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CHAPTER 5
Conclusion Putaway and Despatch of Goods

The put away process includes putting goods away in storage area in the warehouse. There are put
away strategies in the Warehouse Management (WM) system that simplify the search for appropri-
ate storage area. Putaway list helps to control the putaway process and assist to identify the mini- Activities in a Warehouse
mum flow path. The storage location for any putaway can either to decided using the functionality
of WMS or manually decided. “You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost
primarily because of logistics.”
It is imperative to label all the storage locations in the warehouse. WMS cannot work without loca-
tion labeling. The location numbers help in putaway, picking, stock take and various audits. CHAPTER OVERVIEW

The very purpose of the warehouse is to fulfill the customer orders. Warehouse dispatching if the “Supply chains management is there everywhere whether it is a big company or a normal house.
most important part of the warehouse operations. The dispatching process starts with receipt and Knowingly or unknowingly we all experience supply change management.” Warehouse activities are
processing of customer order. The sales order is translated into a picking list. There are various strat- foremost activities of supply chain. This chapter throws light on the various concepts of warehous-
egies for picking the material. The warehouse may choose the one best suited for them. The product ing activities, total quality control, and the concept of packing list and dispatch note.
picked is packed and prepared for carrier to pick up. The documentation in the dispatch process if
extremely critical and need to be preserved for future reference and audits. MODES OF INSTRUCTION

LECTURE (1 LECTURES, 1.5 HOURS TOTAL)

Lecture 1 presents the concept of receiving, sorting, loading, unloading, Picking Packing and dis-
patch, activities and their importance in a warehouse, Quality check need and creation of dispatch
note.

ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS (0.5 HOUR)

Assessment questions reinforce key unit concepts and skills.

VIDEO

See video on the processes inside the warehouse.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

CONCEPTS

• The concept of receiving, sorting, loading, unloading, Picking, Packing and dispatch, activities
and their importance in a warehouse.

• Importance of quality check need and process of quality check.

• The procedure for developing Dispatch Note.

Introduction

Logistics is an infant field of economics and human activity. It covers activities such as information
exchange, transport service, inventory management, warehousing, cargo handling and packaging.