Briefly describe the concept and function of warehouse management.

Briefly describe the concept and function of warehouse management, as follows:

Warehouse management is the management of warehouses and materials stored in warehouses, as well as the storage and custody of goods through warehouses. "Warehouse", also known as warehouse, is a building and site for storing goods, which can be a building, a large container, a cave or a specific site, and has the function of storing and protecting goods;

"Storage" refers to storage for use, that is, storage, custody and delivery. When tangible goods are used, it is also called storage. "Warehousing" refers to the act of using warehouses to store and store items that are not used immediately. In short, warehousing is the act of storing goods in a specific place.

The warehouse of modern enterprises has become the logistics center of enterprises. In the past, the warehouse was regarded as a cost center without added value, but now the warehouse is not only regarded as a part of the process of forming added value, but also as a key factor for the successful operation of enterprises. Warehouse is a bridge used by enterprises to connect the supply and demand sides.

From the supplier's point of view, warehouse, as a distribution center, is engaged in efficient distribution processing, inventory management, transportation and distribution. From the demand side's point of view, warehouse, as a distribution center, must meet the needs of various customers with maximum flexibility and timeliness. Therefore, warehousing management is of great significance to enterprises.

Under the new economic and competitive situation, enterprises pay more and more attention to reasonable warehousing management while paying attention to efficiency, and constantly tap and develop their own competitiveness. Accurate warehouse management can effectively control and reduce the cost of circulation and inventory, which is the key help and guarantee for enterprises to maintain their advantages.

Because the role of modern warehousing is not only storage, but also the center of material circulation, the focus of warehousing management is no longer just the safety of material storage, but how to use modern technologies, such as information technology and automation technology to improve the speed and efficiency of warehousing operations, which is also the reason why automated three-dimensional warehouses are popular.

Automated three-dimensional warehouse uses a large number of large storage equipment, such as high shelves; Handling machinery, such as pallets, forklifts and elevators; Automatic transmission tracking and information management system, so as to realize the automation of warehousing enterprises.

The core content of warehousing business can be divided into five main parts: warehousing operation, warehousing management, outbound operation, financial settlement and report inquiry.

For the needs of third-party logistics enterprises, they will not simply stay in the above basic functions, but also provide customers with various statistical information. Such as "shelf life report", "safety inventory report", "cargo map", cargo flow frequency and other information. But in fact, this information has been recorded in the process of warehouse management, and it is only necessary to produce according to the special requirements of each customer.

Warehousing management is the management of warehouses and materials in warehouses, and it is the planning, organization, control and coordination process for warehousing institutions to make full use of their warehousing resources and provide efficient warehousing services.

Specifically, warehousing management includes acquisition of warehousing resources, warehousing business management, warehousing process management, warehousing operation management, warehousing management, safety management and other related operations.

Warehouse management is an economic management science and also involves applied technology science. Therefore, it belongs to the marginal discipline. With the continuous expansion of the role of warehouse management in the social and economic fields, its connotation is constantly changing. Warehouse management, that is, warehouse management. It refers to the management of the warehouse and its inventory items, and the warehouse system is an indispensable subsystem in the enterprise logistics system.

The overall goal of logistics system is to provide customers with satisfactory service at the lowest cost, and warehousing system plays an important role in it. Warehousing activities can promote enterprises to improve customer service level and enhance their competitiveness. Modern warehouse management has undergone a fundamental change from static management to dynamic management, which also puts forward higher requirements for the basic work of warehouse management.