World-class Warehousing and Material Handling (Logistics Management Library) (International Edition)

Despite todays just-in-time production mentality, with its efforts to eliminate warehouses and their inventory carrying costs, effective warehousing continues to play a critical bottom-line role for companies worldwide. World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling covers todays state-of-the-art tools, metrics, and methodologies for dramatically increasing the effectiveness, accuracy, and overall productivity of warehousing operations.

Written by one of todays recognized logistics thought leaders, this comprehensive resource provides authoritative answers on such topics as:

• The seven principles of world-class warehousing
• Warehouse activity profiling
• Warehouse performance measures
• Warehouse automation
• Receiving
• Order picking
• Warehouse layout
• Wareouse workforce development

World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling describes the processes and systems required for meeting the changing demands of warehousing. Filled with practices from proven to innovative, it will help all logistics professionals improve the productivity, quality, and cycle time of their existing warehouse operations.