Specialized warehouses are those warehouses which store products and materials with specialized storage facilities.

1. SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSES
NANDITHA S
MBA-ITLM
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IMU KOCHI

2. SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSE
Specialized warehouses are those warehouses
which store products and materials with specialized
storage facilities.
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3. TYPES OF SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSE
• Automated warehouse
• Refrigerated warehouse
• Dangerous goods warehouse
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4. AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE
• Storing, retrieving, and moving inventory by
automated systems.
• Costly to implement initially .
• Provide added security.
• Robots, conveyors and overhead pulley systems.
• Continuous updation.
• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
• Automatic Storage and Retrieval (ASRS)
• Expensive.
• Make racks for pallets, accommodate
conveyor belts, floorplan.
• Long term maintenance and repair expenses.
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5. Robert Army-Kiva Robot
•Replace human labour, forklifts
•24/7
•Smaller than forklifts. 5

6. Stack Crane
•Adaptive environment.
•No manual errors.
•High speed racking operation.
•Flexible.
•Remote control in a safe place.
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7. Conveyor Belt
•Saves time.
•Easy loading and unloading.
•No limitation of height.
•No breakage and loss of materials.
•No degradation of product. 7

8. Bar Code Scanner
•Error reduction.
•Inventory control.
•Time savings.
•More accurate.
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9. RFID
•No human intervention.
•Accurate data collection.
•Less sensitive to adverse conditions.
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10. REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSE
• For storing perishable commodities.
• Multi billion dollar industry.
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11. • Keep from rotting, sprouting and damages from
insects.
• Site and building placement.
• Energy efficiency
• Temperature zone.
• Forklifts.
• Doors.
• Pallet conveyors.
• Ethylene control rooms.
• Humidification control systems.
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12. DANGEROUS GOODS WAREHOUSE
• Used for storing hazardous substances and
chemical products.
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13. • The main components of the DG warehouses are
1. Building Wall and Fire Wall
2. Floor
3. Emergency Exit Door
4. Roof
5. Ventilation system
6. Electricity, emergency lighting and electrical
equipment
7. Lightning protection
8. Alarm system
9. Fire fighting system
10. Sewer dam system
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14. THANK YOU
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