Category: Supply and transport management

Any warehouse is said to be ideal if posses the following characteristics. Warehouse should be located at a convenient place near highways, railways stations, airports and seaports where the goods can be loaded and unloaded easily. It should have mechanical Read More …

The following key essentials and features are always taken into account. It should be located in a suitable place to facilitate receipt of goods as well as their use. It should have appropriate features i.e. buildings which are suitable for Read More …

Receiving – This includes the physical unloading of incoming transport, checking, recording of receipts, and deciding where the received goods are to be put away in the warehouse. It can also include such activities as unpacking and repackaging, quality control Read More …

They are warehouses used for receiving, picking and shipping in small orders for individual customers.

They accumulate and accommodate products from various points of manufacturer within a single firm or from several firms for combined shipment to common customers. Such a warehouse may be located central to other production locations or the customer base.

It holds inventory used to buffer the variations between the production schedules and demand.

This type of warehouse holds raw materials at or near the point of introduction to manufacturing or assembly process.

Field warehouse occurs in public warehouse when a receipt is issued for goods stored there in. In such cases, the warehouseman’s receipt is usually used as collateral for loan. The receipt issued is negotiable instrument where title to the goods Read More …

These are open-air storage space. Buildings for housing stock are expensive and certain heavier and less perishable materials may be kept in the open for a reasonable length of time without serious deterioration. Items that can be kept in a Read More …

These are warehouses used to store the items which require special attention. Examples of these items include flour, grain, fuel oil, petroleum, explosives etc. These warehouses contain special facilities used to preserve these items so that they are not spoiled/damaged. Read More …