Day: August 9, 2023

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2.

The thirteenth of the new functionality in the Application section is use directed pick and put-away suggestions in basic warehouse configurations.

Microsoft are enabling a capability for basic warehouse configurations that was previously available only when a location is configured to use directed put-away and pick, which is an advanced configuration. Business Central suggests the most appropriate bin for items at any given time based on the put-away template that you’ve set up for the warehouse, the way you rank your bins, and the minimum and maximum quantities that you specify for fixed bins.

Enabled for: Users by admins, makers, or analysts
Public Preview: Sep 2023
General Availability: Oct 2023

Feature Details

Put-away template

You can set up put-away templates to control how you put away items in your warehouses. Put-away templates are especially useful when items or stockkeeping units have special storage requirements, such as volume, class, or bins that contain the same items.

Business Central finds a bin that meets the requirements for put-away that you’ve set up for the warehouse, item, or stockkeeping unit. If it can’t find a bin that meets these requirements, it looks for a bin that meets the requirements of the second line, and so on. If several bins match the put-away template criteria, Business Central uses the bin with the highest ranking. If both the put-away template criteria and the bin ranking are the same for more than one bin, Business Central suggests the bin with the highest bin code.

Bin ranking

Business Central will suggest a pick from the bin with the highest ranking. Items in the highest-ranking bins are picked first.

My Opinion

I’m not sure about this one, just on the basis that the current way of things makes sense with needing to configure certain settings for directed put-away and picks to work; I need to see some detail around how this feature is to work and if there is a way to disable if it isn’t wanted.

This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Business Central includes an Inventory Control module which you can use to manage and track items; there is also a Warehouse Management module which provides some more enhanced functionality for item management in warehouses. You’ll have noticed that for the purposes of this series, I am handing them as if they are the same as they are so very closely related and are both covered by the same level licence.

But where does the line between the two fall?

Inventory control in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is focused on managing inventory levels, tracking stock movements, and optimizing inventory turnover. This includes activities such as tracking stock levels, monitoring sales orders and purchase orders, and managing replenishment processes. Inventory control helps to ensure that the right products are available at the right time, minimizing stockouts, reducing inventory holding costs, and increasing customer satisfaction.

Warehouse management, on the other hand, is focused on optimizing the physical flow of goods within the warehouse. This includes activities such as receiving and putaway, picking and packing, and shipping and delivery. Warehouse management ensures that goods are stored in the right location, picked and shipped accurately, and that the warehouse is organized and efficient. By optimizing warehouse processes, businesses can reduce labor costs, increase productivity, and improve accuracy.

The table, below, gives a summary breakdown of the features of Inventory and Warehousing in Business Central:

Inventory	Warehousing
Inventory management	Bins
Item categories	Inventory pick and inventory put-aways
Item attributes	Warehouse receipt
Item tracking	Warehouse shipment
Multiple locations	Internal pick ups and put-aways
Stock-keeping units	Directed pick up and put-away
Item variants
Location transfers
Shipping agents
Calendars
Item charges
Item references
Item substitutions
Item budgets
Analysis reports
Cycle counting

In Business Central you can enable different levels of inventory and warehousing depending on requirements. I’m going to take a look at these different levels over future posts in this series.

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