CHAP 10 WAREHOUSING

What is the biggest advantage of public warehousing?

• offers users a great deal of control over their storage needs

• can be constructed to meet user specifications and companies can also control product placement within a facility.

• offers access to products when an organization needs or wants them.

• users can save money because there is no capital investment

Which of the following is not one of the common causes of warehousing fires?

• cutting or welding too close to combustibles

• heat source too close to combustibles

• lightning strikes

• electrical failure or malfunction

As aisle space............., the storage capacity of a facility......................

• decreases; remains constant

• increase; remains constant

• increases; decreases

• remains constant; decreases

Which of the following is true?

• consolidation of several units into smaller units to increase shipping costs

• the unit load is of limited value to shippers that deal in larger quantities

• the unit load allows mechanical devices to be replaced for manual labor

• unit loads may encourage pilferage

Which of the following statements is true?

• clean and sanitary warehousing facilities can increase employee turnover

• contract warehousing simultaneously mitigates the negative aspects and accentuates the positive aspects of public and private warehousing.

• contract warehousing is owned or occupied on a long-term lease by the firm using them

• assorting refers to separating products into grades and qualities desired by different target markets.

The theft usually takes place in the warehouse that shows poor...............................

• warehousing safety

• Warehousing productivity

• warehousing cleanliness and sanitation

• warehousing security

A major drawback to metal and plastic pallets is their ____.

• weight

• lifespan

• incompatibility with existing forklifts

• price

What's meaning of the following label?

• keep temperature

• keep frozen

• keep freezing

• keep cold

A unit load involves ____.

• loading an entire vehicle with shipments from three or fewer shippers

• the usage of a pallet rack system of storage

• convoy of rail cars carrying the same product

• consolidation of several units into larger units to improve efficiency in handling and to reduce shipping costs

What's kind of goods that should be stored in cold warehouse?

• camping equipment

• Technological devices

• cement

• flower