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Product Groups

Warehouses may group products together into product groupings based on some common
characteristics. These can include the following characteristics.
 Similar storage requirements. Items that require similar storage conditions, such as
temperature control, are often grouped together. Items that cannot easily be stored in the
racking system are often stored together as "uglies".
 How fast the product moves through the warehouse. Products that are regularly despatched
(e.g. every day) are called fast movers. Products that are not often despatched are called slow
movers.

 Hazardous materials must be grouped and stored together in a specifically designed safe
storage area.
 The warehouse may have areas that are divided into reserve stock areas where pallets of
goods are stored to replenish the picking zones.
Special storage areas:

These special storage facilities are required for goods which are not easily stored, for example
exhaust pipes, furniture etc.

Speed of Movement
Fast moving stock consists of items that are brought into the warehouse and are despatched very
quickly. These items are usually stored near the receiving and despatch areas of the warehouse.
Slow moving products are despatched on an irregular basis and are stored away from the receiving
and despatch areas.

Reserve Goods

The reserve zone is an area where bulk quantities of stock are held as a buffer and from where the
pick zones are replenished when required.

Dangerous goods
Hazardous materials need to be stored away from other stock and must be clearly labelled. When
storing hazardous materials may react if stored together, these classes of materials are incompatible
and must be segregated.

Discuss and explain the reasons for having specially designated areas, and specialised facilities, in a
warehouse for the storage of certain types of goods, with reference to dangerous goods, poisonous
substances and perishables items.

Discuss procedures to be followed when handling:

(1) dangerous goods
(2) poisonous substances

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