Bins Best Practices Guide

How Do You Move To Bins

If you are already live on NetSuite and are not using bins, the process of moving to bins is easier than it may seem.

Here are some factors to consider when setting up a bin management system:

Item Characteristics
Physical Warehouse Constraints
Transaction Volume
Order Mix

Decide how to lay out your warehouse to provide the most efficient picking strategy.

Think about implementing Bin Sequencing to achieve this.

Print bin labels with barcodes. Pro tip: Use magnetic sheets so that you can move or add bins in the future as needed.

Speak to our team for more label printing best practices.

Bin Sequencing 101

Bin sequencing is the practice of optimizing your pick paths so that your pickers aren’t relying on memory or zig-zagging across the warehouse. Mobile devices guide workers through the aisles along the most efficient pick route.

Increase Productivity

Reduce Mispicks

Customize Pick Paths

Serpentined Labeled Warehouse Alpha Numeric Sort

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Uniform (Common) Naming Convention

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Best Practices

The best way to establish your bin sequence is to imagine that you need to pick from every bin in the warehouse to fulfill an order. How would you travel through your warehouse to pick?
If you’re moving to a new building or re-labeling your warehouse, we recommend following the Uniform Bin Labeling Configuration pictured above, using Pick Sequencing to direct the pick.
Only adding a few bins? Use the gaps in sequence number to establish the pick sequence for that bin.
If you are making significant changes, utilize a CSV import/export for convenience.

Next Steps:

Always ensure that your location and bin quantities in NetSuite match.

Monitor and resolve any negative inventory; Bin Transfer the negative quantity of an item into the bin to bring on-hand quantity back to 0.

Resolve any items that are committed to invalid open orders by deleting the fulfilment/bin transfer to picked bin, then closing out the original sales order.

If you’re using Stock Counts, ensure all of your inventory has the “Next Count Date” or “Count Interval” fields in NetSuite populated. Use a CSV import to perform a mass update.

Additional Resources

To best establish an effective cycle counting process, consider following these steps
to ensure the procedure is kept within growth-focused parameters:

To Bin or Not to Bin

To Bin or Not to Bin: This 30-minute webinar examines considerations and best practices for bins in NetSuite. You will learn:

• An overview of bins & warehouse processes
• Basic consideration for using bins
• When to choose bins vs. no bins
• How to transition to a bin system

NetSuite Inventory Control Advice: Gain vital tips for setting up your inventory and using bins in NetSuite. Find out about using display names, how to properly manage lot and serial numbers, and when to turn bins on during your implementation.

_Using Bin Sequencing

Using Bin Sequencing: RF-SMART Product Owner Danny Day answers key questions about bin sequencing in this Q&A video. Learn about:

• Why bin sequencing is recommended
• How to set it up
• Best practices to follow

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