Moving Inventory

Moving Inventory

A warehouse manager can move or transfer items on an inventory detail record from one warehouse or warehouse area in the NCAS to another for any of the following reasons:

To combine similar items into a single warehouse area
To separate inactive inventory into a separate warehouse area
To facilitate more efficient picking
To satisfy higher demand for the item at another warehouse

Before moving an item using the Move Inventory (MI) screen, the warehouse manager should locate the inventory detail record to be moved using the Find Inventory by Item (FII) or Find Inventory by Area (FIA) screens. After locating the detail record, the warehouse manager can carry the inventory detail record information forward to the Move Inventory (MI) screen. This process ensures that the inventory detail record information appearing on the Move Inventory (MI) screen is complete and correct.

Note: Before moving an item to a different warehouse location, the item must be linked with the receiving warehouse via the Item Warehouse Entry (IWE) screen. If the warehouse manager is not sure that the association has already been made, he or she can use the Item Warehouse Inquiry (IWI) screen to inquire about the association.

The Move Inventory (MI) screen is also useful for other item maintenance functions. For example, as explained in Classifying and Locating Inventory, you can change the item’s inventory status or associate it with a document number using the Move Inventory (MI) screen.

Recall that items with an expiration date will be allocated to orders first regardless of receipt date. After items with an established shelf life are allocated, all other items are allocated according to receipt date.

When an item is moved via the Move Inventory (MI) screen, the system assigns the item a new receipt date. The system records the date the item was moved, rather than the date the item was originally received, as the receipt date. This affects the process of First In First Out (FIFO) allocation. Although the item may have the oldest original receipt date, it may not be allocated to an order first because the system has a more recent date, the move date, recorded as the receipt date. In effect, the system will not truly allocate items according to the FIFO method.

This allocation error can be avoided. The warehouse manager can enter the original receipt date for the item in the RECEIPT DATE field on the Move Inventory (MI) screen. When the warehouse manager processes this change, the system will display a warning message. The message warns that “the receipt date entered is not equal to the current date.” However, the warehouse manager can ignore this message, and the system will accept the update. To ignore the message, the warehouse manager can type IGN in the REQUEST field on the Move Inventory (MI) screen. As a result, the oldest items will be allocated to orders before newer items.

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