Abstract
In many organizations, particularly manufacturing companies, there is a distinct division of responsibility between receiving and shipping. Goods being received are controlled by the purchasing manager, while goods to be shipped are controlled by the traffic manager. Unfortunately, however, in too many cases there is poor communication between the purchasing and traffic departments. As a result, there is a tendency for receiving department personnel to have a life full of surprises—such as trucks showing up without notice to the warehouse manager. When such surprises provide substantial unloading volume, they can be seriously disruptive to the warehouse work schedule.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
From an interview with Burr Hupp, Executive Director of Warehousing Education and Research Council, in Traffic Management, Cahners Publishing Co., November, 1982.
From a technical paper by Leon Cohan of T. Marzetti Company, Columbus, Ohio and published by Warehousing education and Research Council.
From a technical paper by Leon Cohan of T. Marzetti Company, Columbus, Ohio and published by Warehousing Education and Research Council, December, 1984.
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1990 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Ackerman, K.B. (1990). Receiving and Shipping. In: Practical Handbook of Warehousing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1194-3_39
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1194-3_39
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4757-1196-7
Online ISBN: 978-1-4757-1194-3
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive