About Larry Willett Expertise Specialist in 3rd Party Warehousing and eCommerce Fulfillment, Generalist in handling, storage and distribution of most products and commodities including Retail Goods, Food Products, and HazMat
Experience 25 years in retail distribution, both private and 3rd party. President of 3rd party logistics provider in Los Angeles for 10 years
Organizations Warehouse Education Research Council, Council of Logistics Management, International Warehouse Logistics Assn.
Expert: Larry Willett Date: 1/23/2006 Subject: Setting up a warehouse
Question I am setting up a warehouse for the first time. Where can i learn about the diffent types of systems people use to organize thier warehouses? i am looking for web papes and that type of thing.
thanks
Elisabeth
Answer Elisabeth
Good luck to you in this new endeavor. I am not sure exactly what you are looking for in different types of systems. Are you looking for rack and shelving systems or for computer programs? In either case you can probably find many suppliers and suggestions by Googling the terms associated with what you are seeking. If it is a system for the computer then you are looking for a "Warehouse Management System" or WMS and there are many suppliers with a wide variety of sophistications. If it is storage equipment then look for racking and shelving.
There is literature available from the trade and professional association related to logistics. Some of these are WERC, CSCMP or IWLA and info can be had at their websites.
