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
