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S.S.
WAREHOUSE
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THE TEAM AT SS WARE HOUSE, MAKES SURE WE OFFER BEST OF WARE HOUSING SERVICES.
Our Functions
The team at SS Ware House, makes sure we offer best of Ware Housing Services.
We make certain of this by following certain norms of our company and our functions include:
  • Hold inventory that is used to balance and buffer between the variation between production schedules and demand
  • Support to customer service has evolved from materials management to logistics and to supply chain management
  • Inventory management, warehousing and transportation
  • Accommodate and consolidate products from various points of manufacture within a single firm or from several firms, for combined shipment to common customers
  • Shorten transportation distances to permit rapid response to customer demand
Following steps are involved in Materials Management in the Ware House
  • Receiving
  • Prepackaging
  • Put-away
  • Storage
  • Order picking (pallets, cases, loose items)
  • Packaging and/or pricing
  • Sorting and/or accumulation
  • Packing and shipping
  • Cross-docking
  • Replenishment
We also make sure
  • Select and space effective handling units
  • To minimize product damage
  • Eliminate shipping staging, and direct-load outbound trailers
  • Use storage racks to minimize floor space requirements for shipping staging
  • Route on-site drivers through the site with minimum paperwork and time
  • Provide a variety of storage sizes such that small items have small spaces and large items have large spaces
  • Store large, bulky items near their point of use if popularity is the same
  • Heavier items stored in areas with the lowest stacking heights
  • Lighter, easier to handle items should be stored where stacking heights are greater
Storage Layout Planning Objectives
  • To utilize space effectively
  • To provide efficient material handling
  • To minimize storage cost while providing the required level of service
  • To provide maximum flexibility
  • To provide good housekeeping
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