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Expand Up @@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ storage location titles.
The goal of this strategy is to save the warehouse worker from taking a long journey to a farther
shelf when the product is also available at a closer location.

.. seealso::
:doc:`About removal strategies <../removal_strategies>`

.. _inventory/warehouses_storage/sequence:

To understand *location sequence* in the closest removal strategy, consider the following example:
Expand All @@ -20,29 +17,38 @@ To understand *location sequence* in the closest removal strategy, consider the
A/Rack 2`.

.. image:: closest_location/locations.png
:align: center
:alt: Show a mockup of real storage location in a warehouse.

The sublocation, `Pallet`, is on the ground level. Products stored here are easier to retrieve,
compared to requiring a forklift to reach `Rack 1` and `Rack 2`. The storage locations were
strategically named in alphabetic order, based on ease of access.

.. important::
To use this removal strategy, the :guilabel:`Storage Locations` and :guilabel:`Multi-Step Routes`
settings **must** be enabled in :menuselection:`Inventory app --> Configuration --> Settings`.
Enabling the Closest Location removal strategy
==============================================

.. seealso::
:ref:`Set up removal strategy <inventory/warehouses_storage/removal-config>`
**Storage locations** and **multi-step routes** are necessary features for setting all types of
removal strategies on a location. However, these features are specifically required for the closest
location removal strategy since it is only applied at the location level.

To activate these features, navigate to :menuselection:`Inventory app --> Configuration -->
Settings`. Under the :guilabel:`Warehouse` heading, enable the :guilabel:`Storage Locations` and
:guilabel:`Multi-Step Routes` features. Be sure to :guilabel:`Save` your changes.

.. image:: closest_location/enable-configuration-settings.png
:alt: Enable Storage Locations and Multi-Step Routes in the inventory settings.

.. _inventory/warehouses_storage/location-name:

Location names
==============
Configure location names
------------------------

To configure location names, begin by navigating to :menuselection:`Inventory app --> Configuration
--> Locations`. Then, select an existing location, or click :guilabel:`New` to create a new one, and
then enter the desired name in the :guilabel:`Location Name` field.

Set the removal strategy
------------------------

Once the locations are named in alphabetical order, based on their proximity to the output or
packing location, set the removal strategy on the :ref:`parent location
<inventory/location-hierarchy>`.
Expand All @@ -53,46 +59,52 @@ named storage locations.
Doing so opens the form for the parent location. In the :guilabel:`Removal Strategy` field, select
:guilabel:`Closest Location`.

.. image:: closest_location/set-closest-location.png
:alt: Set Closest Location as the location's removal strategy.

.. example::
In a warehouse, the storage location `WH/Stock/Shelf 1` is located closest to the packing area,
where products retrieved from shelves are packed for shipment. The popular product, `iPhone
charger` is stored in three locations, `WH/Stock/Shelf 1`, `WH/Stock/Shelf 2`, and
`WH/Stock/Shelf 3`.

To use closest location, set the removal strategy on the parent location, 'WH/Stock'.
To use the closest location, set the removal strategy on the parent location, `WH/Stock`.

Workflow
========

To see how the closest location removal strategy works, consider the following example, featuring
the popular product, `iPhone charger`, which is stored in `WH/Stock/Shelf 1`, `WH/Stock/Shelf 2`,
and `WH/Stock/Shelf 3`.
the popular product, `iPhone Charger`, which is stored in `WH/Stock/Shelf A/Pallets`,
`WH/Stock/Shelf A/Rack 1`, and `WH/Stock/Shelf A/Rack2`.

Fifteen, five, and thirty units are in stock at each respective location.

.. tip::
To check the on-hand stock at each storage location, navigate to the product form, and click the
:guilabel:`On Hand` smart button.
To check the on-hand stock at each storage location, open the :guilabel:`Locations` report by
clicking :menuselection:`Inventory app --> Reporting --> Locations`. Filter by :guilabel:`On
Hand`, as well as product (if necessary).

.. image:: closest_location/on-hand-stock.png
:align: center
:alt: Show on-hand stock at all locations.

Create a :ref:`delivery order <inventory/delivery/one-step>` for eighteen units of the `iPhone
charger` by navigating to the :menuselection:`Sales app` and creating a new quotation.
Charger` by navigating to the :menuselection:`Sales app` and creating a new quotation.

After adding the products, clicking :guilabel:`Confirm` creates a delivery order that reserves items
stored at the closest location, using the removal strategy.

For more details about *where* the units were picked, select the :guilabel:`⦙≣ (bulleted list)`
icon, located on the far-right. Doing so opens the :guilabel:`Open: Stock move` pop-up window that
displays how the reserved items were picked, according to the removal strategy.
For more details about *where* the units were picked, click the :guilabel:`Details` link, located on
the far right. Doing so opens the :guilabel:`Detailed Operations` pop-up window that displays how
the reserved items were picked, according to the removal strategy.

In the :guilabel:`Open: Stock move` pop-up window, the :guilabel:`Pick from` field displays where
In the :guilabel:`Detailed Operations` pop-up window, the :guilabel:`Pick From` field displays where
the quantities to fulfill the :guilabel:`Demand` are picked. All fifteen of the units stored at the
closest location, `WH/Stock/Shelf 1`, are picked first. The remaining three units are then selected
from the second closest location, `WH/Stock/Shelf 2`.
closest location, `WH/Stock/Shelf A/Pallets`, are picked first. The remaining three units are then
selected from the second closest location, `WH/Stock/Shelf A/Rack 1`.

.. image:: closest_location/stock-move-window.png
:align: center
:alt: Display *Pick From* quantities for the order for iPhone chargers.
.. image:: closest_location/detailed-operations-window.png
:alt: Display Pick From quantities for the order for iPhone chargers.

.. seealso::
- :doc:`About removal strategies <../removal_strategies>`
- :ref:`Set up removal strategy <inventory/warehouses_storage/removal-config>`
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