APICS - CLTD Certification (Module 7)
Warehouse - answer A place to receive, store, and ship materials.
Distribution Center (DC) - answer Typically a finished goods warehouse designed for
demand-driven rapid distribution to retailers, wholesalers, or direct shipments to
customers.
Warehousing - answer The activities related to receiving, storing, and shipping materials
to and from production or distribution locations.
Spot Stock Warehousing - answer Positioning seasonal items in proximity to the market;
when the season ends, these items are either disposed of or relocated to a more
centralized location.
Throughput - answerThe rate at which the system generates "goal units."
Private Warehouse - answerA company-owned warehouse.
Public Warehouse - answerThe warehouse space that is rented or leased by an
independent business providing a variety of services for a fee or on a contract basis.
Bonded Warehouses - answerBuildings or parts of buildings designated by the US
Secretary of the Treasury for storing imported merchandise, operated under US
Customs supervision.
Consolidation - answerThe grouping of shipments to obtain reduced costs or improved
utilization of the transportation function.
Break-Bulk - answerDividing truckloads, railcars, or containers of homogeneous items
into smaller, more appropriate quantities for use.
Cross-Docking - answerThe concept of packing products on incoming shipments so
they can be easily sorted at intermediate warehouses or for outgoing shipments based
on final destination.
Cross-Docking Warehouse - answerA warehouse or portion of a warehouse used for
cross-docking.
Automated Storage & Retrieval System (AS/RS) - answerA high-density rack inventory
storage system that uses vehicles to automatically load and unload the racks.
, Warehouse Receiving - answerA key process in warehouse operations that ensures the
correct product has been received, in the right quantity, in the right condition, and at the
right time.
Slip Sheets - answerThin sheets of fiberboard or plastic on which product is stacked,
used as an alternative to wood pallets because they take up little space in warehouses
or shipping containers.
Warehouse Storage - answerUsing a building or other structure as a planned space for
storing goods and materials.
First Expiry, First Out (FEFO) - answerMethod where the oldest product in terms of
shelf life is picked first.
Part-to-Picker System - answerSystem where the pick location is brought to the order
picker.
Picker-to-Part System - answerSystem where the picker goes to the product location.
Picking List - answerA document that lists the material to be picked for manufacturing or
shipping orders.
What are the four basic approaches to order picking? - answer- Discrete order picking
- Batch picking
- Zone picking
- Wave picking
Sorting - answerThe function of physically separating a homogeneous subgroup from a
heterogeneous population of items.
Replenishment - answerRelocating material from a bulk storage area to an order
storage area and documenting this relocation.
Unit Load - answerA shipping unit made up of a number of items; bulky material
arranged or constrained so the mass can be picked up or moved as a single unit.
What are the four warehouse design principles? - answer- Utilization of space
- Utilization of labor and equipment
- Utilization of capital
- Flexibility and scalability
What are the 10 steps in the design process of a warehouse? - answer1. Define
business requirements and design constraints
2. Define and obtain data
3. Formulate planning base for defined throughput
4. Define and describe activity requirements
Warehouse - answer A place to receive, store, and ship materials.
Distribution Center (DC) - answer Typically a finished goods warehouse designed for
demand-driven rapid distribution to retailers, wholesalers, or direct shipments to
customers.
Warehousing - answer The activities related to receiving, storing, and shipping materials
to and from production or distribution locations.
Spot Stock Warehousing - answer Positioning seasonal items in proximity to the market;
when the season ends, these items are either disposed of or relocated to a more
centralized location.
Throughput - answerThe rate at which the system generates "goal units."
Private Warehouse - answerA company-owned warehouse.
Public Warehouse - answerThe warehouse space that is rented or leased by an
independent business providing a variety of services for a fee or on a contract basis.
Bonded Warehouses - answerBuildings or parts of buildings designated by the US
Secretary of the Treasury for storing imported merchandise, operated under US
Customs supervision.
Consolidation - answerThe grouping of shipments to obtain reduced costs or improved
utilization of the transportation function.
Break-Bulk - answerDividing truckloads, railcars, or containers of homogeneous items
into smaller, more appropriate quantities for use.
Cross-Docking - answerThe concept of packing products on incoming shipments so
they can be easily sorted at intermediate warehouses or for outgoing shipments based
on final destination.
Cross-Docking Warehouse - answerA warehouse or portion of a warehouse used for
cross-docking.
Automated Storage & Retrieval System (AS/RS) - answerA high-density rack inventory
storage system that uses vehicles to automatically load and unload the racks.
, Warehouse Receiving - answerA key process in warehouse operations that ensures the
correct product has been received, in the right quantity, in the right condition, and at the
right time.
Slip Sheets - answerThin sheets of fiberboard or plastic on which product is stacked,
used as an alternative to wood pallets because they take up little space in warehouses
or shipping containers.
Warehouse Storage - answerUsing a building or other structure as a planned space for
storing goods and materials.
First Expiry, First Out (FEFO) - answerMethod where the oldest product in terms of
shelf life is picked first.
Part-to-Picker System - answerSystem where the pick location is brought to the order
picker.
Picker-to-Part System - answerSystem where the picker goes to the product location.
Picking List - answerA document that lists the material to be picked for manufacturing or
shipping orders.
What are the four basic approaches to order picking? - answer- Discrete order picking
- Batch picking
- Zone picking
- Wave picking
Sorting - answerThe function of physically separating a homogeneous subgroup from a
heterogeneous population of items.
Replenishment - answerRelocating material from a bulk storage area to an order
storage area and documenting this relocation.
Unit Load - answerA shipping unit made up of a number of items; bulky material
arranged or constrained so the mass can be picked up or moved as a single unit.
What are the four warehouse design principles? - answer- Utilization of space
- Utilization of labor and equipment
- Utilization of capital
- Flexibility and scalability
What are the 10 steps in the design process of a warehouse? - answer1. Define
business requirements and design constraints
2. Define and obtain data
3. Formulate planning base for defined throughput
4. Define and describe activity requirements
