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A & B Items
Componen
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WAREHOUSING
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OBJECTIVES OF WAREHOUSING
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Sub-Objectives of Warehousing
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Functions in the Warehousing cycle
Process
purchase Receive
orders materials
Store
materials Issue goods…..
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Discuss
warehousing process
in your Workplace
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Warehousing Functions
• Receiving
• Identification, Checking and Sorting
• Dispatching to and placing in Storage
• Storage
• Order Picking
• Order Accumulation
• Packing
• Shipping
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WAREHOUSE FUNCTIONS
Secondary
Sorting
V
E
N Goods Reserved Order
Replenishment Collate/ Packing
D Receiving Storage Picking
O
C
R U
S
T
Sorting & Cross-Docking Dispatch
O
M
E
R
Flow Of Goods
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MOVE-STORE ACTIVITES
RECEIVING Put-Away
• Schedule Carrier For Unloading
Input • Unload Vehicles
• Identify Product
• Identify Storage Location
• Inspect for Damage • Move Product
• Compare To Purchase Order • Update Records
Collating
• Packaging SHIPPING/DISPATCH
• Labeling • Schedule Carrier For Loading
• Staging • Load Vehicles
• Lorry Receipt (LR)/
Output
WAREHOUSING Consignment Note (C/N)
• Compare To Purchase Order
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WAREHOUSING - ROLES
ü Consolidation ü Transportation
ü Product Mixing ü Order Filling
ü Service ü Lead Times
ü Contingency Protection ü Stock Outs
ü Smooth Operations ü Production
Supplier
LTL for TL for
Short Distances Larger Distances
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TRANSPORT CONSOLIDATION
Physical Distribution System
Plant Retailers
Distribution
Volume Warehouse Retailers
Plant
Shipment
Distribution
Plant Warehouse Retailers
Plant 1 Customer
Products 1
C
A&B AB
Customer
FG 2
Plant 2 BC
Products Distribution
AG
B&C Warehouse Customer
3
A
Plant 3 B
C
D
Products E Customer
D&E 4
SC
Plant 4 TL
(Small Carriers)
Products (Large Trucks)
F&G
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CROSS-DOCKING DC
Raw
Material A
Raw
Material B
Supply Mixing A B C D
LTL
Warehouse Plant
TL
Vendor
Source C
Vendor
Source D
• Storage Functions
• Accumulation of Inventory Over Time
• Depending on Purpose of Storage & Different Lengths of
• Time a Product Required to Remain in the Warehouse
• Different Locations in Warehouse Chosen for
• Storing Product Based on Purpose of Storage
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STORAGE FUNCTIONS
• Holding (Providing Protection & Orderly Holding of Inventory)
• Holding Time/Storage Requirement Drives Store Configuration/ Layout
• Long-Term Specialized Storage (Ageing Liquors/ Wines)
• General-Purpose Merchandise Storage (Seasonal Goods)
• Temporary Holding of Goods (Truck Terminal)
• Consolidation
• Transportation Rate Structure/Breaks Influences Use of Storage Facilities
• Collection Point (Warehouse/ Freight Terminal) Used for Small
• Shipment-Consolidation To Avail More Economical TL Rates
• Mixing
• Products From Different Suppliers Mixed to Assemble Retailer’s Orders
• For Delivering to Different Short-Distance Retail Outlets
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STORAGE EXAMPLES
Storage/ Binning
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LOADING/ UNLOADING
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WAREHOUSING DECISION TREE
Ownership
Private Public
How Many
Centralized Decentralized
What Size
Warehouse Layout
Delivery of ….
• the right product
• in the right quantity
• in the right condition
• at the right place
• at the right time
• for the right customer
• at the right cost
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WMS - Current trends
• Vision picking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8vYrAUb0BQ
• Robots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quWFjS3Ci7A
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