Storage and Inventory Control WERC（存储和库存控制WERC）.PDF

Best Practices Guide Storage Inventory Control Storage and Inventory Control include the activities related to holding material and the proc- esses of counting and transacting the material as it moved through the warehouse. Best prac- tice attributes for the following process groups are covered: Location Management and Review Product Data and Special Requirements Inventory Control System Transaction Processing Cycle Count Inventory Strategy Location Management Review Companies need to match the layout of storage areas with the basic operation of the ware- house. The layout of a warehouse that supports an adjoining manufacturing facility will have different requirements than a facility supporting product distribution or a facility that supports end-user fulfillment. Some operations place emphasis on replenishment, others on product picking or order fulfillment. Regardless of the mission of the warehouse, best practice companies have designed storage systems to meet the needs of the current and planned mix of storage types. They have optimized storage locations and layouts to fit product without the need to restack or re-palletize it once received. Best practice companies have excellent cube fill rates. In addition to optimizing fill rates, storage locations should minimize travel time. If a product is in high demand, it should be placed close to its next point of use. In this case, de- mand should be based on the number of times the product is require—not on the number of units required. The difficulty of retrieval should also be considere