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mpacted warehousutg. As mass productlon grew throughout mamfactunng, the needs off efficientand effective wuehousing capabilitiesgrewwith it. Modern Development arehouse industry also cofed with new methods of distribution, such as just-in-hme U\maoufacturing-where warehousing is unnecessary because products are shipped dvectly to customers. Warehousig companie8- are now striving to beb nnfly storage facilities. They a:e transforming temselves into \logisticss Provjders\or \that provide a wide array of services aad flancioos. Con;emporaryy arebousing facilities ofrer ligkt manufacturing, caH centers, labeling, and othre non-sto:age optrons. Warebouse Classifications Warehouses are divided into public warehouse, private wa:ehouse, leased warehouse aod contract Werehouse. Public warehouse uwolves he client paying a staadard fee fior thee storage of merchandise. Private warehouse is storage and operations controlled completely .by a sinle manufacturer. Leaed warebouse is an optioa for more stabte inventoryrr Contract warehouse clients Fay fees regrdless of whether thy are usin the space or not:ot: the space is always there for them to use, however. Aecording to Overiew of Warebousingg in North America, contract waehouse accounts for more tban 60 percent of the U.S.+ Commercial market. Warebouse Fnnctions Warehousing is a key eomponent of the overall business supply chain. Warehouse fia:etions include the storage of goods to permit managing product fow or to accommodate longer production runs; a mixing point where products from difrerent suppliers are mixed and then distributed to fulfll customer orders; a sales branch and customer service location: a source of supplies for production; a staging area for final packaging or finishing Warehouse Operation and Management The basic function of a warehouse is to receive customer orders, retrieve requhed items, and finally prepare and ship those items. There are many ways to organize these operations but the overall process in most warehouses shares the following common phasea Receiving-the process of unloading, checking quality and quantity, and disassembling or repacking items for storage Put-away-4efining the appropriate location for items and transferring them to the specified storage location to wait for demand Order picking-retrieving items from their storage locations and transporting them either to a sorting process or straight to the shipping area Shipping-inspecting, packing, palletizing and loading items into a carrier for further delivery Warehouse operations need clear visibility and real-time information on the location and movement of items. Using bar code, RFID, advanced labeling and wireless data collection technologies, your warehouse eliminates costly inefficiencies in your receiving, put-away, picking and shipping processes. AII items are accounted for with bar code labels and RFID tags. Inventory locations are clearly identified with long-range scannable labels Wareisouse employees receive ptcking and put-away instructions through wireless handheld and vehicle-mount terminals communicating real-time with your hrms Warehouse management systems (WMS) are best descnbed as the advanced technology and operating processes that optimize all warehousing functions. These functions typically begin with receipts from suppliers and end with shipments to customers, and include all inventory movements and Informataon fows in between Warehouse management systems have typicalty been associated with 1: operations. Small_ arger, more complex distriboaion non-complex distribution facilities have historiclly not becnc candidates to signiicantlyy viewed as streamline operations and reduce costs. However, evem smallrc and midsize companies are Increaslngly recognizing he sogrufiance of0f warehouse management systems in today's environment of interated logistics justin-time deheh and e-commerce fulfillment wery la practice, successful solutions are generally designed to mrgee compl uter hardware, software, and peripheral equipment with improved operating practices fer managing inventory, space, labor, capital and equipment in warehouses and distribution centers. Implementaion of a WMS allows a company to increase its competitive advantagee by reducing labor costs, improving customer service, increaing inventory accwacy, andd improving