Warehouse Management, by Ravindran Raghavan. Roles of a warehouse in trade transactions and supply chain. Sorting, Packing, Labelling, Invoice, Collection, Inventory planning, Rejects collection and Expiry planning. Types of warehouses. Stockyards, Godowns, Warehouse, Distribution Centre. Categories of public/private and bonded/non-bonded. Functional types including General purpose, Racked warehouse, Temperature controlled warehouse, Document archives, Personal effects storage, Automotive and Weaponry

1. By
Ravindran
Raghavan
WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS &
PRODUCTIVITY OPTIMISATION
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2. Role of warehouse in trade transactions
Types of warehouse
Warehouse operations
Key performance indicators
Cost optimisation
WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS
& PRODUCTIVITY OPTIMISATION
Training Content
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5

3. MY
TOUCH
POINTS
Al Quoz general warehouse
Jebel Ali freezone warehouse
Al Manara fine art warehouse
DAFZA air freight warehouse
Tuas consolidation centre
Newsprint warehouse, Bangalore
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4. MY
TOUCH
POINTS
Castrol integration
warehouse, Chennai
Container destuffing
(bonded), Pune
Container Freight Station,
Kolkata
Grains warehouse, Kandla
Newark warehouse (USA) –
graphite/UN shipments
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5. ROLE OF WAREHOUSE IN TRADE
TRANSACTIONS
Why is warehouse
required for fulfilment?
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6. TIONG NAM WAREHOUSES
Source:
https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/tiong-nam-warehouse-reit-be-spun-next-year
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7. EXAMPLE:
AGROMATE GROUP
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8. WHAT IS SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS?
WHAT IS SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS?
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13. WHAT IS SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS?
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14. • “buy raw materials”
Procurement
• “manufacture coffee”
Production
• “place it on the
shelves”
Distribution
WHAT IS SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS?
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15. • Material sourcing
• Transportation to factory
• Storage at warehouse
Procurement
• Take raw materials from warehouse
• Produce
• Send product to warehouse
Production
• Packing & Labelling
• Deliver to supermarket
• Collect expired products
Distribution
SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS ACTIVITIES
SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS ACTIVITIES
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16. • Material sourcing
• Transportation to factory
• Storage at warehouse
Procurement
• Take raw materials from warehouse
• Produce
• Send product to warehouse
Production
• Packing & Labelling at warehouse
• Deliver to Tesco’s warehouse
• Return expired products to warehouse
Distribution
SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS ACTIVITIES
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18. Sorting Packing Labelling Invoice
Collection
Inventory
planning
Rejects
collection
Expiry
planning
1 2 3
Receive
goods
Hold the
goods
Send
goods
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19. Storage of
goods
Sorting
Pick and
pack
Labelling
Inventory
management
Delivery
Invoicing Collection
Reverse
Logistics
FUNCTIONS OF A WAREHOUSE
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20. QUESTIONS?
The art and science of asking
questions is the source of all
knowledge.
- Thomas Berger
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21. Role of warehouse in trade transactions
Types of warehouse
Warehouse operations
Key performance indicators
Cost optimisation
WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS
& PRODUCTIVITY OPTIMISATION
Training Content
1
2
3
4
5

22. EVOLUTION OF STORAGE
Stockyards
Godowns
Warehouse
Distribution Centre
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23. Stockyards Godowns Warehouse
Distribution
Centre
Open field
where items
are stored
under the sun
and rain
EVOLUTION OF STORAGE
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24. Stockyards Godowns Warehouse
Distribution
Centre
EVOLUTION OF STORAGE
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25. Stockyards Godowns Warehouse
Distribution
Centre
Buildings with
roof
Open floor space
to keep cargo
Cargo normally in
boxes or pallets
No fanciful fixtures
EVOLUTION OF STORAGE
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26. WAREHOUSE CATEGORIES & TYPES
EVOLUTION OF STORAGE
Stockyards Godowns Warehouse
Distribution
Centre
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27. Stockyards Godowns Warehouse
Distribution
Centre
With internal
fittings like
racks, special
storage etc
EVOLUTION OF STORAGE
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28. Stockyards Godowns Warehouse
Distribution
Centre
EVOLUTION OF STORAGE
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29. Stockyards Godowns Warehouse
Distribution
Centre
Value Added
Services like
labelling,
sorting,
packing, etc
EVOLUTION OF STORAGE
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30. Stockyards
Godowns
Warehouse
Distribution
Centre
EVOLUTION OF STORAGE
Warehouse Designs and Concept
2
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31. Warehouse
Public
Bonded
Non-
bonded
Private
Bonded
Non-
bonded
CATEGORIES OF WAREHOUSE
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32. Public Private
 Providing
storage
services to
other parties.
 Space is rented
out to importers,
manufacturers,
shippers etc
 Belongs to the
owner of
goods.
 Space in such
warehouses is
not leased out
to third parties
for storage.
CATEGORIES OF WAREHOUSE
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33. Public Private
 Providing
storage
services to
other parties.
 Space is rented
out to importers,
manufacturers,
shippers etc
 Belongs to the
owner of
goods.
 Space in such
warehouses is
not leased out
to third parties
for storage.
CATEGORIES OF WAREHOUSE
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34. Public Private
 Providing
storage
services to
other parties.
 Space is rented
out to importers,
manufacturers,
shippers etc
 Belongs to the
owner of
goods.
 Space in such
warehouses is
not leased out
to third parties
for storage.
CATEGORIES OF WAREHOUSE

