Lecturte Logistics management - Chapter: Warehouse management. The following will be discussed in this chapter: The role of the warehouse in the logistics system, type of warehousing, design consideration, principles of warehouse layout design, objectives of efficient warehouse operations, costs of operating a warehouse,. | WAREHOUSING MANAGEMENT Part of firms logistics system that stores products at and between point of origin and point of consumption. Term “Warehousing” is referred as transportation at zero miles per hour Warehousing provides time and place utility for raw materials, industrial goods, and finished products, allowing firms to use customer service as a dynamic value-adding competitive tool. THE ROLE OF THE WAREHOUSE IN THE LOGISTICS SYSTEM The warehouse is where the supply chain holds or stores goods. Functions of warehousing include Transportation consolidation Product mixing Docking Service Protection against contingencies TYPE OF WAREHOUSING Public Warehousing Private Warehousing Contract Warehousing Multi-client Warehousing DESIGN CONSIDERATION Ideal Facility for Pure Supplier Consolidation (Full Pallet Movement) Warehouse Space Requirements PRINCIPLES OF WAREHOUSE LAYOUT DESIGN WAREHOUSE PROCESS Put-away Identify Product Identify Product Location Move Products Update Records Storage Equipment Stock Location Popularity Unit Size Cube Shipping Preparation Packing Labeling Stacking Order Picking Information Walk & Pick Batch Picking Shipping Schedule Carrier Load Vehicle Bill of Loading Record Update RECEIVING Schedule Carrier Unload Vehicle Inspect for damage INPUT OUTPUT OBJECTIVES OF EFFICIENT WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS Provide timely customer service. Keep track of items so they can be found readily & correctly. Minimize the total physical effort & thus the cost of moving goods into & out of storage. Provide communication links with customers Benefits of Warehouse Management Provide a place to store & protect inventory Reduce transportation costs Improve customer service levels Complexity of warehouse operation depends on the number of SKUs handled & the number of orders received & filled. Most activity in a warehouse is material handling. Item = Stock Keeping Unit or SKU. Capital costs Costs of space & materials handling equipment Operating costs Cost of labor | WAREHOUSING MANAGEMENT Part of firms logistics system that stores products at and between point of origin and point of consumption. Term “Warehousing” is referred as transportation at zero miles per hour Warehousing provides time and place utility for raw materials, industrial goods, and finished products, allowing firms to use customer service as a dynamic value-adding competitive tool. THE ROLE OF THE WAREHOUSE IN THE LOGISTICS SYSTEM The warehouse is where the supply chain holds or stores goods. Functions of warehousing include Transportation consolidation Product mixing Docking Service Protection against contingencies TYPE OF WAREHOUSING Public Warehousing Private Warehousing Contract Warehousing Multi-client Warehousing DESIGN CONSIDERATION Ideal Facility for Pure Supplier Consolidation (Full Pallet Movement) Warehouse Space Requirements PRINCIPLES OF WAREHOUSE LAYOUT DESIGN WAREHOUSE PROCESS Put-away Identify Product Identify Product Location Move Products Update Records .
