国际货代物流英语,Week 6,Text Warehouse Operation,New Words and Phrases integrated adj. 整体的，综合的 strategy n. 战略，计划 facility n. 设备 consumer n. 消费者，用户 consolidate v. 统一，联合 inbound adj. 内部的 appropriate adj. 适合的,Text 1 Warehouse Operation,component n. 组成，成分 equipment n. 设备 rack n. 货架 conveyor n. 传送，传输 track v. 追踪 authority n. 权力 lease v. 出租，租借 flexibility n. 灵活性，适应性 emerge v. 出现,Text 1 Warehouse Operation,beneficial adj. 有益的，有利的 consolidation n. 统一，联合 outbound adj. 外部的 conduct v. 执行 materials handling 物资搬运 private warehouse 私有仓库 public warehouse 公共仓库 contract warehousing 合同仓储 staging area 待运区，装货区,Text Warehouse Operation,【Para 1】Role of Warehousing Warehousing plays a key role in integrated logistics strategy and in building and maintaining good relationship between supply chain partners. Warehousing affects customer service level, sales and marketing success. Warehousing can link the production facility and the consumer, or supplier and production facility.,Text Warehouse Operation,Warehousing supports production by consolidating inbound materials and distributing them to the production facility at the appropriate time. Warehousing also helps marketing to serve current customers and expand into new markets.,Text Warehouse Operation,【Para 2】Main Components of Warehousing The three basic components of warehousing are warehouse, equipment, and people. Space allows for the storage of goods when demand and supply are unequal. Space affects not only warehousing decisions but also the design of a logistics system.,Text Warehouse Operation,Warehouse equipment includes materials handling, storage racks and conveyor equipment. The equipment helps in product movement, storage, and tracking. People are the most critical component of warehousing. Space and equipment mean nothing without competent people.,Text Warehouse Operation,【Para 3】Types of Warehouses The warehouse is usually divides into private warehouse, public warehouse and contract warehousing. The private warehouse is owned by the firm using it. Private warehouses provide more control since the firm has decision-making authority over all activities in the warehouse.,Text Warehouse Operation,The public warehouse is essentially space that can be leased to solve short-term distribution needs. Using public warehouses offer more flexibility for the users since it require no capital investment on the users part.,Text Warehouse Operation,For many years, firms had two choices with respect to warehousing - public and private. But more recently, contract warehousing （also referred to as third-party warehousing） has emerged as another warehousing alternative. Contract warehousing is a long term, mutually beneficial arrangement which provides unique and specially warehousing and logistics services for one customer.,Text Warehouse Operation,【Para 4】Warehousing Activities Warehousing activity is an important link between the producer and the customer. Warehousing activities involve receiving, transfer, storage, picking, and shipping. Receiving may take place in railway station, dock, warehouse and so on.,Text Warehouse Operation,Transfer involves physical movement of the goods into the warehouse for storage, movement to areas for specialized such as consolidation, and movement to out-bound shipment. Storage is a primary function of warehouse. Goods should be stored in areas with right conditions.,Text Warehouse Operation,Picking is conducted after orders are translated into picking slips in many instances. Shipping is the last step. After properly packed and checked on against delivery note, the products should be transferred to staging area and loaded on carrier equipment for transportation.,Text Warehouse Operation,Notes 1Warehousing plays a key role in integrated logistics strategy and in building and maintaining good relationship between supply chain partners. 在物流战略的整合以及建立、维持供应链各成员之间良好关系的过程中，仓储占据着重要的地位。,Text Warehouse Operation,2Warehousing supports production by consolidating inbound materials and distributing them to the production facility at the appropriate time. 仓储通过整合内部资源支持生产并在恰当的时间将原材料配送到生产点。,Text Warehouse Operation,3Warehouse equipment includes materials handling, storage racks and conveyor equipment. 仓储设备包括搬运设备、储存货架和传送设备。,Text Warehouse Operation,4People are the most critical component of warehousing. Space and equipment mean nothing without competent people. 人是仓储中最重要的组成部分。没有胜任的员工，空间和设备就显得毫无意义。,Text Warehouse Operation,5Private warehouses provide more control since the firm has decision-making authority over all activities in the warehouse. 由于公司对仓库中的所有活动拥有决定权，因此私有仓库具有更大的控制优势。,Text Warehouse Operation,6Using public warehouses offer more flexibility for the users since it require no capital investment on the users p