Like the put away strategy, the removal strategy is an advanced algorithm used to select the lot/serial of the product on Delivery Order based on the business rules. The business rules are as follows:
- FIFI - (First In First Out)
- LIFO - (Last In First Out)
- FEFO - (First Expire First Out)
The removal strategy is already activated if you have configured the put away strategy, if not please go through the recipe Multiple warehouse and resupply warehouses in this chapter.
The removal strategy can be configured on location. On each location, you can configure the removal strategy as to where you store the products and the strategy you would like to use, other than the FIFO strategy which is the default:
You can choose any one algorithm for a single location to apply the removal strategy. However, the default strategy is FIFO if no strategy is selected on the Removal Strategy field on the location.
You can test how the different strategy works, by performing the following steps:
- Create a few incoming shipments (create some Purchase orders)
- Receipt the incoming shipment, create a new lot each time
- Create a delivery order (create a sales order and confirm it)
- Check which lot is suggested by the warehouse, the suggestion is based on the removal strategy
You should see the different lot proposal on each removal strategy.
