What is a license plate (LP)?
A license plate (LP) is a barcode that identifies one unit of stock, such as a pallet or tote, so the warehouse can track it as one thing.
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What a license plate does
A license plate is a unique barcode stuck on a unit of stock. The WMS links that barcode to the item, the quantity, the lot if there is one, and the location where the unit sits.
Once a pallet has an LP, a worker moves it by scanning one label. Nobody recounts the cartons on it, because the system already knows what the label holds.
Worked example
In this example, a pallet arrives with 40 cases of item A-100. The receiver scans its label, LP-000512, and records 40 cases in inbound staging.
A forklift driver then scans LP-000512 and location 03-B-02-1. The system records a putaway of 40 cases to that slot. Later a picker takes 6 cases from the pallet and the LP shows 34.
How Waresify handles it
In Waresify, stock always sits on an LP. The barcode can be the supplier's own label, a label from a pre-printed stack, a number written by hand, or a code Waresify generates at receiving.
To finish a move, the worker scans the location code and the LP barcode. The server checks both against the task and refuses a mismatch, so a button press alone never confirms a move.
An LP can be put on hold, which blocks it from being allocated to orders, or placed in quarantine for quality checks.
Questions
Is a license plate the same as an SSCC?
Not always. An SSCC is a GS1 standard 18-digit code often printed on pallet labels. A WMS can use an SSCC as the LP barcode, but any unique barcode the warehouse controls can serve as an LP.
Do I have to print a new label for every pallet?
No. Waresify accepts a supplier barcode that is already on the pallet. It can also generate a new LP code when the incoming unit has no usable label.
Can one LP hold more than one item?
It depends on your rules. Waresify has tenant settings that allow or refuse mixed items and mixed lots in one location.