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| bin location numbers | 8/14/2008 | Richard Soong |
Q: MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO NUMBER YOUR PICK BINS IN A FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER. WE HAVE ...
A: Since having each bay ending with the bin as either "A" or "B" and you have two level, a ...
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| Redesigning distributed warehousing and distribution centres | 7/11/2008 | Allen Nielson |
Q: I am working with a manufacturing company that has an extensive network of warehouses and ...
A: While every company's process may be different, there are some standard considerations that must be ...
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| cold storage pricing | 6/24/2008 | Allen Nielson |
Q: Our company would like to take advantage of 3,000 pallets positions we have in our freezer. What ...
A: John, Thanks for your question. The simple answer is; 'what ever someone is willing to pay' but I ...
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| Redesign of distribution system | 6/6/2008 | Richard Soong |
Q: i m a planning for a new distribution system,my current system has one central ware house from where ...
A: Based on your description of your plan, I will foresee with regional hub, the kind of cost save will ...
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| inventory look up | 5/28/2008 | Richard Soong |
Q: I exported into excel inventory data from 2 different locations (on 2 different excel sheets). I ...
A: vlookup is a good formula for linking the figures, probably you might have mixed up the formula and ...
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| receiving metric | 5/8/2008 | Richard Soong |
Q: I have a question? I manage receiving, warehouse, and inventory for a retail distributor of cell ...
A: Q; What is the general rule of thumb for measuring receiving costs? A: I have a URL which might ...
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| advertising for Logistics company | 5/2/2008 | Allen Nielson |
Q: i work in a big company where the supply chain and transportation are applied. i work as corporate ...
A: Laymoona, Thank you for your question. Unfortunately I am not a marketing expert so I'm not sure I ...
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| Warehouse workers | 3/30/2008 | Allen Nielson |
Q: What exactly are the duties of a warehouse worker? Is it difficult to do this job? I have been in ...
A: Naomi, Thank you for your question. Working in the warehouse can be varied depending on the type of ...
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| Insurance | 3/24/2008 | Allen Nielson |
Q: When using a managed warehouse how can you be assured if any theft occurs you will be compensated?
A: Usually, as owner of the inventory, you will maintain your own insurance for loss of property. Most ...
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| Warehouse Presentation | 1/2/2008 | Richard Soong |
Q: We are a cosmetics company in Dubai, this is my 1st time to work as a WareHouse Manager. Our main ...
A: Prior to your request on what might be a good presentation as a warehouse manager for your supplier ...
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| third Party Warehouse | 12/28/2007 | Allen Nielson |
Q: I work for a public warehouse concern in Des Moines, Iowa. I have large volume customer that wants ...
A: Tom, Your customer is basically asking you to be the bank and take on all the risk. This is an ...
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| Setting up a new wharehouse | 11/15/2007 | Larry Willett |
Q: I am setting up a warehouse for the first time. I have no idea what so ever in warehouseing. I want ...
A: Good luck with your new warehouse. I suggest you check the websites IWLA.com and CSCMP.org for ...
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| Warehousing | 11/15/2007 | Richard Soong |
Q: I am setting up a warehouse for the first time. Its a 10,000 sqft space. Where can i learn about the ...
A: Apologize for the delayed reply, having a 10,000 sqft space is a good start for someone who have ...
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| Warehouse Capacity | 11/13/2007 | Richard Soong |
Q: Based on capacity in a warehouse, how does the efficiency compare. In other words what is the ratio ...
A: Well, i don't really have a general formula on this for calculation as each warehouse is an unique ...
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| Warehouse Capacity | 11/6/2007 | Richard Soong |
Q: Based on capacity in a warehouse, how does the efficiency compare. In other words what is the ratio ...
A: Efficiency is much compare to the pick face, as for example: no. of racking, no. of shelvings, no. ...
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| shorts | 11/5/2007 | Larry Willett |
Q: I am new in warehousing and was wondering if you could help. In our warehouse if a selctor goes to ...
A: The best answer is to improve your inventory accuracy so that you only have the pickers going to ...
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| Shipping Loss Prevention | 4/14/2007 | Larry Willett |
Q: I’m trying to create a loss prevention procedure on shipping. We ship primarily through the USPS ...
A: Brian We do not utilize USPS to any extent, mostly I am familiar with UPS, DHL and FEDEX. It seems ...
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| Warehouse Management | 3/30/2007 | Larry Willett |
Q: Curently i work as an employee in a supermarket in the warehouse. Can you tell me some general ...
A: Dimitris I admire you for seeking information but what you are asking is more than I can provide in ...
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| coldstorage. | 3/28/2007 | Larry Willett |
Q: I have a bookmarked webpage of warehouse facilities that offer cold, freezer and dry managed space. ...
A: Mike Unfortunately I have no expertise in the cold storage business. I suggest that you contact one ...
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| Training for warehouse personnel | 2/17/2007 | Larry Willett |
Q: Let me first tank you for all your previous helps. We intend to have some short term training ...
