Containers

Containers are a type of locations. You can store stock in them, and they maintain a stock history. Containers can be used to move stock within your warehouse, from one location to another.

A "container" can be anything you use to move stock, such as a shopping cart, plastic crate, or pallet. Each container has a unique, sequential number and a barcode to easily move stock into that container.

Stock stored in a container is never added to a picklist. This prevents a picker from being sent to a location while a colleague is still moving stock.

Creating containers

Create your first containers under Containers. You choose how many containers to create, and Picqer numbers them automatically.

After that, you’ll see a list of the containers you’ve created. By clicking 'Print labels' in the top right corner, you can immediately print barcode labels to attach to the containers.

Using containers

You can use a container to move stock to and from locations. This is handy for manual stock movements, receipts, returns, and product replenishment. A container can hold as many products as you like.

Manual stock movement

When moving products between locations, you can use containers. Go to the product stock and click 'Move'. When the movement screen opens, scan the barcode of the container. The container will automatically be set as the 'to' location.

If you scan a container from any other screen in Picqer, you’ll immediately see which products it contains. From this overview, you can easily move products to other locations.

Receipts

You can directly book products onto a container during a receipt. This allows you to first check quantities without placing products on their final location. Afterwards, you move the products from the container to the desired location.

Returns

Containers are also very useful for returns. For example, have an employee first check all returned products for quality. Products that are still saleable can then be temporarily placed in a container.

Once the check is complete, move the products from the container to their final location. When you click "Add to stock" for a returned product, you can immediately select the container you want to use.

Replenishment advice

If you are moving multiple products at once from bulk to pick locations, you can use containers. From the replenishment advice, scan or select the product you picked from a bulk location, then the stock movement window opens. Now scan the barcode of the container you want to use.