This type of warehouse brings goods from multiple locations and "merges" into one.
What is a Consolidation Warehouse?
100
This is the most common pallet type in America.
What is a Chep pallet?
100
Waves, Batches and Continuously.
What are the Order Release Methods?
100
These are found either Roll formed or Structurally created.
What are racks?
100
When you pick an entire carton at once.
What is Case Picking?
200
This type of warehousing layout allows products to come in one door, sort and mix with other products going to the same final destination and quickly back out for delivery.
What is Cross-docking?
200
This is the side wall of a pallet.
What is a stringer?
200
The individual item is called this.
What is an Each?
200
This item is used to protect against bumps at the bottom of a rack.
What are footplates?
200
Cartons travel from zone to zone acquiring picks to complete orders.
What is Pick and Pass?
300
This is the number of major functions within a warehouse.
What is 12?
300
This term is used to denote the amount of cases on each level and the number of levels high.
What is TiHi?
300
When multiple cases are placed within a larger shipping carton, they are referred to as this.
What is an Inner-Pack?
300
When you can narrowly fit within and aisle?
What are VNA (Very Narrow Aisles)?
300
Groups of orders are picked at the same time and later sorted and consolidated into individual orders/shipments.
What is Wave Picking?
400
This is the first function of a warehouse?
What is Receiving?
400
This is the most common Carton Type.
What is a Regular Slotted Container?
400
Abbreviated as BOL?
What is Bill of Lading?
400
This storage medium can have Pallet Flow, Carton Flow or Shelving housed within pick zones.
What is a Pick Module?
400
This is the route taken by a picker within the warehouse to fulfill an order.
What is the Pick Path?
500
This type of Warehouse brings goods in from one location (Plant) and "Breaks" the products out for delivery to multiple locations.
What is "Break-Bulk" Warehousing?
500
Abbreviated as LPN.
What is a License Plate Number?
500
Distribution strategy where specific operations associated with a product are delayed until just prior to shipping.
What is Postponement?
500
The analysis done to place SKUs within a warehouse.
What is Slotting?
500
"Line Hauling” LTL size shipments to a regional hub for local delivery.