Offering comprehensive advice on all aspects of managing a warehouse, the third edition of Warehouse Management is an ideal guide and detailed reference book for anyone looking to gain a real insight into warehouse operations. It examines everything from the latest technological advances, operations and people management to current environmental issues.
This third edition of Warehouse Management includes definitive updates across the industry, such as the vast expansion of warehouse technology and robotics, warehouse design and the increasing challenges posed by e-commerce. Gwynne Richards tackles the core challenges for today's managers, offering experienced advice on how to reduce lead times, increase productivity and improve customer service.
Revamped with more practical case studies and an array of downloadable warehouse tools, this new edition of Warehouse Management includes useful warehouse audit checklists and is firmly supported with insightful photographs, video links and projections.
Warehouse Management: A Complete Guide to Improving Efficiency and Minimizing Costs in the Modern Warehouse | Gwynne Richards (Author) | Kogan Page
Table of Contents
Chapter 0: Introduction
Chapter 1: The Role of the Warehouse
Chapter 2: Role of the Warehouse Manager
Chapter 3: Warehouse Processes: Receiving and Put-Away
Chapter 4: Warehouse Processes: Pick Preparation
Chapter 5: Picking Strategies and Equipment
Chapter 6: Order-Picking Methods
Chapter 7: Warehouse Processes from Replenishment to Dispatch and Beyond
Chapter 8: Warehouse Management Systems
Chapter 9: Warehouse Layout
Chapter 10: Storage and Handling Equipment
Chapter 11: Resourcing a Warehouse
Chapter 12: Warehouse Costs
Chapter 13: Performance Management
Chapter 14: Outsourcing
Chapter 15: Health and Safety
Chapter 16: The Warehouse and the Environment
Chapter 17: The Warehouse of the Future