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APPENDIX

Creating Storage

Bins Automatically

torage bins can be created individually. However, a large warehouse will
have a huge number of bins, often in the tens of thousands. In this case,
Screating each bin individually is extremely ineffi cient. Therefore, storage
bins are generally created automatically by defi ning templates, structures, start-
ing values, ending values, and an increment. Figure 7-44 illustrates three exam-
ples of how these elements are used in defi ning bins. The template defi nes the
format to be used when creating bins automatically. It is 10 digits long and
can include one alphabetic character (A), several numeric characters 0 through
9 (N), and several common characters (C), which can be either letters or
numbers. In the fi rst example, the template (fi rst row) indicates that the bins

Figure 7-44: Automatic storage bin creation examples
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