Warehouse Tools & Equipment
This wooden or plastic platform for goods comes in "Euro" or "UK" varieties
a pallet
The area where all incoming goods first arrive and documentation is checked
receiving
What does WMS stand for?
Warehouse Management System
a passage between the shelves of a supermarket
an aisle
Transform the sentence from active to passive.
The warehouse operator moves the pallet.
The pallet is moved by the warehouse operator.
a manual material handling device designed to transport goods across short distances
a trolley
The area that holds the majority of a warehouse's inventory
back-up (or reserve) storage
What does FIFO stand for?
First In, First Out
a type of shelf which goods or pallets
are stored on in a warehouse
a rack
Transform the sentence from active to passive.
The picker scanned the barcode to update the inventory.
The barcode was scanned by the picker to update the inventory.
a powered industrial vehicle designed to lift, move, and stack heavy loads
a fork-lift truck
In this area, goods are selected in the right quantities required by the customer
order picking
What does SKU stand for?
Stock keeping unit
packaging that a product is put in to make storing and transporting it easier. For example, tins of soup might be placed in a cardboard box
secondary packaging
Transform the sentence from active to passive.
The logistics team must load the delivery truck every morning.
The delivery truck must be loaded by the logistics team every morning.
a tall, wheeled metal cage designed for the secure and efficient transport of goods
a roll-cage pallet
The final stage in warehouse operations where goods are loaded onto vehicles
marshalling and dispatch area
What does LTL stand for?
less than truck/trailer load
the process of getting something back from somewhere
retrieval
Transform the sentence from active to passive.
The AGV has delivered the components to the assembly line.
The components have been delivered to the assembly line by the AGV.
a portable robot that follows marked long lines or wires on the floor
AGV
The area where several batched orders are broken down into individual orders
sortation area
What does ETA stand for?
estimated time of arrival
the place where goods kept in warehouses are stored at room temperature
ambient temperature store
Transform the sentence from active to passive.
The supervisor should have checked the weight limit of the roll-cage.
The weight limit of the roll-cage should have been checked by the supervisor.