Stockpiles

A stockpile is a physical site, while each stock position retains its legal entity, material, location, custody state and lot where needed. The Warehouse Manager uses these positions to see available and reserved quantity. A pick or transit movement changes custody without creating another owned balance. Sales demand and work orders make bounded reservations against eligible positions.

• Source. Separate available, reserved and in-transit material by entity and location.
• Decision. Warehouse Manager approves a transfer against the owned source balance.
• Evidence. Warehouse Operator records each dispatch and receipt; a blind counter records observed stock before adjustment review.

Transfers retain one entity’s ownership while material moves between stockpiles. The team records dispatched and received portions separately; the unreceived portion remains in transit with its carrying value. A count locks a defined population, lets the counter enter a blind observation, and routes the variance for review before any authorized adjustment posts.

Agree the physical location names, custody rules and count scope before opening stock is accepted. Review the roles that can prepare, approve and correct the record. Keep the source revision and its later decisions linked for audit.

Rehearse a partial transfer from one stockpile to another. Dispatch a quantity, receive only part, and inspect both endpoint positions plus transit. Then enter a count variance at the destination. The count must preserve the observed quantity and decision trail; an unapproved variance must not silently become a stock movement.

Move only part of a reserved lot, receive less at the destination and show the balance still in transit under the same owner. Ask the receiving role to open the source and confirm the remaining quantity, decision and event date. Preserve a linked correction if an earlier event needs to be amended.

A reservation on one location must not make another location look empty. Review stock by material, owner, location and custody state before assigning a load. When a transfer arrives short, keep the remaining transit balance linked to its original source and destination.

• Stockpile availability — Show owned material after current reservations by stockpile and location.
• Transfers in transit — Show transfers with material still in transit.
• Count review queue — Show counts that require variance review.

Read the main flow and the connected handoff.