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
