warehouse
Let an agent handle warehouses by type, capacity, operations, safety and compliance.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle warehouses by type, capacity, operations, safety and compliance.
A commercial building for storing goods, used by manufacturers, importers, retailers and logistics providers; includes distribution centres, bonded warehouses and historic warehouses, and specialised stores such as magazines and depots.
What it is for: Storing, handling and distributing goods.
It can be rent or operate storage space; manage inventory; plan fire and racking safety; store goods under customs bond.
Distinguishing features
Built for storage
Racking and material handling
Fire loads can be high
Customs and hazardous goods rules may apply
What it looks like
Large buildings with loading docks, racking and forklifts.
Physical character
floor area: 500 to over 100000 m2 - small units to large distribution centres
clear height: 6-40 m - modern high-bay up to automated stores
How it is recognised
Loading bays and racking
Signs for bonded or temperature-controlled storage
Historic brick warehouses often converted
Related models
is a kind of - category
stores - contents
is part of - system
uses - equipment
In practice
Families and kinds
distribution centres
cold stores
bonded warehouses
automated high-bay warehouses
hazardous goods stores and magazines
historic warehouses
Standards and regulation
EN 15635 racking inspection
Fire codes such as NFPA 13
Customs warehousing rules
Seveso Directive for hazardous stores
Failure modes and hazards
Racking collapse
Forklift accidents
Large fires
Improper storage of hazardous goods
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Type Which warehouse.
Type decides rules.
Kind
Distribution, cold, bonded.
Kind
Warehouse type.
- What type of warehouse is it? definition
- What goods does it store? definition
Capacity
Size.
Capacity
Capacity.
- What are its area, height and pallet capacity? measurement
- How full is it? measurement
Operations Handling.
Operations drive efficiency.
Inventory
Stock control.
Inventory
Inventory.
- How is inventory tracked? definition
- How accurate is it? measurement
Automation
Systems.
Automation
Automation.
- Which automated systems are used? definition
- What safety measures separate people and machines? boundary
Safety Fire and racking.
Warehouses carry risks.
Racking
Inspection.
Racking
Racking safety.
- When was racking last inspected? provenance
- Are load notices displayed? boundary
Fire
Protection.
Fire
Fire protection.
- What fire protection is installed? definition
- Is it adequate for the goods stored? boundary
Compliance Rules.
Storage is regulated.
Customs
Bonded storage.
Customs
Customs rules.
- Is the warehouse authorised for customs storage? provenance
- Under which procedure? provenance
Hazardous goods
Permits.
Hazardous
Hazardous goods.
- Are hazardous goods stored, and under which permits? boundary
- Are quantities within limits? measurement
What the second pass must settle
- Should warehouse types be separate entries?
- How should inspection records be linked?
- How should historic conversions be linked?