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.

Not too long ago,effective warehousing was a relatively straightforward progression of receiving,storing,and shipping. But in today’s age of e-commerce,supply chain integration,globalization,and just-in-time methodology,warehousing has become more complex than at any time in the past not to mention more costly.

World-Class Warehousing and MaterialHandling breaks throughthe confusing array of warehouse technology,buzzwords,and third-party providers to describe the principles of warehousing required for the implementation of world-class warehousing operations. Holding up efficiency and accuracy as the keys to success in warehousing,it is the first widely published methodology for warehouse problem solving across all areas of the supply chain,providing an organized set of principles that can be used to streamline all types of warehousing operations. (text from the publisher)