a complete guide to improving efficiency and minimizing costs in the modern warehouse /
Gwynne Richards.
Philadelphia :
Kogan Page,
2011.
xvi, 324 p. :
ill. ;
24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [308]-311) and index.
The role of the warehouse -- Role of the warehouse manager -- Warehouse processes : receiving and put-away -- Warehouse processes : pick preparation -- Picking strategies and equipment -- Order-picking methods -- Warehouse processes from replenishment to despatch -- Warehouse management systems -- Warehouse layout -- Storage and handling equipment -- Resourcing a warehouse -- Warehouse costs -- Performance management -- Outsourcing -- Health and safety -- The warehouse and the environment -- The warehouse of the future.