Stuffing and de-stuffing of containers
Container stuffing is the act of loading ready-to-ship inventory and/or goods into a container or other medium of transportation, sealing it and preparing the container for shipment.
Cross-docking
Cross-docking is a practice in logistics of unloading materials from an incoming semi-trailer truck or railroad car and loading these materials directly into outbound trucks, trailers, or rail cars, with little or no storage in between. This may be done to change the type of conveyance, to sort material intended for different destinations, or to combine material from different origins into transport vehicles (or containers) with the same or similar destinations.
Pick and Pack
Pick and pack is a part of a complete supply chain management process that is commonly used in the retail distribution of goods. It entails processing small to large quantities of product, often truck or train loads and disassembling them, picking the relevant product for each destination and re-packaging with shipping label affixed and invoice included.
Warehouse packaging and Labeling
Almost every product ordered online will come in some form of warehouse packaging. With global logistics now at the forefront of the warehouse industry, international businesses can carry out purchases in an instant, even on the other side of the world.Warehouse packaging is fundamental when it comes to smooth logistics.
6 Tips for Improving Warehouse
Nothing stymies operational efficiency like a poorly-organized warehouse. Your facility should have a thoroughly thought-out floor plan that your employees can navigate with ease. The space should be organized so that your staff members can access products and packages without getting in each other’s way.
Long and short term storage
Short and Long-Term Storage. Short and long-term storage are useful for different reasons. Short-term storage is good for storing something temporarily during a move. Long-term storage can be good for storing things you can’t seem to part with but don’t currently have room for.