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Module 1-6 Random questions Flashcards

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Importance of Warehousing in a Logistics System

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Better Inventory Management
More efficient Packing and Processing
Superior Customer Service
Ensure Price Stabilization
Improved Risk Management

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Most warehouses provide the equipment and supplies you need to store, move package and process orders from customers.

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More efficient Packing and Processing

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Warehousing allows for timely delivery and optimized distribution, leading to increased labor productivity and greater customer satisfaction

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Superior Customer Service

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Warehouse provide centralized location for the goods, making it easier to track and manage inventory

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Better Inventory Management

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Warehouses provides safe storage of perishable products; helps extend the product’s shelf life and ensures customer satisfaction

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Improved Risk Management

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warehouse allows you to store your products for a later date when the demand is high. This helps ensure price stabilization and reduces revenue losses.

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Ensure Price Stabilization

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Advantages of Warehousing

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Improved Inventory Accuracy
Reduced Overhead Cost
Better Staffing Levels
Protection of Goods
Central Location
Superior Flow of Goods

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Functions of warehousing

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Storage
Price stabilization
Risk Bearing
Financing
Grading and packing

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person keeping the goods in the warehouse

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Bailor

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warehouse keeper

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Bailee

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Types of warehouse

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Private Warehouses
Public warehouses
Bonded warehouses
Other types of warehouses

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What are the other types of warehouses?

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Special Commodity Warehouse
Cold Storage or Refrigerated Warehouse
Institutional Warehouse

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constructed and owned by the business enterprises in order to store the products produced by them; Exclusively owned and used by the producers themselves and are not meant for other manufacturing or business units

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Private Warehouses

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Used for imported goods which are not granted clearance on account of non-payment of customs duty by the importer of these goods; Situated near the ports

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Bonded warehouses

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Also known as duty paid warehouses; One which is open for public at large; May be owned by an individual or some agency whose main object is to provide storage facilities to people for certain fees or charges.

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Public warehouses

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Different institutions and bodies have their own warehouses on account of the nature of their operations; example, Banks, Railways, Food Corporation of India etc. has their own warehouses for conducting their activities

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Institutional Warehouse

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Constituted for storing a particular type of commodity; Ex: tobacco, cotton, wheat etc.

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Special Commodity Warehouse

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Used for storing perishable commodities like eggs, butter, fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, etc.

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Cold Storage or Refrigerated Warehouse

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10 Factors to Consider while Selecting a Warehouse

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Location
Access
Client Profile
Storage Area
Association Membership
Experiences
Employees
Process
Risk
Technology

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Roles of Warehouse

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Raw material storage
Intermediate, postponement, customization or sub-assembly facilities
Finished Goods Storage
Consolidation centres and transit warehouses
Transhipment or break-bulk centres
Cross-dock centres
Sortation Centres
Fulfillment centres
Reverse Logistics centres
Public Sector Warehousing

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Store raw materials and components either close to the point of extraction or close to the manufacturing point.

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Raw material storage

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Postponement and sub-assembly activities

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*Specific packaging or labeling being changed or added, e.g for store ready items or printing in different languages
*Computer assembly to include different graphics cards, memory chips, software, etc;
*Product bundling for promotional activity
*country -specific items being added such as electrical plugs; and
*Special messages being added, eg stencilling of greeting messages on mobile phones.

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Store products ready for sale, on behalf of manufacturer, wholesalers and retailers

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Finished Goods Storage

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Receive products from different sources and amalgamate them for onward delivery to the customer or onto a production line; Include just in time centers

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Consolidation centres and transit warehouses

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Receive products in large quantities from suppliers and break them down into manageable quantities for onward delivery to various location.

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Transhipment or break-bulk centres

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Used in the main by letter, parcel and pallet distribution companies

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Sortation Centres

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Warehouse designed and equipped specifically to manage large volume of small orders

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Fulfillment centres

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Reasons for holding stocks

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*Uncertain and erratic demand patterns
*Trade-off between transport and shipping costs, justifying larger shipments
*Discounts via bulk buying
*Distance between manufacturer and the end consumer
*Cover for production shutdowns
*Ability to increase products runs
*To manage seasonal production
*High seasonality
*Spare parts storage
*Work-in-progress storage
*Investment stocks
*Document storage

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Used in faster moving operations, particularly in order picking by case and layout unit

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Wide, narrow and very narrow aisle racking

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Buildings must first be constructed with mobility in mind, as the building needs substantial steel runners set flush into the insulated cold-store floor surface; Popular with smaller companies that have higher volumes to store but also need accessibility for range and stock rotation.

