Classified on the basis of range of specialized operations performed, as under:
(a)General merchandise e.g. paper, small home appliances and household maintenance goods.
(b)Refrigeration facilities to preserve food products, pharmaceutical medicines and certain chemicals requiring specific ambient temperature.
(c)Bulk commodities requiring specialized material handling systems such as liquid chemicals, trees, and textile fabrics.
(d) Bonded,licensed by the government to store goods prior to payment of custom duties, taxes etc.
(e) Furniture requiring special handling systems.
(f) Provide greater flexibility in operations since warehousing becomes the core business.
(g) Due to high volume operations., fixed costs get spread over and justify more efficient handling operations.
(h) Transportation economies are leveraged by delivery of loads representing various customers.
(i)Public warehouses charge a client a basic fee for handling and storage based on number of cases or the weight handled.
(j) When economies of scale are not possible in a private warehouse, public warehousing may be a low cost alternative.
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