物流英语Text5分解.pptVIP

Text 5 Warehousing Management Text 6 Design Considerations in Warehousing ;To understand the concept of warehousing To identify the various types of warehousing To examine the trade-offs in warehousing design To get familiar with the concept of cross-docking ; warehouse 仓库 warehousing 仓储 private warehouse 私人仓库 public warehouse 公共仓库 contract warehouse 合同仓库 distribution center 配送中心;What is warehousing? Warehousing has been defined as the part of logistics systems that store products (raw materials, parts, goods-in-process, finished goods…) at and between points of origin to points of consumption. Warehousing can be provided by either warehouses or distribution centers.;Warehouse emphasizes the storage of product and their primary purpose is to maximize usage of available storage space. In contrast, distribution center emphasizes the rapid movement of products through a facility, and attempts to maximize throughput. ;? Private warehouse This type of warehouses are owned or occupied on a long-term lease by the firm using them. What are the advantages and disadvantages of private warehouse? ;Private warehouses provide more control since the enterprises have absolute decision-making authority over all activities in the warehouse. The control facilitates the ability to integrate warehouse operations with the rest of the firm’s internal logistics process.;high fixed cost of private storage the necessity of having high and steady demand volumes What kind of companies usually own their private warehouses, and why? ;The largest users of private warehousing are retail chain stores, they handle large volumes of products on a regular basis. Manufacturing firms also utilize private warehousing.;The public warehouse is essentially space that can be leased to solve short-term distribution needs. Why more and more companies are using public warehouse service nowadays? ; Because public warehouse has certain advantages: it re