What is storage?

Warehousing is the storage and custody of goods and articles through warehouses. "Warehouse" refers to the warehouse, which is the general name of buildings and places for storing, keeping and storing articles. It can be a building, a cave, a large container or a specific place, and has the function of storing and protecting articles. "Storage" refers to storage for use, which means storage, custody and delivery.

Warehousing is a comprehensive place to reflect the material activities of the factory, a transit station connecting production, supply and sales, and plays an important auxiliary role in promoting production and improving efficiency. Warehousing is the temporary storage of products and articles in the process of product production and circulation due to pre-order or pre-market forecast. At the same time, around the activities of warehousing entities, clear and accurate statements, document accounts and accurate information of accounting departments are also carried out at the same time, so warehousing is the integration of logistics, information flow and document flow.

Traditional warehousing refers to the activities of warehousing, storing and discharging various materials and related facilities and equipment by using warehouses. Modern warehousing refers to the addition of indoor processing, sorting and indoor packaging on the basis of traditional warehousing. Warehousing is one of the important links in manufacturing and commodity circulation, and it is also an important link in logistics activities.

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