Hi,
“What is bin sorting “
Bin sorting is the final step in the assignment of a bin to an activity
area and activity. In customizing you define activity areas, assign bins to
this activity area, and define for the combination of activity area, activity,
and bins (via the storage type) a sorting sequence. But as bins are master
data, the “sorting” writes the activity area and the activity in the bin.
“what is the
pre and post effect of performing it”
There is no pre effect.
The sorting itself is creating the assignment. More important is the
activity area and the activity itself. Through the activity area you can
control the determination of the warehouse order creation rule and the determination
of queues. The sorting then CAN be used for sorting the warehouse tasks in the
warehouse order (but you can also define a different sorting rule), When you
have used the activity CLSP (cross-line stock putaway) it is also used for the determination
of the bin when having a search strategy looking for the next empty bin.
The only activity area you generally need is one for the activity INVE
(physical inventory). Because this activity area is connected to the physical
inventory area, and only then a PI is possible.
In case you want to use a process step for deconsolidation, you need activity
areas for putaway for the final bins, as in the activity area you define the
(de-)consolidation group (not sure if you need it in all deconsolidation
scenarios, but for sure for rule based determination).
All other activity areas are optional. You do not need an activity are
for PTWY to putaway, or for PICK to pick from that bin. But there are very
helpful (see what I described above) so they also should require some
consideration for the setup, and not just created 1:1 (one AA for each storage
type), as it is done in the pre-defined warehouses.
BTW: for simplification I wrote activities like PTWY, CLSP, or INVE
above. But you can define your own activities, so using other codes, they are
always assigned to a warehouse process category, which defines the direction or
“activity” (like physical inventory).
Brgds
Juergen
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