SETTING UP THE LOCATOR SYSTEM
To set up a good stock locator system, you should start with the layout plan you prepared for the storage area. Your completed planograph should show the location of storage areas or sections; working, shipping, and receiving areas; main and working aisles; locker rooms and rest rooms; and offices. Use this planograph to assign stock location codes. Each character of the
five-character code describes a certain row, column, level, or segment of the storage area. Only 23 letters and 9 numbers can be used for labeling. The letters I, O, and Z and the number O are not used. You begin labeling with the letters. If you have 32 or less rows or columns to label, use steps 3 and 4 below. If you have more than 32 rows or columns, use step 7 below.