What is a warehouse? How many types of warehouses are there?

What is a warehouse?
A warehouse is a space for storing goods, which makes the goods safe and risk-free, such as damaged, lost or lost goods. Both the product owners have warehouse space in their own areas and the goods are stored in online warehouses, among which there are many kinds of warehouses, each of which has different storage functions.

The classification of warehouses can be divided into the following four types.

  1. Types of warehouses are classified according to business characteristics.
  2. Warehouse types are classified according to the nature of work.
  3. Warehouse by type of goods stored
  4. Online warehouse fulfillment
Among them, this paper illustrates three types of warehouses.

 1. Types of warehouses are classified according to business characteristics.
According to business characteristics, warehouses are classified into public warehouses and private warehouses.

      1.1 Type of public warehouse
This is a warehouse, and the warehouse owner provides services for people who run their own businesses or own goods from other places, so as to bring their own goods into the warehouse of the freight forwarder and store them in the warehouse of the freight forwarder, so that the goods are in as good condition as possible before being delivered to customers, which can save businessmen, businessmen or businessmen's expenses, because you don't have to clean the warehouse yourself, just pay the rent to the freight forwarder, and the warehouse will have your warehouse space.

      1.2 Types of private warehouses
Private warehouse is a type of warehouse for business owners, which allows all goods to be stored as needed. This is a rather expensive investment, but it is worthwhile in the long run. It can also manage the goods in the warehouse conveniently. It allows you to know the status of goods in the warehouse at any time, sell them at any time and send them to customers.

  2. Warehouse types are classified according to the nature of work.
Warehouse is divided into three categories according to work characteristics: distribution center, distribution center and affiliated warehouse.

      2.1 distribution center
Distribution center or distribution center is the place where enterprises in various regions distribute goods. It receives goods, then puts them into its own warehouse, and then distributes the goods of each enterprise to the customers of the enterprise, that is, the customers transport the goods themselves instead of the business owners.

      2.2 Goods collection and distribution center
It is a space for collecting and distributing goods before delivery, and the goods are transported or distributed to customers by the company's transport vehicle. On the way, it will collect all the goods, exchange them on the way or at the destination itself, and then distribute the goods to the required areas. This will enable customers to receive the goods quickly.

      2.3 affiliated warehouse
It is a service for business owners and product owners, and provides one-stop service for brand owners' goods packaging, whether it is data verification, goods packaging, goods delivery to the destination, or tracking goods.

      2.4 Managed warehouses
The management warehouse or fulfillment center is a warehouse that provides packaging and transportation services, which greatly improves the convenience of business. At present, this form of warehouse is very suitable for online or e-commerce business, because it is equipped with an order and warehouse management system, which can link the information of back doors, shops and warehouse systems, thus achieving more efficient and seamless operation.

  3. Warehouse by type of goods stored
Warehouse is divided into four categories according to the types of goods stored: ordinary warehouse, spot warehouse, dangerous goods warehouse and special warehouse.

      3.1 General types of warehouses
It is a space for storing general goods, which can be divided into different categories. This group of items does not need special storage.

      3.2 Warehouse of fresh varieties
As a storage space for fresh goods, as we have seen, along shops or supermarkets, such as pork, chicken, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits and so on.

      3.3 Dangerous goods warehouse
It is a warehouse space for storing dangerous goods, such as chemicals, dangerous drugs, inflammable goods, etc. There are also some precautions in its storage and disposal. It is suggested that official permission must be obtained before opening, and it must be stored in an orderly manner according to scientific principles, so as to reduce the risk of storing dangerous goods.

      3.4 Special types of warehouses
As a warehouse for storing drugs, some chemicals must be properly controlled in temperature and humidity, and must be licensed before opening their own warehouses, so as to be legal.


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