1. Warehouse Zone and Locations Numbering Aid
ICBS-R Project
Warehouse Zone and Locations
Numbering Aid

2. Terminology refresher
A zone classifies a set of locations with common properties
Zones can have both tasks and locations ascribed to them
A location is the physical location where inventory is stored

3. High volume template zone abbreviations
Inventory
Storage Zones
STOR1, STOR2
Bulk Zones
B1, B2, B3,…B6
Forward Pick Zones
FP1, FP2
Cold Storage Zones
CSTOR
Hazmat Zones
HAZ1, HAZ2
Fleet
FLEET

4. Zone abbreviations Inbound Receive Zone RECEIVE Returns Zone RETURN
Outbound
Manifest Zone
MAN1
Packing Zone
PK1
Shipping Zone
SHIP-SORT
Weigh Zone W1

5. Zone abbreviations Returns Staging RFI Zone RFI NRFI Zone NRFI
Unserviceable Zone
UNS
Unserviceable
Normal Wear and Tear
NWT

6. Zone abbreviations Refurbishment General Refurbishment Zone GREF
NRFI Zone
NRFI
Off Site Zone
(L&D Laundry)
(Simpson Hose)
(Stroups Saw Shop)
OFSIT
OFSIT-01
OFSIT-02
OFSIT-03

7. Zone abbreviations Refurbishment Small Engine Repair Zone SMENG
Laundry Zone
LAUND
Tool Zone
TOOL
Outside Refurb Zone
OTREF
QC Zones
QC1, QC2
Hose Zone
HOSE

8. Zone abbreviations Value Added (Kitting and De-kitting)
Value Added Zone
V1, V2, V3
Radio Zone
RADIO
RAWS Zone
RAWS
Publications Zone
PUB
First Aid Zone
FIAID

9. Zone abbreviations Miscellaneous Intransit INT1 Virtual Pack Zone
PACK_BIN

10. More about locations
A location is always associated with a cache and a zone within the cache
It has attributes like aisle number, bay number, level number and bin number
Locations also have a capacity as measured in inches (H x W x D)

11. Location capacity size codes
Location capacity size codes will be assigned an alphabetic code according to different volume capacities measured in cubic inches (Length x Width x Height)
Location capacity size codes will be determined at each cache to match the existing location and storage configurement.

12. For example the alphabetic location size codes used at RMK are:
10 x 6.5 x 7 inches = 1/4 Bin = A code
28 x 24 x 4 inches = ½ Bin = B code
28 x 24 x 10 inches = Bin = C code
24 x 24 x 24 inches = ½ Pallet = D code
48 x 48 x 48 inches = Pallet = E code
48 x 48 x 96 inches = 2 Pallet High = F code
48 x 96 x 48 inches = 2 Pallet Wide = G code
96 x 96 x 48 inches = 4 Pallet = H code
48 x 48 x 192 inches = 4 Pallet High = I code

13. Storage location numbering
Location numbers (in storage and forward pick zones) designate the Aisle, Bay, Level and Bin or the mnemonic ABLB
Example:
- Aisle 09
Bay 03
Level 02
- Bin 09

14. Bulk zones Example: B1-01, B1-02, B1-03
Bulk zones won’t necessarily have bay, level, and bin associated with them.
Bulk zones with many pallets should be given row numbers.
Example: B1-01, B1-02, B1-03

15. Other locations
For other locations, the location numbering scheme is defined based on the particular needs of the zone
For example:
SHIP-SORT 01, SHIP-SORT 02
RETURN-1

16. Wrap-up
Many enterprises have used this tool successfully for several years
We will learn more on how to best use its capabilities as we implement it at each cache

17. Questions