Moving stock between bins
Consolidating a half-empty rack, clearing a pick face, or relocating stock to a better slot — a bin transfer moves a pallet without changing its quantity. Here's how to do it on the desktop or the handheld.
A bin transfer relocates a pallet from one storage location to another. Fast WMS records the move as a new entry in the pallet's location history and closes the old one, so you always have a complete audit trail of where a pallet has been. The important thing to understand: the pallet's quantity does not change — only its address does.
Moving a pallet
- Open bin transfer. Use the desktop bin-transfer screen, or the handheld bin-transfer option if you are on the floor with a scanner.
- Scan the pallet. Scan the pallet's barcode. Fast WMS shows its current bin, item and quantity.
- Scan the destination bin. Scan or select the bin you are moving it to. Check the destination has capacity for the pallet.
- Confirm. Confirm the transfer. The pallet's location updates immediately and appears in the new bin on stock reports.
Moving part of a pallet
If you only need to move some of a pallet's contents, use a pallet break to split off a child pallet first, then transfer that child to the destination bin. The original pallet keeps the remaining quantity, and both pallets stay individually tracked.
Bin transfer only changes location, never quantity. If your physical count differs from the system after a move, that's a stock discrepancy to resolve with physical stock taking and a lot adjustment — not something a transfer causes. Keep the two operations separate so your audit trail stays clean.
Frequently asked questions
No. A transfer only changes where a pallet sits. Fast WMS appends a new location record and closes the old one — your on-hand total stays the same.
Yes. Use a pallet break to split part of a pallet into a child pallet, then transfer that child to another bin.
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