Free Preparation Discussions
MENU
CIPS L4M7 Exam - Topic 3 Question 27 Discussion
Topic #: 3
Your employers have expanded rapidly over the past five years and have acquired a number of smaller companies in the same industry. Unfortunately, all of the companies purchased have manual inventory systems. Your employer is setting up a computerised inventory control system and wishes to ensure that all stock is classified under the appropriate headings. Under what classification would semi-finished goods be classified?
Warehouse dock is a feature of warehouse design - used for unloading and loading vehicles. It is crucial to carefully design where they are externally located in a facility and choose the best type of dock depending on the available space.
In many cases efficient and effective loading and unloading is achieved by a dock design that places the loading and unloading vehicle' rear platform at the same height as the warehouse floor.
Slopes in docking areas must always be as small as possible: the gentler the slope, the less chance of errors and accidents. If a warehouse is going to be used by large volume vehicles, such as high cubes, it may be necessary to install special devices, such as hydraulically adjustable docks or ground level lift platforms.
Current trends indicate that vehicles that are longer and wider and have a greater volume will be increasingly common. Therefore, when planning the location of the docks, it would be useful to ensure that there is a large area for the approach, manoeuvring and build-up of large vehicles.
One option to increase the efficiency of the docks is to combine reception and dispatch into a single area (dual use). This solution drastically reduces costs and, above all, increases the use of handling equipment and personnel. However, if this is justified by the volume of material flows, there can also be separate access points for each function (some for reception and others for dispatch - 'sole use').
- Warehouse docking areas - Interlake
- CIPS study guide page 13
LO 1, AC 1.1
Fairy
2 months agoCristina
2 months agoAlbert
3 months agoVincent
3 months agoAn
3 months agoLorean
3 months agoSage
4 months agoRueben
4 months agoJohnetta
4 months agoShenika
4 months agoSharika
4 months agoVeta
5 months agoCecily
5 months agoOllie
5 months agoJohnna
5 months agoCordell
5 months agoCathrine
9 months agoMicah
8 months agoDevora
8 months agoYolando
9 months agoMyrtie
9 months agoDona
9 months agoCrissy
10 months agoRyann
8 months agoBeth
8 months agoFrancene
8 months agoGlynda
8 months agoMireya
8 months agoHaley
9 months agoTiera
10 months agoBenedict
9 months agoMicaela
9 months agoTrina
9 months agoBuck
10 months agoIrene
9 months agoKiley
10 months agoRikki
10 months agoFrankie
10 months agoKenneth
11 months agoLaticia
11 months ago