Warehouse Management
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Warehouse Management

The Definitive Guide to Improving Efficiency and Minimizing Costs in the Modern Warehouse

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eBook - ePub

Warehouse Management

The Definitive Guide to Improving Efficiency and Minimizing Costs in the Modern Warehouse

About this book

As modern warehouses continue to capitalize on cutting-edge technologies to maximize their role in the supply chain, understand how to successfully manage these warehouses with this bestselling book. The fifth edition of Warehouse Management is fully updated to include the most current information from across the industry. It also explores emerging technologies, like AI, robotics and automation and how they are shaping today's warehouse operations. There are new real-world examples from companies who have achieved improvements and cost savings through the introduction of new technology and equipment, leaner processes and environmental initiatives. The book covers an extensive range of key topics from defining the modern warehouse, detailing management processes, strategies and practices to outlining how to tackle environmental challenges to ensure a sustainable supply chain. With practical insights and real-world examples into how to improve operating costs, this is a must read for optimizing warehouse performance. Online resources include videos and PowerPoint slides.

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Information

Publisher
Kogan Page
Year
2025
Print ISBN
9781398618701
eBook ISBN
9781398618718
Edition
5
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Industrial Management
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Online resources
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Introduction
  4. 01 The role of the warehouse
  5. 02 The role of the warehouse manager
  6. 03 Warehouse processes: Receiving and put-away
  7. 04 Warehouse processes: Pick preparation
  8. 05 Order picking
  9. 06 Warehouse processes from replenishment to despatch and beyond
  10. 07 Information technology in the warehouse
  11. 08 Warehouse layout
  12. 09 Storage and handling equipment
  13. 10 Automation and robotics
  14. 11 Resourcing a warehouse
  15. 12 Warehouse costs
  16. 13 Performance measurement and management
  17. 14 Health and safety
  18. 15 The warehouse and the environment
  19. 16 Outsourcing
  20. 17 The warehouse of the future
  21. Appendix 1 Global warehouse costs
  22. Appendix 2 Warehouse audit checklists
  23. Bibliography
  24. Websites of companies that have contributed to this book and other useful websites
  25. Glossary
  26. Index