Destination & Direction of Unloaded Products
Issues Affecting Product Storage
Product Storage Forms
Repack: Shelving, Bin and Drawer
The rest
100
Location of products received while awaiting final storage determination
What is a staging area
100
Relates to not only how much is being stored at any one time, but also how much is retrieved for shipment within a give time
What is Volume
100
Products are generally stored and shipped in this manner
What is the manner in which they first arrive at the warehouse/distribution center
100
Packages of nuts, bolts, etc. for homeowner use products
What are small parts kits
100
Historically made of wood
What are pallets
200
Software technology to determine a precise location for incoming products
What is WMS
200
It matters, especially when dealing with individual items
What is Size
200
Goods moved from a grocery distribution center to local retail stores are likely to stored and handled within the distribution center as this
What are cases
200
Good for storing small replinishment stock
What are small bins
200
Pallet material used to handle extremely heavy loads
What is metal
300
Considerations for making a final storage location decision
What is Shelf-life, environmental conditions, biohazard, etc
300
Volume per unit of time
What is throughput
300
Goods from a manufacturing warehouse to a distribution center are likely to be moved and then stored, at least initially, as this
What are pallet loads
300
Good for storing products which are fragile or valuable
What is Drawer storage
300
Two key considerations for choosing pallet materials
What is durability and weight carrying capacity
400
The amount of time an item may be held in inventory before it becomes unusable
What is shelf-life
400
Desirable when a storage facility has great volume
What is density
400
Storage device fabricated from formed or structured steel
What is a Rack
400
A convenient and cost effective form of storage
What is shelving
400
Used to ship goods without the bulk and weight of pallets
What are slip sheets
500
Referred to as an "addressing system"
What is a WMS numbering system
500
Dictates whether you deal with pallets, cases/cartons or individual items
What is Volume or Quantity
500
Found in home centers and warehouses that handle and store materials such as lumber, steel sheets. and other long items
What is a Cantilever Rack
500
May be locked for security and "lined" with protective fabric or rubber matting
What is Drawer Storage
500
A type of powered storage device that moves either horizontally or vertically
What is a Carousel
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