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[IMP] Inventory: Bringing Closest location removal strategy current
closes #15785 X-original-commit: 17d5a91 Signed-off-by: Felicia Kuan (feku) <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Erin Jerison (erjer) <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jess Rogers <[email protected]>
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content/applications/inventory_and_mrp/inventory/shipping_receiving/removal_strategies/closest_location.rst

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The goal of this strategy is to save the warehouse worker from taking a long journey to a farther
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shelf when the product is also available at a closer location.
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.. seealso::
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:doc:`About removal strategies <../removal_strategies>`
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.. _inventory/warehouses_storage/sequence:
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To understand *location sequence* in the closest removal strategy, consider the following example:
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A/Rack 2`.
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.. image:: closest_location/locations.png
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:align: center
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:alt: Show a mockup of real storage location in a warehouse.
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The sublocation, `Pallet`, is on the ground level. Products stored here are easier to retrieve,
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compared to requiring a forklift to reach `Rack 1` and `Rack 2`. The storage locations were
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strategically named in alphabetic order, based on ease of access.
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.. important::
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To use this removal strategy, the :guilabel:`Storage Locations` and :guilabel:`Multi-Step Routes`
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settings **must** be enabled in :menuselection:`Inventory app --> Configuration --> Settings`.
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Enabling the Closest Location removal strategy
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==============================================
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.. seealso::
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:ref:`Set up removal strategy <inventory/warehouses_storage/removal-config>`
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**Storage locations** and **multi-step routes** are necessary features for setting all types of
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removal strategies on a location. However, these features are specifically required for the closest
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location removal strategy since it is only applied at the location level.
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To activate these features, navigate to :menuselection:`Inventory app --> Configuration -->
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Settings`. Under the :guilabel:`Warehouse` heading, enable the :guilabel:`Storage Locations` and
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:guilabel:`Multi-Step Routes` features. Be sure to :guilabel:`Save` your changes.
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.. image:: closest_location/enable-configuration-settings.png
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:alt: Enable Storage Locations and Multi-Step Routes in the inventory settings.
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Location names
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==============
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Configure location names
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To configure location names, begin by navigating to :menuselection:`Inventory app --> Configuration
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--> Locations`. Then, select an existing location, or click :guilabel:`New` to create a new one, and
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then enter the desired name in the :guilabel:`Location Name` field.
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Set the removal strategy
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Once the locations are named in alphabetical order, based on their proximity to the output or
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packing location, set the removal strategy on the :ref:`parent location
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<inventory/location-hierarchy>`.
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Doing so opens the form for the parent location. In the :guilabel:`Removal Strategy` field, select
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:guilabel:`Closest Location`.
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.. image:: closest_location/set-closest-location.png
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:alt: Set Closest Location as the location's removal strategy.
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.. example::
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In a warehouse, the storage location `WH/Stock/Shelf 1` is located closest to the packing area,
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where products retrieved from shelves are packed for shipment. The popular product, `iPhone
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charger` is stored in three locations, `WH/Stock/Shelf 1`, `WH/Stock/Shelf 2`, and
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`WH/Stock/Shelf 3`.
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To use closest location, set the removal strategy on the parent location, 'WH/Stock'.
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To use the closest location, set the removal strategy on the parent location, `WH/Stock`.
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Workflow
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To see how the closest location removal strategy works, consider the following example, featuring
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the popular product, `iPhone charger`, which is stored in `WH/Stock/Shelf 1`, `WH/Stock/Shelf 2`,
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and `WH/Stock/Shelf 3`.
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the popular product, `iPhone Charger`, which is stored in `WH/Stock/Shelf A/Pallets`,
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`WH/Stock/Shelf A/Rack 1`, and `WH/Stock/Shelf A/Rack2`.
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Fifteen, five, and thirty units are in stock at each respective location.
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.. tip::
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To check the on-hand stock at each storage location, navigate to the product form, and click the
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:guilabel:`On Hand` smart button.
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To check the on-hand stock at each storage location, open the :guilabel:`Locations` report by
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clicking :menuselection:`Inventory app --> Reporting --> Locations`. Filter by :guilabel:`On
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Hand`, as well as product (if necessary).
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.. image:: closest_location/on-hand-stock.png
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:alt: Show on-hand stock at all locations.
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Create a :ref:`delivery order <inventory/delivery/one-step>` for eighteen units of the `iPhone
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charger` by navigating to the :menuselection:`Sales app` and creating a new quotation.
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Charger` by navigating to the :menuselection:`Sales app` and creating a new quotation.
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After adding the products, clicking :guilabel:`Confirm` creates a delivery order that reserves items
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stored at the closest location, using the removal strategy.
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For more details about *where* the units were picked, select the :guilabel:`⦙≣ (bulleted list)`
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icon, located on the far-right. Doing so opens the :guilabel:`Open: Stock move` pop-up window that
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displays how the reserved items were picked, according to the removal strategy.
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For more details about *where* the units were picked, click the :guilabel:`Details` link, located on
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the far right. Doing so opens the :guilabel:`Detailed Operations` pop-up window that displays how
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the reserved items were picked, according to the removal strategy.
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In the :guilabel:`Open: Stock move` pop-up window, the :guilabel:`Pick from` field displays where
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In the :guilabel:`Detailed Operations` pop-up window, the :guilabel:`Pick From` field displays where
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the quantities to fulfill the :guilabel:`Demand` are picked. All fifteen of the units stored at the
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closest location, `WH/Stock/Shelf 1`, are picked first. The remaining three units are then selected
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from the second closest location, `WH/Stock/Shelf 2`.
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closest location, `WH/Stock/Shelf A/Pallets`, are picked first. The remaining three units are then
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selected from the second closest location, `WH/Stock/Shelf A/Rack 1`.
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.. image:: closest_location/stock-move-window.png
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:alt: Display *Pick From* quantities for the order for iPhone chargers.
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.. image:: closest_location/detailed-operations-window.png
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:alt: Display Pick From quantities for the order for iPhone chargers.
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.. seealso::
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- :doc:`About removal strategies <../removal_strategies>`
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- :ref:`Set up removal strategy <inventory/warehouses_storage/removal-config>`
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