Warehousing Profitably

5-1/2" x 8-1/2", softcover, 321 pages, $79.75. See Sample Pages Table of Contents Order Now

From his decades of practical warehouse management and consulting experience, author Ken Ackerman has written a thorough and detailed guide to modern warehouse management.

In eight broad sections, Mr. Ackerman provides detailed how-to information and best practices in warehouse control, management, security, cargo handling, and information systems. There are also sections on starting a new warehouse operation, and planning for the future of warehousing.

This third edition has been completely updated and expanded but retains the first edition’s unique self-assessment format. The self-assessment closes each chapter and provides insightful questions and comments from the author. These thought-provoking assessments will help you see your operation in a new light and point out opportunities for growth and improvement.

Table of Contents

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• Part One — Understanding Today’s Warehouse
  1. An industry in transition
  2. Improving warehouse productivity
  3. Transportation fundamentals — what the warehouse operator needs to know
  4. Information systems
  5. Avoiding labor pains
  6. Reverse logistics management
• Part Two — Warehouse Control
  7. Quality and productivity
  8. Outsource or do-it-yourself?
  9. Planning and scheduling
  10. Understanding warehousing costs
  11. Accountability and asset utilization
  12. Reducing errors
  13. Measuring performance
• Part Three — Warehouse Management
  14. Finding the right people
  15. Management productivity
  16. Training for excellence
  17. Motivation, discipline, and continuous improvement
• Part Four — Security
  18. Controlling the inventory
  19. Theft and mysterious disappearance
  20. Protecting your people
  21. Protecting the property
• Part Five — Handling of Cargo
  22. Receiving, put-away, and storage
  23. Order selection and cross docking
  24. The search for a perfect unit load
  25. Specialized warehousing
  26. Warehouse technology
• Part Six — Information Systems
  27. Information technology in the warehouse
  28. Scanning and voice recognition
  29. Approaching warehouse automation
• Part Seven — Starting a New Warehouse Operation
  30. Finding the right location
  31. Warehousing is real estate
  32. Warehouse construction
  33. Warehouse start-ups
  34. Moving a warehouse
• Part Eight — The Future
  35. Warehousing in a global economy
  36. Warehousing today and tomorrow
• Index

About the Author

Ken Ackerman has been active in warehousing management for his entire career. He served as chairman of Distribution Centers Inc., a public warehousing company, and as a management consultant at Coopers and Lybrand. In 1981 he formed The Ackerman Company, a management advisory service that specializes in warehousing and logistics management.

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