Zones, Aisles, Racks, Shelves

ScanPick models warehouses using a five-level hierarchy that maps to physical warehouse organization. Each level narrows the search for a product’s location.

Level 1 — Zone

A zone is a major physical area of the warehouse. Zones typically correspond to product velocity or storage type.

A — Fast Movers    (nearest to shipping)
B — Medium Movers  (mid-warehouse)
C — Slow Movers    (farthest from shipping)
R — Reserve        (bulk pallet storage)

Zones have a pickRank field:

• 1 = highest velocity, picked first in path optimization
• Higher values = lower velocity

Level 2 — Aisle

An aisle is a walkable row between racks. Aisles are numbered within each zone (01, 02, 03, …).

Zone A
  ├── Aisle 01
  ├── Aisle 02
  ├── Aisle 03
  └── ...

Level 3 — Rack

A rack is a single shelving unit along an aisle. Racks are numbered within each aisle (01, 02, 03, …).

Aisle 01
  ├── Rack 01  (left side)
  ├── Rack 02  (right side)
  └── ...

Level 4 — Shelf

A shelf is a horizontal level within a rack. Shelves are numbered bottom-to-top (01, 02, 03, …).

Rack 01
  ├── Shelf 04  (top shelf)
  ├── Shelf 03
  ├── Shelf 02
  └── Shelf 01  (floor level)

Level 5 — Bin

A bin is the individual storage compartment on a shelf. Bins are numbered left-to-right (01, 02, …).

Shelf 02
  ├── Bin 01  (left slot)
  └── Bin 02  (right slot)

Location Address Format

{Zone}-{Aisle}-{Rack}-{Shelf}-{Bin}

Examples:

• A-01-03-02-01 — Zone A, Aisle 01, Rack 03, Shelf 02, Bin 01
• B-11-01-01-01 — Zone B, Aisle 11, Rack 01, Shelf 01, Bin 01

Generation

When generating locations, you specify:

• How many aisles in each zone
• How many racks per aisle
• How many shelves per rack
• How many bins per shelf

ScanPick generates all combinations. For example:

• Zone A: 10 aisles × 5 racks × 4 shelves × 2 bins = 400 locations

This bulk generation is done through the dashboard’s setup wizard.

Custom Addressing

The address format is fixed ({Zone}-{Aisle}-{Rack}-{Shelf}-{Bin}), but you can use descriptive zone codes. For example:

• Frozen-01-03-02-01 if your zone is “Frozen”
• Bulk-01-01-01-01 for bulk storage areas

Keep zone codes short for readability on the mobile scanner.