Logistics Management Chapter 10

hazardous materials

can negatively impact the health and/or safety of the general public

fixed slot location

each SKU has one or more permanent slots assigned to it

contract warehousing

a long term, mutually beneficial arrangement which provides unique and specially tailored warehousing and logistics services exclusively to one client. risk is shared

throughput

amount of entering and leaving a facility in a given time period

allocating

breaking larger quantities into small quantities

accumulating

bringing together similar stocks from different sources

assorting

building up a variety of different products for resale to particular customers

Distribution centers

emphasize the rapid movement of products through a facility

Warehouses

emphasize the storage of products and their primary purpose is the maximize the usage of available storage space

SDS (Safety Data Sheet

information about the physical and health hazards associated with a particular product as well as information about its proper storage

variable slot location

involves empty storage slots being assigned to incoming products based on space availability

Private warehousing

is owned by the firm storing goods in a facility

dunnage

material that is used to block and brace products inside carrier equipment to prevent the shipment from shifting in transit and becoming damaged

multiclient warehousing

mixes attributes of public and contract warehousing

regrouping function

rearranging the quantities and assortment of products as they move through the supply chain. There are 4 forms: accumulating, allocating, assorting, and sorting out

fulfillment centers

represent a special type of distribution center that is focused on e-comm orders

sorting out

separating products into grades and qualities desired by different target markets

public warehousing

serves all legitimate users and has certain responsibilities to those users. User rents space as needed

velocity slotting

slots the most frequently picked items in the most accessible location; velocity slotting generally reduces an order picker's travel distance

warehousing

that part of a firm's logistics system that stores products at and between points of origin and point of consumption. Transportation at 0 mph

cross docking

the process of receiving products and shipping it out the same day or overnight without putting into storage

warehouse automation

utilizing mechanical or electronic devices to substitute for human labor. RF, robotic picking