Location labels with barcodes: how to make them and where to put them

To scan the bin, every bin needs its label. It looks like a detail, but a badly designed label makes the operator lose seconds on every pick.

What to put on the label

• →The bin code in large type, readable from a couple of meters away (for example, P03-M07-N2-1).
• →The same code as a barcode.
• →If there are several heights, an arrow showing which level it refers to.

Which barcode

For locations the usual choice is Code 128, which accepts letters, numbers and hyphens and is read by every scanner. For high bins, larger labels or codes that can be read from a distance are used.

Where to put it

• →On the beam, right below the bin it refers to.
• →Always on the same side of the bin.
• →Protected if there is humidity or cold (in frozen storage, low-temperature labels).

Ubika uses your bin numbering as it is and generates barcode labels for the items that do not have one. How to number locations.

Keep reading

• What is a warehouse management system (WMS) and when do you need one
• How much does a warehouse management system (WMS) cost
• Picking with a PDA: what it is, how it works step by step and which terminal you need
• How to organize and number the locations in a warehouse

What Ubika does: warehouse management software · software for 3PLs · WMS for e-commerce