WAREHOUSING

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LAYOUT SITE STORAGE

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WAREHOUSE TYPES

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TYPES OF WAREHOUSES

General classification

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Distinguish between
Private Investment Flexibility High Public No Contract Very little Location Material handling, Location storage & thought planning.

Cost per unit Inversely related stored to volume Level of control High

Low

Inversely related to volume. High High

Low Low

Adequacy of High goods stored Risk

Due to change in Minimal market demand or consumption center.

Minimal

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Further classified into

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WAREHOUSE TYPES
Distribution Warehouses

Warehouses performing distribution services on behalf of their customers. This generally requires that products be received and tracked by lot or sub-lot, with or without tracking numbers, such as pallet tags or serial numbers. Shipping is usually by the pallet or bulk unit. Handling and storage charges generally relate to the item with accessorial charges being billed by the transaction. Ongoing storage charges are generally billed 7/21/12 ahead on the first of each month

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Fulfillment/ Consolidation Warehouses

Warehouses where products are generally received in large quantities and shipped out in a large number of smaller mixed shipments. Such pick and pack operations require special inventory management and picking procedures. Location tracking is essential. Billing methods are generally similar to distribution warehouses
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Warehouses Providing Value Added

Services

Warehouses providing a wide range of value added services. This requires the warehouse to apply labor and, in some cases, special equipment to the customers products, such as repackaging, further processing, or labeling. This not only changes the product but requires additional billings. Such services are generally performed along with other warehouse functions
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Warehouses

Cross Docking and Trans-loading

Warehouses that provide cross dock and transloading services. Container or railcar tracking is generally important. These services often require temporary storage with charges adjusted for free days or a grace period

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Break Bulk Warehouses

Warehouses that receive product in bulk, often by railcar, and then repackage the product based on customer requirements. In the case of containers with imported products, this generally requires the inspection and relabeling of product. Generally, special billing rules apply.

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Storage Warehouses

Warehouses which store product for periodic delivery to a manufacturer or distribution center. This is often associated with providing just in time delivery of the product to the consignee. This could be imported raw materials or items used in the manufacturing process, such as cans or sub-assemblies. Items are generally tracked by lot, with the lot often being specified for delivery. Handling, storage and accessorial charges are similar to 7/21/12 distribution warehouses.

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Refrigerated Warehouses

Refrigerated warehouses often require more detailed tracking of product and special billing procedures. Handling charges often involve a table of decreasing charges based on volume. Often each transaction is subject to a minimum charge. And, storage charges are generally billed based on anniversary dates
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WARE HOUSE LAYOUT AND DESIGN

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General layout
Essential elements of a

warehouse
v An arrival bay v A storage bay v A departure bay v A material handling system
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v An information system

layout and operation of any warehouse system, there are fundamental principles that embody a general philosophysuitable unit load of good Using the most practice.best use of space The principles are: Making the
Minimizing movement Controlling movement and location Providing safe, secure and environmentally

sound conditions

Maintaining at minimum overall operating cost

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Successful warehouse layouts must adhere to the principles, regardless of material v maximize the use of space being stored to:
v maximize the use of equipment v maximize the use of labor v maximize accessibility to all items and v maximize protection of all items

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Factors affecting warehouse layout & v Size & configuration of site: must be planning adequate to accommodate the required equipments Outside Factors
v Site access: must be adequate for the types

of vehicle and volume of traffic using that particular site warehouse can be greatly affected by the government development plan

v Local authority plans: the proposed

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Inside Factors
These factors has a dominant influence on how effectively a warehouse can be operated.
v Flow of goods in the warehouse: U flow or

through flow
v Movement of people and equipments v Access to stock and minimize congestion v Identification of stock and codes v Stock location, rotation( FIFO) v Stock checking requirements v Stock replenishment
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Warehousing receiving layout

Reserve storage Forward (active) store

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shipping

WAREHOUSE STORAGE
Pallet rackingincluding selective, drive-in,

drive-thru, gravity flow racks

double-deep, pushback, and

Mezzanineincluding structural, roll formed, Vertical Lift Modules Horizontal Carousels Vertical Carousels
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Automation and optimization Some warehouses are completelyautomated,

and require only operators to work and handle all the task. Pallets and product move on a system of automatedconveyors,cranesandautomated storage and retrieval systemscoordinated byprogrammable logic controllersandcomputersrunning logistics automationsoftware. These systems are often installed inrefrigeratedwarehouses where temperatures are kept very cold to keep product from spoiling, especially in electronics warehouse where they require specific 7/21/12 temperature to avoid damaging the parts, and

WAREHOUSE LOCATION

Classification
Market-positioned warehouses Manufacturing-positioned Warehouses Intermediately-positioned Warehouses

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Factors governing the warehouse locations

Availability of services

Land cost Availability of transport linkages for example, to a siding Availability of utilities of water and power Taxes and insurance cost Expansion space availability And soil strength and lay off land for drainage.

rail

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 Labor Finance Proximity to major markets Cost of land Availability of land Occupancy or construction costs Raw materials availability Energy availability and costs Environmental regulations Proximity to suppliers
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