WAREHOUSING

WAREHOUSING

are used to store

WAREHOUSES

Raw materialsSpare partsFinished goods

are used to store

WAREHOUSES

are owned by

WAREHOUSES

SuppliersDistributorsRetailers3PL, 4PL providers

are owned by

WAREHOUSES

Functions

WAREHOUSES

A. Movement (material handling) B. Storage (inventory holding) C. Information transfer

Functions

WAREHOUSES

1. Receiving2. Order filling3. Cross-docking4. Shipping

Warehousing

A. The Movement Function

A.

MOVEMENT

1. RECEIVING

physical unloading of goods from the transportation carrIERverifying their count and specifications Inspecting them for damageupdating warehouse inventory recordsPREPACKAGING BULK SHIPMENTS INTO SMALLER ONES

A.

MOVEMENT

2. ORDER FILLING or PICKING

identifyingandretrieving products from storage areas according to customer orders

A.

MOVEMENT

3. CROSS DOCKING

receiving products from one Source are occasionally consolidated with products from other sources.=> same destination => immediately sent to customers=> Without long-term storage

A.

MOVEMENT

4. SHIPPING

physically moving and loading assembled orders onto transportation carriers

1. Long-term storage2. Temporary storage

Warehousing

B. THE STORAGE Function

B.

STORAGE

1. LONG TERM STORAGE

products in excess justified in THESE situations:=> Seasonal or erratic demand => Conditioning of products (e.g., fruits and meats) => Special deals (e.g., quantity discounts) => Speculation or forward buying

on inventory levelsthroughput levelsstock-keeping locations customer data and personnel

Warehousing

C. INFORMATION TRANSFER