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Process Plant Layout, 2nd Edition
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Process Plant Layout, 2nd Edition

by Sean Moran
November 2016
Intermediate to advanced
756 pages
32h 9m
English
Butterworth-Heinemann
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Chapter 12

Warehouse Storage

Abstract

On most sites using or producing packed items, the storage of raw materials and of finished goods occupies more space than the production plants. This is particularly the case in the pharmaceutical industry.

It is important, therefore, that both supplies and finished goods warehouses are correctly and economically designed, not only to store goods, but also to receive, handle, and supply them. They should be considered as part of the total distribution systems, both external and internal. Activity in and around the warehouse is high; it is not simply a place where goods are stacked.

Keywords

Warehouse storage; goods handling; raw materials handling

12.1 General

On most sites using or producing packed ...

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