Putaway (LPN)

This SOP provides guidance on the Putaway LPNs, including Terminologies, how to Move LPNs from Inbound locations and Move LPNs in your warehouse with Flexe. 

IN THIS TOPIC

• Terminology
• LPN Inbounds
  • Where are the received LPNs ready for putaway located?
  • Where do I find an Inbound Staging location in Flexe?
• LPN Moves

Terminology

• LPN (License Plate Number): License plate numbers are system generated barcodes designed to track several inventory properties, including: inbound shipment ID, expiration dates, SKU and carton quantity. Actions may vary depending on if a warehouse is LPN enabled or not.
• Storage (Rack, Floor, Bin) Locations: Refers to an inventory storage location where product is stored until it is ready to be shipped.
• Transitional Locations: Refers to a temporary location that inventory passes through during the fulfillment process.
• Mobile User: Any warehouse associate that is currently or will be performing tasks using the Flexe mobile device.
• Move Items: An option on the Flexe mobile device to systematically move any number of items from one location to a different location within the warehouse.
• Putaway: The process in which items are moved from an Inbound Staging area to a storage location using a Flexe mobile device.
• Receiving List: Refers to the list of items expected upon an inbound shipment; populated from the Flexe platform.
• SKU: Abbreviation for Stock Keeping U This is a unique identifier for an item down to size, color, and style (if applicable).

LPN Inbounds

Where are the received LPNs ready for putaway located?

Every physical location in your warehouse has a corresponding location in Flexe according to the category type they are used for. If you do not have access to the Flexe platform, ask a supervisor to provide you with a list of goods in the Inbound Staging location. Below lists each of these categories:

• Inbound Staging
• Outbound Staging
• Floor Storage
• Rack Storage
• Bin Storage
• Quality Audit
• Pack Station

Each time an inbound dropoff is received into Flexe, the goods will automatically move into an Inbound Staging location. You will need to use a Flexe mobile device to move the goods (or putaway the goods) into a storage location in the warehouse upon receiving. This is required to have the product both being physically and systematically at that location.

Where do I find an Inbound Staging location in Flexe?

These locations can be easily found within Flexe. If you do not have access to the Flexe platform, ask a supervisor to provide you with a list of goods in the Inbound Staging location. Please follow these steps to see how to access them: 

1. On the left hand side under the Warehouse section, click on Locations.
2. Filter by the Location Category.
3. Select Inbound Staging. This will bring up all of your warehouse inbound staging locations.
4. Each location will offer a dropdown selection of all LPN’s currently stored within that location, here you will see everything that needs to be moved.

LPN Moves

How do I put away an inbound LPN to storage?

In order to start moving LPN’s to a storage location, you will need to sign into the Flexe mobile device using your user name and pin number. LPN reservations will not be able to move loose cartons. Therefore, you will need to follow these steps using the Flexe mobile device to move the full pallet:

1. On the homescreen, select Move Items.

     

2. Scan the LPN that is to be moved to storage. You can scan multiple LPNs at this step if you are putting away multiple pallets. 

   

3. On the bottom right-hand side of the screen, select Put Away.

   

4. Scan the destination storage location for each LPN. You can deposit LPNs at the same location or different ones.

     

5. Scan the LPN barcode being moved to that location.

     

6. Move complete.