Warehouse bin allocation and stock rotation

Purpose

1.1. Optimize assignment of warehouse bins for new and existing agricultural stock, automate FIFO/FEFO rotation, and minimize human error.
1.2. Ensure seamless inventory turnover, traceability, and maximize shelf-life through automated logic based on expiry or receiving date.
1.3. Reduce labor and administrative overhead, enhance accuracy, and integrate allocation across multi-warehouse or multi-bin environments.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New product receipt entry in the warehouse system.
2.2. Scheduled stock rotation alert triggered based on expiry date or inventory age.
2.3. Sales order fulfillment requiring inventory movement or depletion.
2.4. Manual override or real-time inventory adjustment initiated by staff.

Platform Variants

3.1. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Warehouse Management API — automate bin assignment using the "UpdateWarehouseBin" endpoint with inventory attributes payload.
3.2. SAP S/4HANA
• Warehouse Management Function Module — set up "L_LAGP_CHANGE" for automated bin change using transaction logic.
3.3. Oracle NetSuite
• Item Fulfillment API — configure automatic bin allocation with scriptable SuiteScript hooks on item receipt.
3.4. Zoho Inventory
• Bin Transfer API — enable auto-allocation via custom workflow rules and bin location parameters.
3.5. Odoo ERP
• Inventory Routes — set up auto-bin allocation by writing server actions tied to the "stock.quant" model.
3.6. Fishbowl Inventory
• Auto Reorder and Allocation Settings — apply FIFO/FEFO rules via Plugin API for bin selection during product intake.
3.7. Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine)
• Automated Distribution — use IDO (Intelligent Data Objects) event handlers to trigger bin movement logic.
3.8. QuickBooks Commerce
• Stock Locations API — automate transfer and allocation via "createStockTransfer" endpoint conditioned on expiry dates.
3.9. DEAR Systems
• Purchase API — configure "autoPutaway" in Incoming Goods settings, or via webhook on new receipt.
3.10. Epicor ERP
• Material Management Module — leverage "Bin Management" automation rules with REST API triggers.
3.11. Unleashed Software
• Automatic Bin Allocations — set FIFO/FEFO per warehouse in the Stock On Hand API workflows.
3.12. Manhattan Associates WMS
• Directed Putaway API — set up putaway rules to assign bins by product age/expiry via "putawayTask" object.
3.13. Blue Yonder (JDA)
• Warehouse Task Management — use integration webhook to invoke auto-allocation upon receipt scanning.
3.14. Cin7 Omni
• Bin Location API — trigger allocation through order Hook API with inventory event payloads.
3.15. SAP Business One
• Bin Location Master Data — configure auto-allocation via DI API/Service Layer scripts post-GRN.
3.16. IBM Sterling WMS
• Receiving and Putaway Services — use REST endpoint for real-time automated bin slotting.
3.17. Netstock
• Inventory Optimization API — activate bin planning with custom field mappings and rotation logic.
3.18. SkuVault
• Modify Inventory Endpoint — schedule bin assignments on inbound stock via Webhook configuration.
3.19. TradeGecko (QuickBooks Commerce)
• Auto-Bin Transfer — automate using workflow triggers on Receipt and Allocation APIs.
3.20. Magaya WMS
• Inventory Control Automation — enable "Auto Slotting" through Bin Assignment Rules on product intake.
3.21. SAP EWM
• Warehouse Task Creation — configure “/SCWM/TO_CREATE_BIN” service to auto-assign and rotate bins when goods arrive.
3.22. ShipBob
• Receiving API — assign optimal bin automatically via receiving workflow and inventory parameters.

Benefits

4.1. Accelerate warehouse efficiency and reduce manual errors with rule-based bin assignment.
4.2. Maximize freshness, minimize wastage through systematic FIFO/FEFO enforcement.
4.3. Enhance inventory traceability, streamline compliance, and provide real-time visibility.
4.4. Cut down labor costs, free up resources, and ensure consistency across multiple warehouse locations.