L8 Inbound Operations and Internal Transport

Question 1

Typical receiving activities

Answer 1

• Receipt of all materials
• Checking of quantity and quality
• Preparing to disburse materials for putaway or cross-docking

Question 2

What is a stock keeping unit

Answer 2

unique identifier of each product, for ease of tracking

Question 3

ASN = Advance Shipping Notice

Answer 3

Information provided in advance for receiving and put away.

Question 4

Why is Scheduling important for receiving docks

Answer 4

“spread out” arrivals of delivery vehicles to prevent congestion.
It uses resources efficiently (labour, equipment…)
Cross-docking requires close coordination between inbound and outbound

Question 5

Putaway

Answer 5

Act of placing merchandise in storage
Activities involved:
-Transporting and placement of merchandise
-Registering actual storage location

Question 6

WMS

Answer 6

Warehouse Management System can direct putaway operations to place each pallet or case.

Question 7

Batched putaway

Answer 7

Designated warehouse locations that are grouped according to :
Product/Suppliers/Customers

Question 8

Interleaving

Answer 8

Combine putaway and order picking whenever possible to prevent empty travel because they can be on the same route sometimes

Question 9

Aisle space vs Storage space

Tradeoff

Answer 9

More space for aisles = lower material handling time and cost –> High inventory turnover
More space for storage = Higher space utilization (lower storage cost) –> Low turnover