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WAREHOUSE
LABELING &
BIN-LOCATIONS
Warehouse Storage Objectives
Visual management in place – Bin locations, shelving layout, Material labels, Material
Label location, Bar Coding
Material Storage
Bulk material / Main Storage location near receiving
Small WIP / point of use material / mini supermarket bins at line side
Finished goods near shipping
Consignment area properly zoned off from other material
Obsolete material / Quarantined Zone / Damaged goods area
Bin-Locations
Labeling our bin locations correctly is essential to our production operations. The more logical and concise, the easier and faster it will be for our
production team to find and pick product. Bin locations are typically organized by zones, bays/racks, shelves and bins.
Bin locations should be named as short and easy to read as possible. Avoid using special characters such as “_” “,” or anything similar.
It is recommended to use an alphanumeric combination such as “A0101A01”. This way, location labels will be noticeably different from SKUs
and using Alpha codes with numbers will help break down the location without using special characters.
The smallest unit (bins) can often have multiple products mixed in one location, so make sure that these bin units are reasonably small so that
product can be easily found by anyone. In any given location, the picker should be able to find the item with the correct SKU within a short
amount of time
It is recommended that all location labels are organized from their biggest unit (zone)to the smallest unit (bin) For example:
The first position is the zone, generally sectioned off between sets of columns
The second position should then be the bay/rack with in that zone, The bays/Racks should have a good material traffic flow and not set up
randomly in the zone. Tables line side can count as a bay or rack when Bin-locating material as well.
The third position should be the level of the shelf (generally numbered from the left corner, ground up).
The fourth position should then be the bin number on that shelf, from left to right. Make sure to put the material labels for bins under the bin
space, that way the stickers will reflect what is directly above on the shelf. Or if the label needs to be placed above or to the side of the
material, adding an “arrow” to indicate where the material is in reference to the label will be needed.
Bin-Location
Zone Graph
Bin-Location Example
Here is an example of what a best practice RiteScreen location identifier should look like:
A01 – Location Zone, example would be to grid Location Bay/Rack Location Bin
Identifier Identifier
out the warehouse using the support beams that
run throughout.
01 – The section of bay/rack within the Location
Zone
A – The shelf identifier located on the rack,
starting from the bottom working to the top in
Alphabetic order.
01 – the location of the bin on the shelf, in Location Zone Location Shelf
numeric order starting from Left to Right Identifier Identifier
Bin-Location
Label Example
Here is an example of what a best
practice RiteScreen Bin-Location
label should look like:
This label can be printed directly
from Bar Tender on the Sato printers.
Premade 2X4 label template is found
on the SharePoint under, Supply
Chain> Inventory.
SHELVIN
G
LAYOUT
TABLE
LAYOUT
FLOOR
LAYOUT
Material Label
Example
Here is an example of what a best
practice RiteScreen Material label
should look like:
These labels can be printed directly
from Bar Tender on the Sato printers.
Barcodes
RiteScreen scanner will use the GS1
layout for the barcoding needs in the
facilities, this barcode can also be
utilized by our top suppliers
Premade label templates, in both 4X6
and 2X4, are found on the SharePoint
under, Supply Chain> Inventory.
Arrows pointing towards the location
are useful in identifying the correct
location when multiple labels are
present
Label Locations
The clear best practices for actual label placement throughout our facility include:
Place at eye-height and in a standard location on each shelf If your mobile devices cannot scan
labels on higher shelves labels should also be placed at eye-height
Use easy to read color schemes for long distance viewing
Labels should be firmly mounted to prevent damage or obstruction
Each label should have part number and barcode, along with description.
Shelving should have bin-location identifiers that follow the bin-location layout
For bulk areas or locations with no shelving, labels should be hung from the ceiling or on the
floor for easy scanning
Material Storage
All parts, materials and components to be delivered to and stored in single centralized warehouse
locations
All parts, materials and components to be grouped together with other like materials
Either by commodity code, frequency of use, customer only, etc.
All material must have the proper material label and bin location identifier assigned
All containers/bins used line side for material storage to accommodate same quantities shipped
from suppliers and be line ready
Properly labeled
100% Quality acceptable
Any re-packing, to make boxes line ready must be done in a centralized Location outside the production
area
Extrusions
Cantilever racking
Away from production traffic
Bulk Material / Stored horizontally
Main Storage
Easy access with forklift
Bugstrip/Spline/Wool pile
Location Large pallet racking for overflow
Designated floor space for daily use
Bulk Hardware receiving
Large Pallet racking
High use palleted items
Stored vertical, bottom pallet individual boxes to
be pulled from
Small pallet racking for individual boxes received
Mesh
Consignment
Coil
Consignment
Separate from non-consigned inventory
Follow best practice for consignment storage
Non-Consignment
Slow moving inventory
Dedicated floor space for pallets
Rollform
Bulk Material / RiteScreen production use
Main Storage
Designated Carts
Away from production traffic
Location Stored horizontally
Easy access with forklift
RiteScreen Sales and plant transfers
Boxed up in designated box quantities
Boxes properly labeled
Stored on Cantilever racking or designated carts
Stored separate from production use material
Hardware
Point of use Two-bin system
Replenishment hardware cart with
Extrusion Carts
High moving dies and colors
Bugstrip/Spline/Woolpile
Single box consumption, pulled as needed
Mesh
High moving sizes stored on Mesh rack
Slow moving sizes stored back in main location after use
Finished goods
Located near shipping
Individual screens properly labeled with series
Finished Goods
numbers
Boxes properly labeled with packing lists of finished
& Consignment screen series included inside
Consignment area
Located near receiving
Away from production flow
Easy access with forklift
Location properly labeled with signage and any other
visuals to indicate the area is for consigned material
only
Authorized personnel only to pull, receive, and record
from area
Obsolete Material & Quarantined Material
Obsolete /
Away from all production and material flow
Location properly labeled with signage and any other
Damaged
Authorized personnel only to manage any material
going in and out of the area