Before a warehouse is ready for accurate receiving, shipping, and overall inventory management there are steps that need to be taken.
Clean the warehouse
Make sure aisles are clear by storing loose products into locations on storage racks
Discard any items that are not needed for fulfilling orders (this includes packaging and products that will not be sold/sent out again)
If you have not yet purchased storage racks, this would be the time to do so
Decide on a Warehouse Location Naming Convention
Most companies use numbers, letters, or a combination of both to indicate the aisle, column, bay, specific bin locations, etc.
Included below is a common example of how bin locations may be named in a warehouse:
The naming convention for the location of Aisle 1, Bay A, Row 2, Bin 5 would be 1-A-2-5
3. Apply Location Name and Barcode Labels
It is best to print the label with the location name visible and a large enough barcode that can be scanned for easy location identification