World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling

by Frazelle, Edward

• ISBN13: 9780071376006
• ISBN10: 0071376003
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-09
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Timeless Insights for Planning and Managing 21st-Century Warehouse OperationsDespite today's just-in-time production mentality, with its efforts to eliminate warehouses and their inventory carrying costs, effective warehousing continues to play a critical bottom-line role for companies worldwide. "World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling covers today's state-of-the-art tools, metrics, and methodologies for dramatically increasing the effectiveness, accuracy, and overall productivity of warehousing operations.Written by one of today's recognized logistics thought leaders, this comprehensive resource provides authoritative answers on such topics as: The seven principles of world-class warehousing Warehouse activity profiling Warehouse performance measures Warehouse automation and computerization Receiving and put away Storage and retrieval operations Picking and packing Humanizing warehouse operations "World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling describes the processes and systems required for,meeting the changing demands of warehousing. Filled with practices from proven to innovative, it will help all logistics professionals improve the productivity, quality, and cycle time of their existing warehouse operations.Not too long ago, effective warehousing was a relatively straightforward progression of receiving, storing, and shipping. But in today's age of e-commerce, supply chain integration, globalization, and just-in-time methodology, warehousing has become more complex than at any time in the past--not to mention more costly."World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling breaks through the confusing array of warehouse technology, buzzwords, and third-partyproviders to describe the principles of warehousing required for the implementation of world-class warehousing operations. Holding up efficiency and accuracy as the keys to success in warehousing, it is the first widely published me

Author Biography

Edward Frazelle, Ph.D., is president and CEO of Logistics Resources International, founder of The Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech, and director of the school's Logistic Management Series. The former president of the International Material Management Society and a pioneer in today's logistics movement, Dr. Frazelle has trained more than 50,000 logistics professionals and helped more than 100 corporations and government agencies in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America pursue and achieve logistics excellence. He has written or coauthored seven books, including Supply Chain Strategy, and numerous articles on logistics. His Web site­­www.LRILogistics.com­­is recognized as one of today's most comprehensive and valuable resources for logistics information and instructional materials.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why Have a Warehouse?	p. 1
Investigating Warehouse Operations	p. 13
Warehouse Activity Profiling: Mining for Gold	p. 15
Measuring and Benchmarking Warehouse Performance	p. 45
Innovating Warehouse Operations	p. 71
Receiving and Putaway Principles	p. 73
Pallet Storage and Retrieval Systems	p. 85
Case Picking Systems	p. 111
Small Item Picking Systems	p. 127
Order Picking Operations	p. 147
Unitizing and Shipping	p. 183
Warehouse Layout	p. 189
Computerizing Warehouse Operations	p. 203
Warehouse Workforce Design and Development	p. 231
Index	p. 235
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