Assign storage locations by pick frequency

Warehouses assign storage locations by turnover rate

Needs setupAI Act: no extra obligationsPlanning assignments & processesLogistics & transport

Fits: Logistics & warehousing

Fast movers sit close to the packing station and at grip height, heavy items low down. Pickers walk shorter distances, and lifting becomes easier.

Is this for you?

  • Your warehouse has grown over the years, items are stored wherever there happened to be space, and picking routes are long.
  • Your warehouse management system or inventory management system holds data on picks per item and on your storage locations.
First step today

Export the picks of the last few weeks and the weight for ten items, and describe ten storage locations with walking distance and height, using test codes instead of real item numbers. Have a new allocation calculated with the template below and compare it with today’s.

How to go about it

  1. Define the goal and rules for allocating locations
  2. Record picks, dimensions and locations
  3. Have a new allocation calculated
  4. Check the suggestion with the warehouse manager and occupational safety specialist
  5. Relocate and announce the new locations
  6. Readjust the allocation regularly

Templates to copy

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LT-05 · Legal status 08.10.2026