Question

Explain the functions of warehouses.​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

A warehouse is a place used for the storage or accumulation of goods. It may also be defined as an establishment that assumes responsibility for the safe custody of goods. Warehouses enable the businessmen to carry on production throughout the year and to sell their products, whenever there is adequate demand. Functions of Warehousing means the wide ranges of activities, which are associated with the physical distribution of goods from the end of the production line to the final consumers. These activities include purchasing of goods, inventory management, storage, materials handling, protective packing and transportation.

Answer 2

Function of Warehouses

Explanation:

• A warehouse can be defined as a building for storing goods.
• Warehouses are used by manufacturers , exporters, importers ,customs etc.
• Warehouses are usually large buildings in industrial parks on the outskirts of cities, towns or villages.
• They have loading docks to load and unload goods from trucks.
• They are designed for loading and unloading goods directly from railways, airports or seaports.
• It is used for recieving of goods, cross-docking of goods, organizing and storing inventory, Establishing sorting and packing practices etc.