Warehousing Profitably

5-1/2" x 8-1/2", hardcover, 404 pages, $79.75. 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 second 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. Supply chain, JIT, and benchmarking
  4. Adapting to the information age
  5. Avoiding labor pains
  6. Reverse logistics management
• Part Two — Warehouse Control
  7. Quality and productivity
  8. Third-party or do-it-yourself?
  9. Planning and scheduling
  10. Understanding warehousing costs
  11. Asset accountability and 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. Unitized loads
  25. Specialized storage
  26. Warehouse technology
• Part Six — Information Systems
  27. Computers and customer service
  28. Electronic identification
  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 world economy
  36. Staying current in the new century
• 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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