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For the company, the variable costs are higher and fixed costs lower when using public
or contract warehousing. For best solution, financial analysis of alternatives is needed.
Cross-docking preconditions
• The arriving times, quantities, articles and further destinations of
inbound products should be known before receiving the shipments
• Inbound shipments should arrive by strict delivery schedule which
in turn is tightly linked to outbound transport schedules
• Customers should be ready to receive goods immediately
• Implementation of more large-scale and complex cross-docking
operations requires using of EDI and Auto ID systems
U-flow warehouse.
+receiving and shipping area are located side by side:
can replace each other and share dock doors, also
more flexible for cross-docking operations
+ better control and more flexible
+ short movement distances
+ excellent utilization of forklift trucks.
- Crossing
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U-flow
Rack-Section-Tier-Bin
B0342 B 03 4 2
Rack Section/floor place Tier Bin
Room/Zone-Rack-Bin
AA001 A A 001
Room / zone Rack Bin
Rack-Bin
AA001 AA 001
Rack Bin
The last two systems are short, simple and easy to remember, but they do not
provide tier information
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ABC analysis in warehouse.
Articles % Units %
Throughput above 100 37 4,1 8900 39,6
units/year
Throughput 50-100 64 7,1 4384 19,5
units/year
Througput 10-49 units/year 424 47,1 7274 32,3
Througput 1-9 units/year 375 41,7 1942 8,6
KOKKU 900 100 22500 100