Purpose of various storage types

Hi,
As Bulk storage type is for storing bulk materials and Hazardous material for Hazardous materials. What are the types of materials or what is the purpose of the following storage types.
Open storage
Fixed bin storage
Block storage
Shelf storage
High rack storage
Pallet storage
Production supply.
Thanks.
Prakash

Hello Prakash,
The storage type is a subdivision of a warehouse complex or physical warehouse. Different storage types are identified by their warehousing technique, form of organization, or their functions.
Here is some infomration:
Open storage : This is the storage type where you can put material in open space (without bins), in other words you can say dumping the mateirals
Fixed bin storage: In this storage type, each material will have fixed bin and it always goes in that fixed bin during the putaway and during ppicking.
Block storage: Here you can put the blocked material
Shelf storage: This kind of storage type will have shelf with bins
High rack storage: This is self explaination word, it will have high racks
Pallet storage: In this storage type, you can storage pallets which can have in different sizes of pallets:
Production supply: This is the area near to production line where you will stage material required for production.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Arif Mansuri

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