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Kinds of Warehousing
by Boundless Management Advisory ServicesWarehousing is done to control the movement and storage of materials. It is an essential part of
supply chain management.
Main objectives of a warehouse
Provides timely customer service
Provides communication to customers
Keeps a track of items so that they can be found readily and easily
Minimises the total physical effort of moving the goods in and out of the warehouse
Reduces the cost of moving goods in and out of warehouses
What are the functions of warehousing ?
Protection from any uncertain event- Warehousing helps you protect from any uncertain
events.
Service- Warehousing provides service to manufacturing industry and to end consumers on a
whole.
Docking- Warehousing helps you in docking.
Product mixing- Warehousing helps you in mixing products
It helps in consolidating transport
Kinds of Warehousing
There are four types of warehousing :
Public warehousing- The warehouses in this case are open to general public. It gives the user
the liberty to use more or less space as required by him or her.
Private warehousing- These kinds of warehouses are owned and operated by channel
suppliers and resellers.
Contract warehousing- This kind is on contract basis. A manufacturer may occupy the space
in a warehouse for a definite period of time and under a contract with the warehouse
owners.
Multi-Client- A single warehouse may be occupied by multiple manufacturers at a single
point in time.
There are certain activities involved in warehousing:
Goods identification- Goods are identified and stocked in categories
Receive goods- Goods received are tracked efficiently
Pick goods- Goods are picked
Hold goods- Goods are held for storage in case the delivery is not required
immediately
Store goods - Goods are stored
Maintain information system - The activity involves creating an information system
which keeps track of all items in a warehouse and their storage.
Dispatch shipment- Documents are prepared, order is packaged and goods are
loaded onto the vehicle
There are certain priniciples defined for the layout of the warehouse. When followed these help
in effective tracking of materials.
The maximum height of the building should be used for storing materials in a warehouse
The aisle or the passage space should be minimised. But should not be so minimised that
An effective storage plan should be used for storage.
The equipments used in a warehouse should be efficient in handling materials.
All goods in the warehouse should be moved in a straight line.
Warehouses should consist of generally a single story.
There are some costs involved in warehousing which are as follows:
Operating Costs- These include labour cost
Capital Costs- These include material handling device cost and costs of occupying space
What are the benefits of warehousing ?
people are not able to go through the warehouse.
Warehouses reduces transport costs
Improves standard of customer service
It provides a place to store materials
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