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Mobile racking

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Used for bulk pallet storage and more frequently for longer term storage, to suit seasonal production and supply peaks or production/packaging operations to meet different packing formats

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Drive-in racking

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More common in continental Europe; These are very economical for customers if volume related, and best attached or contracted to a high-volume production plant

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Automated storage

33
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specific processes can be found in the temperature controlled sector

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Traceability
Temperature checks
Products checks
Segregation
Date codes
Product spills

34
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stores need to be fitted with temperature monitoring equipment that is checked on a shift or am/pm basis and records kept for regulatory and operational analysis

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Temperature checks

35
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all damaged or unfit product should be labeled or marked and removed to ensure it cannot move further down the food chain

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Segregation

36
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products should be checked on intake to ensure that the product is sound and to specification

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Products checks

37
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codes need particular attention to ensure correct rotation and 100% acceptance of retail RDC or other final delivery point

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Date codes

38
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need quick response to avoid crushed and packaging from spreading across the working space, and ingestion into the working parts of equipment.

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Product spills

39
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Pallet dimension of North America

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1219 x 1016 mm
48.00 x 40.00 ich

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Pallet dimension of UK and Asia

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1000 x 1200mm
39.37 x 47.24 ich

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Pallet dimension of Europe

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800 x 1200mm
31.50 x 47.24 ich

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Pallet dimension of Australia

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1165 x 1165 mm
44.88 x 44.88 ich

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Pallet Dimension of Asia

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1100 x 1100 mm
43.30 x 43.30 ich

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pallet dimension of most countries

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1067 x 1067 mm
42.00 x 42.00 ich

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a process where products are moved directly from goods-in to the dispatch bays

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cross docking

46
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80% of effects come from 20% of causes.

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Pareto’s law or the 80/20 rule

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Examples of the 80/20 rule in relation to the warehouse

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*80% of sales come from the top 20% of the product lines
*80% of sales come from 20% of the customers.
*80% of profits come from the top 20% of products.
*80% of the inventory value is in 20% of the products.
*80% of the problems come from 20 percent of your suppliers.
*80% of the complaints come from the 20 % of the customers:
*80% of staff problems come from 20% of your workforce.

48
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ABC classification, 35% of items producing 15 percent of sales

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B

49
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ABC classification, 20% of products producing 80% of sales

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A

50
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ABC classification, 45% items producing only 5% of sales

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C

51
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Only provides a snapshot of the current situation based on one parameter – the level of sales by product.

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ABC Classification

52
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A tool that calculates the optimum location for products within a warehouse.

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Slotting

53
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The route followed by the picker when assembling the order

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  1. The pick instruction will have each pick sequenced as per the most effective route beginning at the front of the racking nearest the dispatch bays.
  2. Heaviest items are picked first.
  3. The picker should be able to pick from both sides when moving up and down the aisles.
  4. Shortcuts are programmed into the system to minimize travel.
  5. The picker ends up as close to the dispatch area as possible.
  6. Multiple pick locations for the most popular items need to be set up to avoid congestion at the pick bays.
54
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4 types of Pick Requirement within a Warehouse

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  1. Piece, each, unit, item or broken case pick;
  2. Full-case or carton pick
  3. Layer pick; and
  4. Full pallet pick
55
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3 categories of Pick strategies

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  1. Picker to goods
  2. Goods to picker
  3. Automated picking
56
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Order-picking methods

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*Paper pick lists
*pick by label
*Pick by voice
*Barcode scanning
*Radio frequency identification
*Pick by light/pick to light
*Put to light
*Automated picking

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Detail the order number, location, product code, description and quantity to be picked.

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Paper Pick List

58
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Pick list are a series of labels on sheet

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Pick by label

59
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Picker have a headset and a microphone

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Pick by voice

60
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Picker have a headset and a microphone

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Pick by voice

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Series of vertical bars

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Barcode scanning

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Identifying an item using radio waves

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Radio frequency identification

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Uses light indicator or LED to identify the item

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Pick by light/Pick to light

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Requires orders consolidation and a batch pick of products

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Put to light

65
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Picker takes one order or part of an order

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Pick to order

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Used with conveyors, where a tote containing multiple orders diverts into a pick zone

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Cluster picking

67
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Pick products for a number of orders at the same time, these orders are consolidated with one pick list and once picked are later broken down

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Batch picking

68
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Products are picked from define area

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Zone picking

69
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Orders are combine and release at specific area

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Wave picking

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