The concept of warehouse management

1. warehousing is a logistics activity: warehousing is a logistics activity first, or logistics activity is the essential attribute of warehousing. Warehousing is not production or trading, but one of the logistics activities that serve production and trading. It should be linked and coordinated with other logistics activities. This is very different from the past "warehouse management".

2. Basic functions of warehousing: The basic functions of warehousing include the entry and exit of goods, inventory and distribution, which are also the basic functions of traditional warehousing. The combination of goods in and out and warehouse management constitutes the basic function of modern warehousing.

3. Purpose of warehousing: The purpose of warehousing is to meet the needs of the upstream and downstream of the supply chain. This is significantly different from the past, which only met the needs of "customers" in depth and breadth. Whoever entrusts who puts forward the demand is the customer.

4. Customers may be upstream manufacturers, downstream retailers or enterprises, but warehousing can not only meet the needs of direct customers, but also meet the needs of indirect customers. Warehousing should be integrated into the upstream and downstream of the supply chain, and the role positioning and service function of warehousing should be established according to the overall demand of the supply chain.

5. Storage conditions: Storage conditions are concrete tangible or intangible places and modern technologies. Say "specific" because each enterprise's supply chain is specific, and the storage location is of course specific.