Warehouses

Ware Houses

Introduction

A warehouse is a building logistics for storage of goods for shipment to a customer (internal or external to the company). It can be owned and managed by the own company or be a subcontract with a logistics provider. A warehouse is a place or physical space for the storage of goods within the supply chain. The stores are an infrastructure essential for the activity of all kinds of agents etc.) are a regular part of farm and livestock (often part of the rural housing traditional or unique buildings) as well as factories , industrial parks and industrial facilities of all kinds, and the spaces dedicated to transportation ( ports , airports , rail facilities ) and commerce ( shopping centers , department stores ). (Ackerman, 2004)

Discussion

Types of warehouses

By appointment the following types of stores: Industrial - warehouse of raw materials, components, materials, finished products warehouse shop, factory warehouse of finished products. Transit and transshipment - warehouses with railway stations , ports , river docks, airports , terminals serve for storage of goods during the period of overload them with one type of transport to another. Customs - storage facilities for goods awaiting customs clearance. Early delivery - storage areas, delivery of goods which are available only at certain times of the year. Seasonal storage - storage for seasonal items. Reserve - to store stock for emergencies. Wholesale distribution - stores that supply distribution network. Commercial general use - storage, servicing all the owners of the goods. Retail - stores retailers. Military - warehouses with a variety of content required for the Armed Forces

Storage conditions are distinguished general-purpose warehouses, tanks, boxes for hazardous substances, specialized warehouses, storage (vegetable stores, fruit storage, a warehouse with machine-cooled refrigerators, ice for food storage, etc.). In warehouses create the necessary conditions for storage, including physical and chemical properties of products. In some cases, the warehouses are facilities for packing, packaging, testing and other operations. (Jerry, 2008)

Ware House Management System

WMS, or Warehouse Management System is a category of software designed to manage the operations of a warehouse storage. The primary purpose of the WMS is not taking orders but to consider and optimize the preparation. The perimeter of a WMS is limited and does not cover the entire supply chain. Generally the tool stops at the warehouse. The use of a computerized management of the warehouse is intended to provide a better understanding in quantity ...