Available Qty and Bin Location Qty

Last updated: April 17th, 2024

What is Available Qty and Bin Location Qty?

Available Qty

  • Available qty is your inventory qty that is available for sales.

Bin Location Qty

  • A bin location is a space/location in a warehouse where an item is located.
  • Bin Location qty is the inventory qty you store in a bin location.
  • It included the inventory qty you had already sold but not yet pick and pack.

Other labels

To Pick Qty

  • Qty awaiting to pick for new orders.

Purchase Receiving Qty

  • Qty receive from Supplier that already been store in Bin Location but not yet publish (Make available).

Unallocated Qty

  • Qty showing Available Qty more than Total Bin Location Qty.

Over-allocated Qty

  • Qty showing Available Qty less than Total Bin Location Qty.

How Sales Order and Picking affected Available Qty and Bin Location Qty

Diagram 1:

New Sales Order

  • When a sales order creates in Ricemill (Draft order excluded), Available qty will be deducted. Example in diagram 1, Available qty change to 8.
  • To Pick qty change according to Order's item qty. Example in diagram 1, To Pick qty change to 2.
  • No change for Bin Location as no item is being picked from Bin Location.

Available qty = Total Bin Location Qty - Pick Qty = (5+5) - 2 = 8

Picking

  • After all item qty being picked, for example, if you pick all item qty from Bin Location "Location_A", Qty in "Location_A" will be deducted. Example in diagram 1, "Location_A" qty change to 3.
  • To Pick qty change according to item qty picked. Example in diagram 1, To Pick qty change to 0.

Available qty = Total Bin Location Qty - Pick Qty = (3+5) - 0 = 8

How Purchase Order Receiving and Publish affected Available Qty and Bin Location Qty

Diagram 2:

Purchase Order Receiving

  • When you start putting away item you receive and assign to Bin Location (Using Receiving), Bin Location Qty will be added. Example in diagram 2, Both Bin Location(Location_A and Location_B) Qty change to 10.
  • Purchase Receiving qty change according to receiving item qty. Example in diagram 2, Purchase Receiving qty change to 10.
  • No change for Available qty as Purchase order not yet made available (Publish).

Available qty = Total Bin Location Qty - Purchase Receiving Qty = (10+10) - 10 = 10

Publish Purchase Order

  • After you published your Purchase Order, all items qty received will be available for sale. Example in diagram 2, Available qty change to 20.
  • Purchase Receiving qty change according to item qty publish. Example in diagram 2, Purchase Receiving qty change to 0.

Available qty = Total Bin Location Qty - Purchase Receiving Qty = (10+10) - 0 = 20

How Inventory Adjustment affected Available Qty and Bin Location Qty

Diagram 3:

Inventory Adjustment - Adding

  • When adjusting your inventory Qty, Available qty will be Change. Example in diagram 3, Available qty change to 15 if qty added.
  • Unallocated qty change according to item qty being added. Example in diagram 3, Unallocated qty change to 5 if qty added.
  • No change for Bin Location as no item is being assigned to Bin Location.

Available qty = Total Bin Location Qty + Unallocated Qty = (5+5) + 5 = 15

Assign Location

  • You can assign Unallocated qty to Bin Location. Example in diagram 3, Assign Unallocated qty to Bin Location "Location_B", "Location_B" qty change to 10.
  • Unallocated qty change according to item qty being assign from it. Example in diagram 3, Unallocated qty change to 0.

Available qty = Total Bin Location Qty + Unallocated Qty = (10+5) + 0 = 15

Inventory Adjustment - Deducting

  • When adjusting your inventory Qty, Available qty will be Change. Example in diagram 3, Available qty change to 5 if qty deducted.
  • Over-allocated qty change according to item qty being deducted. Example in diagram 3, Over-allocated qty change to 5 if qty deducted.
  • No change for Bin Location as no item is being removed from Bin Location.

Available qty = Total Bin Location Qty - Unallocated Qty = (5+5) - 5 = 5

Assign Location

  • You can remove Over-allocated qty by adjusting Bin Location. Example in diagram 3, Remove Over-allocated qty from Bin Location "Location_B", "Location_B" qty change to 0.
  • Over-allocated qty change according to item qty being removed from Bin Location. Example in diagram 3, Over-allocated qty change to 0.

Available qty = Total Bin Location Qty - Over-allocated Qty = (5+0) - 0 = 5