Overview
The Inventory Restrictions app allows you to assign codes to tracked items, which will restrict those items from being used in inbound, outbound, and warehouse transactions
In some industries, manufacturers and distributors are frequently required to restrict specific warehouse and inventory transactions. For example, items may be temporarily blocked upon arrival at the warehouse for audit procedures, and if they fail to meet quality specifications, they may be restricted from further transactions. Similarly, items may be restricted for inspection during the shipment process. During the production process, finished goods or work-in-progress items may need to be restricted and placed in a bin for quarantine purposes.
With the Inventory Restrictions app, you can easily restrict tracked inventory from inbound, outbound, and warehouse transactions. You can restrict an entire lot, package or serial, or restrict a portion of lot and then release it from the restricted condition.
Key features
Define Restriction Codes: Create restriction codes that determine which transactions, such as sales, manufacturing, purchasing, adjustments, location transfers and bin movements, restricted inventory will be excluded from.
User Access Control: Specify which users are authorized to manually add or remove inventory restrictions.
Bin-Level Restrictions: Assign restrictions to bins so that any tracked items placed in those bins automatically inherit the same restrictions.
Quarantine Bin Management: Direct restricted inventory to designated quarantine bins to keep it isolated from available stock.
Restriction Groups for Items: Assign groups of restrictions to items so that when those items are received or output, the restrictions are automatically applied.
Automatic Expiry-Based Restrictions: Set a time frame that identifies lots nearing expiry and use a job queue to automatically restrict any inventory marked as close to expiring.
Inventory Availability Settings: Define whether restricted inventory should be excluded from available inventory calculations.
Restrictions Worksheet: Add or remove restriction codes using a worksheet, with the ability to assign one or more restrictions to items based on package number, lot number or serial number.
Lot and Sub-Lot Management: Break a lot into sub-lots to apply restrictions to only part of the lot, and merge sub-lots back into the parent lot if needed.
Visibility of Restricted Items: View the restriction status when selecting items during item tracking, checking item availability, or reviewing lot number information.
Integration with Item Recalls: Apply restrictions to recalled items using the Item Recalls app to prevent them from being used in transactions.
Integration with Quality Inspections: Restrict items associated with a quality inspection using the Quality Inspections app, ensuring items under review or those that failed an inspection cannot be used in transactions.