35. Bonded Non-bonded
 Licensed to accept imported goods for
storage before payment of customs
duties.
 Goods must be declared and recorded
when moving in and out
 Importer can store goods without
paying duty until goods are shipped
out.
CATEGORIES OF WAREHOUSE

36. Bonded Non-bonded
 Can store “duty-paid” goods only
 Goods can be freely moved in or out
of warehouse
 A form of general storage without any
Customs privileges
CATEGORIES OF WAREHOUSE
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37. Bonded Non-bonded
Licensed to
accept imported
goods for
storage before
payment of
customs
duties.
To receive and
store “duty-
paid” goods
only … no
Customs check
CATEGORIES OF WAREHOUSE
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38. i. General purpose
ii. Racked warehouse
iii. Temperature controlled
warehouse
iv. Document archives
v. Personal effects storage
vi. Automotive
vii. Weaponry
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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39. General
purpose
warehouse
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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40. General purpose warehouse
• Has racks – open space – drawers – rooms
• Store various types of goods
• Very common mode of warehouse in mixed
economy
• Difficult to implement tracking
• May handle in-out inventory
• Wide spectrum application
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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41. Racked warehouse
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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42. Racked warehouse
 Fully racked
 Suitable for standard sized items
 Easy to implement RFID/tracking
 Ideal for packed goods stored on pallets
 High ceiling utlising air space
 Space economy
Example:
www.mapletree.com.sg
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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43. Temperature controlled
warehouse
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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44. Temperature controlled
warehouse
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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45. Cold chain
logistics
Temperature controlled warehouse
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
 For electronics, food
products and
temperature sensitive
medicines
 Perishable cargo
 Meat products
 Dairy products
 Chocolates!

46. Records Management
(Document Archive)
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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47. Records Management (sometimes called
“Document Archive”)
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
do we need “Records
Management” ?
Why
What
records are managed?
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48. Records Management
 Fire prevention is IMPORTANT
 Fungal and insect repellent
 Archiving – retrieving is required
 Client reference station
 Removal and disposal
 Usually 7-year cycle
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES

49. Personal effects storage
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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50. Personal effects storage
 Multi sized cargo
 Wide spectrum of
sensitivities
 Usually wrapped and
stored in large bins
 Insurance is essential
Example:
www.felixrelo.com.my
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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51. Automotive warehouse
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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52. Automotive warehouse
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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53. Automotive warehouse
 Special purpose warehouse with the
ability to retrieve parts and components
fast for delivery to the production line.
 Would have an array of fittings catering
for large, small and very small parts.
Example:
www.dbschenker.com.my
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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54. What is
this?
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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55. TYPES OF WAREHOUSES

56. Where do you
find this?
•Disneyland
car park?
•KLIA?
•Proton
factory?
Car park is a form of storage!
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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57. Where do you find this?
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
Volkswagen
warehouse

58. TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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59. Weaponry
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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60. Weaponry
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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61. Weaponry
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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62. Weaponry
 Purpose built warehouses
generally operated by the
military to keep weapons
and ammunitions.
 High security and normally
has very good fire protection
systems.
Example:
www.gsaweaponstorage.com
TYPES OF WAREHOUSES
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63. QUESTIONS?
Education is the most powerful
weapon which you can use to
change the world.
Nelson Mandela

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