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Supply Chain Management (SCM) : Inventory/Warehousing

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This page provides recommendations for resources relevant to warehousing of materials, semi or finished products, as well as inventory management which are widely discussed in books, articles or news. 

Below are approaches or models commonly adopted in warehousing or inventory management. It would be helpful for you to conduct  in-depth research if you have already mastered these key concepts. 

EOQ (Economic Order Quantity)

JIT (Just  In Time)

ABC Classification

EDI (Electronic Data interchange)

VMI (Vendor-Managed Inventory)

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)
 

This page contains the following sub-pages:
 

Warehousing Diagram

          

           An image of Warehousing

                                            Image Source:  Microsoft Word Clip Art      

                     

Automated Warehouse

YouTube Video: Fully automated picking in the frozen goods warehouseThis video features a fully automated order picking system OPM (Order Picking Machinery) used by the frozen goods bakery EDNA in its state-of-the-art logistics center in Brehna, Germany.