warehousing

In a warehouse, pick, pack, and ship is the process that happens after an order is received, either from an online store or a brick and mortar store. The warehouse receives a pick list of products, and people or automated systems find the products within the warehouse. Then, they are packed for shipping, labeled, and shipped to the customer.Add a description about this item

A smart warehouse uses automation systems and interconnected technologies to receive products, put them away, pick them for orders, ship them, and keep an accurate inventory count. Smart warehouses use technology to increase production, decrease errors, and minimize the number of humans needed to run the warehouse.

Cold storage does exactly what its name implies: it stores temperature sensitive items at low temperatures. Cold storage warehouses allow medicine, perishable foods, plants, cosmetics, artwork, and candles to have longer lives. Cold storage warehouses also use refrigerated shipping for inbound and outbound shipping.

A growing trend in warehousing is on-demand storage. On-demand warehousing connects businesses with a need for warehouse space (temporary, seasonal, or to handle spikes in sales) with warehouses that have excess space.

Also called “customs” warehouses, a bonded warehouse is a building in which imported goods may be stored, manipulated, or undergo manufacturing operations without payment of duty for five years from date of acceptance. The duty on imported goods can be very high so the bonded warehouse allows the products to be sold first, and then duty is paid from the proceeds of the sale.