Back in 2009 we talked about it being a problem for us that picking sequences are limited to 4 characters. We are trying to reorganize our warehouse and this limitation is still creating problems for us. There are some items we have so much of that we can't fit it all in one location or one bin, so we spread it out to 2 or 3 locations (i.e. B3, C5 and D2). When I requested that the picking sequence be longer than 4 characters in 2009, the response from Andrew was, "Some of the reports are printed in bin sequence (for picking). How can we handle more than a single bin for an item?" So, with that said, my understanding is that Softrak's intention is for each item to be located in only 1 bin and the bin location be entered into the picking sequence field that is limited to 4 characters. So since it's not possible for some businesses to fit all of one particular item into one bin, would it be a better solution then to have more than 1 Picking Sequence field available on each item? Maybe between 3 or 5 Picking Sequences could be available per item? Either that or give us more characters in the Picking Sequence so that we can enter it as B3C5D2. I understand that it might not be perfect for reporting in order by pick sequence, but it's more important that we have a way to find the product.
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Susan Tennier
TDL Canada
Trenton, Ontario