Warehousing as a section of Logistics. Supply chains, warehousing, inventory flow, and distribution. Vehicle identities remain in Transportation.
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
How does a laser barcode scanner read black and white bars?
White bars reflect the laser beam while black bars absorb it, forming the coded pattern.
What logistics term means several packages combined to be moved as one, often on a pallet?
A unit load's weight includes the pallet as well as the goods, so the pallet counts against a forklift's lifting limit.
Which manual warehouse tool has two forks and lifts pallets just above the floor?
Pumping a manual pallet jack's handle drives a hydraulic mechanism that raises the forks.
Traditional shipping pallets are most often made from which material?
Broken wooden pallet boards can often be replaced, allowing the same pallet to carry more loads.
On a wooden shipping pallet, what does the treatment mark "HT" mean?
Heat treatment kills pests hidden in the wood, helping keep insects from spreading between countries.
What does batch picking let one warehouse worker do?
Batch picking cuts walking time because popular items get collected once for several orders.
Which tall machine rides rails between high racks in Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems?
A stacker crane runs on floor and overhead rails, so it can reach goods many stories high without a driver.
What job do Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems do in warehouses?
Computer-controlled cranes or robots place and pull items, so workers skip long walks down aisles.
What data does a product barcode itself normally store?
The scanner looks up the number in a database, so prices can change without reprinting labels.
Which common pallet rack type allows access to every stored pallet?
Each selective bay faces the aisle, so any pallet comes out without moving the others.