Warehousing – activity which contribute to supply chain performance
Author:Lector univ. dr. Cristinel Vasiliu
JEL:L80; L81
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Keywords:warehouse, logistics, supply chain, flow, logistics services provider
Abstract:
Consumption economy that characterizes the developed countries, but also
the ones in course of development suppose available abundance of products for
clients. To achieve this availability the firms make use of logistics activities. These
have known continuous developments alongside economic, technical,
technological etc. progress that determine transformation in a very competitive
branch. This fact it is happening into a context of prevailing rivalry, the
globalization process extant leading to a great e extent of dislocation,
externalizations and subcontracting of activities, developing of some production
modes without stocks or with reduced stocks, flows optimization for obtaining the
minimum possible cost. In response to such tendencies, it is emphasized the
tendency to develop business partnerships, which transform the logistics from an
internal enterprise sector into a sector based on cooperation with external entities as
supply chains forms. A basic link of any supply chain is represented by
warehousing activity. In the new supply chains development context the
warehousing activity is transforming from a passive one,
with a simple objective of providing products stocking, into an active one, in which
it pursues the achievement of an assembly of services for clients.
More and more warehouses are also exploited by logistics services providers
that are involved in different logistics activities destined to reduce total logistics
cost, with favorable influences on selling price and on firms competitiveness too.