A: Amir This probably deserves more time to answer than I have right now but I'll give it a shot. ...
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| Warehouse Measurents | 11/28/2006 | Larry Willett |
Q: Iam to store Grain. Stewart.
A: Stewart That helps but I have to assume that the grain is bagged or otherwise in some type of ...
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| Rack Coding | 10/17/2006 | Larry Willett |
Q: Willet's, I would like to know how to give codes to my warehouse racking. The WH is palletized and ...
A: Amir The typical way to code warehouse racking is to give a letter or number designation to each ...
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| Storage Capacity | 10/16/2006 | Larry Willett |
Q: Larry, As a follow-up and just to make sure we are clear, if my customer has established that ...
A: Dale As I understand your point, you believe that if the customer managed their inventory better ...
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| Storage Capacity | 10/15/2006 | Larry Willett |
Q: In trying to develop a 5 year plan for WH capacity, our customer wants to divide current sales ...
A: Dale What you are trying to accomplish is admirable but probably too idealistic. Installing a world ...
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| Obtaining Leads for 3rd Party Warehouse | 10/3/2006 | Larry Willett |
Q: I own a up and coming 3rd party warehouse located in the Northeast. My biggest obstacle, as you can ...
A: Jason First and foremost, develop a really good website so you get lots of hits. Secondly, get some ...
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| setting up a warehouse | 7/24/2006 | Larry Willett |
Q: My warehouse is apparel and gifts. I am do not have a computerized inventory. I have my inventory on ...
A: I understand your problem and unfortunately, the answer goes back to the same issue: size. There are ...
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| setting up a warehouse | 7/19/2006 | Larry Willett |
Q: I am moving my warehouse to a larger location 3000 sft. I need help setting up the layout. I want an ...
A: As you are operating a very small operation it will be difficult for you to get expert help from ...
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| Stacking Heights | 5/25/2006 | Larry Willett |
Q: I would like to get info. on stacking heights and stability palletized/non palletized items. Thank ...
A: Tarek This is not a question that can be anwered without specific information about the items in ...
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| Warehouse Capacity | 4/6/2006 | Larry Willett |
Q: Are there any formulas which can be used to determine the "real" storage requirements for a known ...
A: Kevin We use a formula to calculate storage requirements utilizing an Excel spreadsheet. Drop me an ...
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| Dust Control | 3/19/2006 | Larry Willett |
Q: I work in a surgical supply warehouse. The items are stored mostly in cardboard bin boxes and kept ...
A: Terry My suggestion would be to install either a blower above the door that would kick on when the ...
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| ERP/WMS | 2/12/2006 | Larry Willett |
Q: Willet, I am a student researcher at the University of Calgary consulting with a local company to ...
A: Alkarim I'm afraid this is outside my area of expertise. I am familiar with the WMS utilized by ...
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| Warehouse | 2/4/2006 | Larry Willett |
Q: What the different between Field Warehouse, Public Warehouse, Bonded Warehouse, and 3rd Party ...
A: A field warehouse is usually a company run facility for it's own products that is at a remote ...
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| Setting up a warehouse | 1/23/2006 | Larry Willett |
Q: I am setting up a warehouse for the first time. Where can i learn about the diffent types of ...
A: Elisabeth Good luck to you in this new endeavor. I am not sure exactly what you are looking for in ...
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| TRAINING IN WAREHOUSING | 12/1/2005 | Larry Willett |
Q: my name is Maria, and I am wondering if you have an idea, where do I look for training for a ...
A: Maria This is a very good question and one that needs an answer that I'm not sure exists. The ideal ...
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| Travel time | 11/18/2005 | Larry Willett |
Q: I am a forklift salesperson who occasionally gets involved in narrow aisle systems planning. Is ...
A: Marvin This is outside my area of expertise but that won't stop me from giving some kind of answer. ...
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| Pick by Cube Functionality | 7/28/2005 | Larry Willett |
Q: I am from the IT support team for a company which runs a retail warehouse. We are using a Retek WMS ...
A: Faisal I have to admit I am stumped on this question. Typically, a WMS has the ability to utilize ...
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| WMS | 7/9/2005 | Larry Willett |
Q: I would you like to know if you know some solutions for the this problem : The WMS does a mistake ...
A: Ignazio First you need to make sure the location's cubic storage capacity is properly set up in the ...
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| warehousing | 5/16/2005 | Larry Willett |
Q: Please in simple terms, what is pick face? Thank You Regards John
A: John Generally the term refers to the location of an item to be picked from stock. In pallet rack ...
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| double stacking | 2/24/2005 | Larry Willett |
Q: Larry, We run a small lettershop with an even smaller boxtruck to make deliveries to the Post ...
A: Joe Don't think I can be of any help. I know there are systems used in semi-trailers that allow you ...
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| A simple question | 1/23/2005 | Larry Willett |
Q: I was just looking for a point in the right direction. I know next to nothing about warehouses, ...
A: Kevin This also is not my area of expertise but I can tell you that you are looking for a ...
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