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Topic-Ware housing
 INTRODUCTION
A warehouse is a
commercial building 
for storage of goods
It is unavoidable
activity.
Right type of product in
right quantity.
Facilitates supply the
product when wanted.
Increases no. of
warehouse cost will
increases.
 DEFINITION
 According to the Bombay Warehouse Act, 1959
“Warehouse means any building structure or other
protected enclosure which is used or may be use for
propose of storing goods on behalf of depositors but
does not include cloakroom attached to hotels, railway
stations and the premises of other public carrier alike.”
 PRINCIPLES
 Design criteria

 Handling technology

 Storage plan
 ROLES
 Multifaceted role in the integrated logistic system.
 A transportation consolidation facility.
 Production mixing site
Warehouse can also facilitate production.
Primary role is to provide customer service.
 FUNCTIONS OF WAREHOUSE
1. Receive the material
2. Store the material properly
3. Remove the material when required
4. Deliver the material at right place
5. Keep the records perfectly in discipline
6. Packaging & waiting for order
7. Coordination & cooperation
 BENEFITS OF WAREHOUSING
Economic benefits

consolidatio postponeme
Break-bulk Cross-dock stockpiling
n nt
1) Consolidation:

Plant A

customer

Plant B Consolidation A B C
Warehouse

Plant C
 2) Break Bulk:

Customer A

Plant A Customer B
Break

Customer C
3) Cross Dock:
Plant A Customer A
Distribution
Assortment

Plant B Customer B
Distribution Center

Plant C Customer C

4) Processing/Postponement.

5) Stockpiling.
 Service benefits

Product Market
Assortment Mixing
Support Presence
 TYPES OF
WAREHOUSE

Privat Auto Climate- Distri

Public controll
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wareh ed
wareh wareh warehou Cente
ouse
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 TYPES OF WAREHOUSE

Cross Fulfillme
Stora Docking
Value Break nt/
ge & Trans- Added Bulk Consolid
Loading Servic Ware ation
Ware Warehou Warehou
house se es house se
 WAREHOUSE LAYOUT
 Layout of a warehouse depends on the proposed material
handling system and requires development of a floor plan
to facilitate product flow.

 It is difficult to generalize about warehouse layouts since

they must be refined to fit specific needs.

 If pallets are to be utilized, the first step is to determine the

pallet size.
 A pallet of nonstandard size may be desirable for
specialized products, but whenever possible, standardized
pallets should be used because of their lower cost.
 The most common sizes are 40 by 48 inches and 32 by 40
inches.

 In general, the larger the pallet load, the lower the cost of
movement per package over a given distance.

 The packages to be placed on the pallet and the related

patterns will determine, to a certain extent, the size of
pallet best suited to the operation.

 Regardless of the size finally selected, management should

adopt one size for the total operation
 The second step in planning a layout involves the pallet
positioning.

 The basic method of positioning pallets in a mechanized

warehouse is a ninety-degree, or square, placement.

 Square placement means that the pallet is positioned

perpendicular to the aisle.

 The square method is widely used because of layout ease

 CONCLUSION
The entire area of facilities development that is size
and number of warehouses, location analysis,
warehouse layout and design is an important factor yet
complex, part of warehouse management. In recent
years, computers have played a more significant role as
logistics executives attempt to optimize warehouse
operations

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