Putaway SOP templates
Putaway decides whether the rest of the building runs. These procedures cover WMS-directed putaway, pallet racking, rack safety inspection, pick face replenishment, and lot rotation on FIFO and FEFO stock.
5 of 105 templates
- PutawayRev 1
Lot Control and FEFO/FIFO Stock Rotation
Lot control and stock rotation for lot-tracked and date-coded product, covering lot and date capture at receipt, FEFO rotation for dated product and FIFO for undated, shelf-life thresholds for customer shipment, the expiry sweep and quarantine of expired or short-dated stock, disposition of expired product, and the lot traceability records and mock recall exercises that make a recall executable.
- Regulatory references
- 5 CFR refs
- Sections
- 9 sections
- Review cadence
- annual review
- PutawayRev 1
Pallet Rack Safety Inspection and Damage Reporting
Routine inspection of pallet racking for damaged uprights, beams, footplates, and anchors, with a three level damage classification, immediate offloading and tagging of unsafe bays, and verification that repairs restore the rack to its rated capacity.
- Regulatory references
- 4 CFR refs
- Sections
- 8 sections
- Review cadence
- annual review
- PutawayRev 1
Pick Face Replenishment
Replenishment of forward pick faces from reserve storage, covering min/max and demand-driven triggers, emergency replenishment priority when a picker hits an empty face, safe reserve pulls with powered industrial trucks in aisles shared with pickers, stock rotation and case breakdown at the face, scan confirmation of both the from-location and the to-location, and the return of partial pallets and removal of empties so the face stays pickable and clean.
- Regulatory references
- 5 CFR refs
- Sections
- 8 sections
- Review cadence
- annual review
- PutawayRev 1
Putaway to Pallet Racking
Safe putaway of palletized product into selective pallet racking, covering pallet and load inspection before travel, beam and rack capacity limits, square placement without overhang, and confirmation of the storage location in the warehouse management system.
- Regulatory references
- 3 CFR refs
- Sections
- 7 sections
- Review cadence
- annual review
- PutawayRev 1
System-Directed Putaway
System-directed putaway of received pallets and cases using warehouse management system assignments, covering scan confirmation of license plate and location, location capacity and weight limits, travel and placement rules, and the exception path when the directed location cannot be used.
- Regulatory references
- 5 CFR refs
- Sections
- 7 sections
- Review cadence
- semiannual review
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