{"product_id":"9780071785594","title":"World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimeless Insights for Planning and Managing 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e-Century Warehouse Operations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDespite today's just-in-time production mentality, with its efforts to eliminate warehouses and their inventory carrying costs, effective warehousing continues to play a critical bottom-line role for companies worldwide. \u003ci\u003eWorld-Class Warehousing and Material Handling \u003c\/i\u003ecovers today's state-of-the-art tools, metrics, and methodologies for dramatically increasing the effectiveness, accuracy, and overall productivity of warehousing operations.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWritten by one of today's recognized logistics thought leaders, this comprehensive resource provides authoritative answers on such topics as:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe seven principles of world-class warehousing\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWarehouse activity profiling\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWarehouse performance measures\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWarehouse automation and computerization\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eReceiving and put away\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eStorage and retrieval operations\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePicking and packing\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHumanizing warehouse operations\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld-Class Warehousing and Material Handling \u003c\/i\u003edescribes the processes and systems required for meeting the changing demands of warehousing. Filled with practices from proven to innovative, it will help all logistics professionals improve the productivity, quality, and cycle time of their existing warehouse operations.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNot too long ago, effective warehousing was a relatively straightforward progression of receiving, storing, and shipping. But in today's age of e-commerce, supply chain integration, globalization, and just-in-time methodology, warehousing has become more complex than at any time in the past­­not to mention more costly.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld-Class Warehousing and Material Handling \u003c\/i\u003ebreaks through the confusing array of warehouse technology, buzzwords, and third-party providers to describe the principles of warehousing required for the implementation of world-class warehousing operations. Holding up efficiency and accuracy as the keys to success in warehousing, it is the first widely published methodology for warehouse problem solving across \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e areas of the supply chain, providing an organized set of principles that can be used to streamline all types of warehousing operations.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCase studies from Avon, Ford, Xerox, True Value Hardware, and others detail how today's most innovative logistics and supply chain managers are arriving at proven solutions to a wide variety of warehousing challenges. Topics discussed include:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWarehouse activity profiling\u003c\/b\u003e­­for identifying causes of information and material flow problems and pinpointing opportunities for improvement\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWarehouse performance measures­­\u003c\/b\u003efor monitoring, reporting, and benchmarking warehouse performance\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStorage and retrieval system selection\u003c\/b\u003e­­for improving storage density, handling productivity, and trade-offs in required capital investment\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOrder picking strategies­­\u003c\/b\u003efor improving the productivity and accuracy of order fulfillment\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eComputerizing warehousing operations\u003c\/b\u003e­­for profiling activity, monitoring performance, and simplifying operations\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld-Class Warehousing and Material Handling \u003c\/i\u003eintegrates global and e-commerce issues as it addresses customization, information technology, performance analysis, expansion and contraction planning, and the overall role of the warehouse in logistics management and the supply chain. Filled with proven operational solutions, it will guide managers as they develop a warehouse master plan, one designed to minimize the effects of supply chain inefficiencies as it improves logistics accuracy and inventory management­­and reduces overall warehousing expense.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw Hill LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108045766896,"sku":"9780071785594","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780071785594_p0.jpg?v=1763636145","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780071785594","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}