Warehouse Management: A Complete Guide to Improving Efficiency and Minimizing Costs in the Modern Warehouse

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Kogan Page Publishers, Jun 3, 2014 - Business & Economics - 448 pages

Gwynne Richards' highly regarded and best-selling text on warehouse management is a complete guide to best practice in warehouse operations. Warehouse Management examines how to operate an efficient and cost-effective warehouse. It provides guidance on using the latest technology, reducing inventory, people management, location and design. Covering everything from the latest technological advances to current environmental issues, Warehouse Management provides an indispensable companion to the modern warehouse. The text considers key aspects of warehouse management, including cost reduction, productivity, people management, and warehouse operations.

In addition to providing updates on future advances in warehouse management, Gwynne Richards tackles the key issues that are challenging today's managers, including pressure to reduce lead times, increase productivity, reduce cost, improve customer service, reduce environmental impact, and maintain health and safety standards.

Offering comprehensive direction on all aspects of managing a warehouse, Warehouse Management is an ideal guide and detailed reference book for anyone looking to gain a real insight into warehouse operations.

In this 2nd edition of Warehouse Management, there are more case studies, photographs as well as extensive accompanying online resources, such as PowerPoints and video links.

 

Contents

Introduction
1
01 The role of the warehouse
5
02 Role of the warehouse manager
36
receiving and putaway
58
pick preparation
77
05 Picking strategies and equipment
95
06 Orderpicking methods
138
07 Warehouse processes from replenishment to despatch and beyond
168
13 Performance management
293
14 Outsourcing
316
15 Health and safety
338
16 The warehouse and the environment
359
17 The warehouse of the future
375
Appendix 1
387
Appendix 2
403
References
406

08 Warehouse management systems
188
09 Warehouse layout
203
10 Storage and handling equipment
220
11 Resourcing a warehouse
255
12 Warehouse costs
276
Useful websites
411
Glossary
413
Index
419
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About the author (2014)

Gwynne Richards has over thirty years' experience in warehouse management and logistics. He runs a successful logistics consultancy and provides a number of courses on warehouse and transport management for practitioners. He is Module Tutor for TTM full time Masters' course at Warwick and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is the author of The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit, also published by Kogan Page.

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