QAD Warehousing manages the movement of inventory within and between warehouses by defining routes that move inventory from one part of the warehouse to another. These routes are called internal routings, and defining them involves specifying a sequence of steps that determine product flow and any specific controls to be applied at each step.

Within the warehouse, the first segregation is an Internal Routing Group (IRG) or area. An area represents a specific grouping or type of functional process (that is, receiving, inspection, storage, shipping, and so on).

The types of areas you setup also determine the types of rules you can use for product storage and retrieval.