warehouse management processes. In Chapter 2, we learned how to configure the inventory breakdown and its concepts, so in this part of this book, we will address them from the warehouse management perspective.

Let’s remember Inventory management concepts. The stored inventory is divided into sites, warehouses, and locations. Site is the dimension that is linked to financial dimensions, and it is normally associated with a geographical division or when operational and handling costs change. A warehouse is where a company stores items. It is normally divided into areas and locations and numbered logically to give an understanding of where items are stored.

Configuring a warehouse for warehouse management

Before we cover parameters and setups, let’s look at an example of a warehouse that follows WMS processes and flows. This example will help us understand and...