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- Riddhi M Sanghavi
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Awarehouse is a commercial building used for storage
of goods
Awarehouse is normally used by manufacturers,
importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses,customs and many other industries.
Traditionally warehouses are used for:
- receiving of goods from a source
- storing of the goods until they are required- picking of the goods when they are required
- shipping the goods to the appropriate users
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The primary role of a warehouse and distributioncenter is to facilitate the movement of goods fromsuppliers to the customers and by doing so whilemeeting to customers demand and in a cost effective
manner. In order to achieve efficiency in supply chain, stocks
have to be kept, but this is not the main role of awarehouse.
Stocks may be hold for contingencies, or to enablerapid customer service, or in preparation for a newproduct launch.
But in the most basic purpose of a warehouse, it is thetransshipment area from where all the goods receivedare dispatched as effectively and efficiently as possible.
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Reasons for holding stock include the following.
-As a buffer/consolidation point between twoproduction processes
- To cover demand during suppliers' lead-time- To enable savings to be made through bulkpurchases or discounts
- To cope with seasonal fluctuations
- To provide a variety of product in a centralized
location- The build up/holding of anticipation stocks (forexample,before a new product launch)
- The build-up and holding of investment stocks
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Warehouses and distribution centers have become
integral parts of the supply chain, and are increasingly
pressured to do more with less. Therefore there is a
pressure to perform better in warehouses.Warehouses today are often referred as distribution
centers, operation centers, or fulfillment warehouses.
Today, a warehouse is no longer a standalone part but
an integral part of the supply chain.
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To achieve such level of efficiency and effectiveness,
there are several solutions and assistance to this and
they are called information technology systems such as
W
arehouse Management System (W
MS), ElectronicData Interchange (EDI), Enterprise Resource
Planning(ERP), no to mention the internet and many
more technologies which can enable the achievement
of the goal of the warehouses.
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Warehouse Management System (WMS) have been
available since the earliest computer systems were
introduced and it allowed simple storage location
functionality. TodayWMS systems can be either standalone or as a
part of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
The basic principle of theWMS is to provide
information which allows efficient control of the
materials movement within the warehouse.
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Implementation ofWMS is often complicated.
It requires warehouse resources to collect data on the
physical warehouse, materials, inventories as well as
defining the strategies required to operate thewarehouse.
The complexity ofWMS implementation varies with
different businesses.
Data on the physical dimensions and characteristics ofeach item in the warehouse are required to be collected
and entered into theWMS system
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The physical size and weight of the items are to be
calculated, can the items be stored separately, can it be
stacked, all this information are to be fed into the
W
MS system correctly. Hazardous material information needs to be collected
so that the item is not stored in certain areas.
WMS offer businesses significant benefits. Not only
will placement and removal cycle times be reduced,
but inventory accuracy should be improved as well as
increased storage capacity, more organized storage of
materials and greater flexibility of warehouse
operations.
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Faster inventory turns
More efficient use of available warehouse space
Reduction in inventory paperwork
Improved cycle counting
Reduced dependency on warehouse personnel
Enhanced customer service
Improved labor productivity
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How much inventory exists in the warehouse
How many orders are currently being shipped
What are the stages of processing of pending orders
Staff productivity details
Goods shipped by the warehouse over any given period
of time.
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PublicWarehouse
PrivateWarehouse
DistributionWarehouses
Fulfillment/ ConsolidationWarehouses
Warehouses Providing ValueAdded Services
Cross Docking and Trans-loadingWarehouses
Break BulkWarehouses
StorageWarehouses
RefrigeratedWarehouses
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An interacting structure of people, equipment, and
procedures that together make relevant information
available to the logistics manager for the purposes of
Planning , Implementation, and control.
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