Chapter 10 Warehouse Management

assorting

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

contract warehousing

a long term, mutually beneficial arrangement which provides unique and specially tailored warehousing and logistics services exclusively to one client, where the wendor and client share the risks associated with the operation

hazardous material

any item or agent which has the potential to cause harm to humans, animlas, or the environment, either by itself or through interaction with other factors

fixed slot location

each sku has one or more permanent slots assigned to it

distribution centers

emphasize the rapid movement of products through a facility, and thus they attempt to maximize throughput

warehouses

emphasize the storage of products, and their primary purpose us to max the usage of available storage space

allocating

involves breaking larger qunatities into smaller quantities

accumulating

involves bringing together similar stocks from different sources, as might be done by a department store that buys large quantities of men's suits from several different producers

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 the facility;private warehousing generates high fixed costs and thus should only be considered by companies dealing with large volumes of inventory

public warehousing

is supposed to serve all legitimate users and has certain responsibilities to those users

multi client warehousing

mixes attributes of contract and public warehousing. a limited number of customers utilize a mutliclient facility

sorting out

separating products into grades and qualities desired by different target markets

warehousing

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

cross docking

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

regrouping function

this function involves rearranging the quantities and assortment of products as they move through the supply chain and can take four forms-accumulating, assorting, alllocating, and sorting out

OSHA (occupational safety and health administration)

warehousing labor safety practices in the us are monitored by them

warehouse automation

will refer to utilizing mechanical or electronic devices to substitute for human labor