TLIA2607C

TLIA2607C
Monitor storage
facilities
Learner Guide
Contents
What this Learner’s Guide is about ........................................ 1
Plan your learning .................................................................. 2
How will you be assessed? .................................................... 5
Section 1 Determining your storage site functions and operations7

What factors determine the layout of a storage facility? ........ 9
What influences storage facility workflow?........................... 11
What activities go on in a storage facility? ........................... 13
What storage types are used in your facility? ...................... 15
How do you identify the purpose of a storage facility?......... 20
What are the risks related to storage facilities? ................... 23
How are inventory lists accessed what types of lists are
available? ............................................................................. 25
What are storage separations and co-storage applications?28
Section 2 Monitoring your storage operations ......................... 31

Why do I need to match inventory data with freight and
available storage? ................................................................ 33
Addressing changes to storage requirements and inventory
lists? ..................................................................................... 39
What is the response to breaches of procedures or to an
emergency or incident?........................................................ 41
Why should outcomes of operational actions and investigations
be documented? .................................................................. 43
Additional resources....................................................................... 45
Feedback on activities .................................................................... 49

TLIA2607C Monitor storage facilities
What this Learner’s Guide is about
This Learner’s Guide is about the skills and knowledge required to
monitor storage facilities in accordance with workplace requirements
including determining site functions and operations, monitoring
storage operations in accordance with workplace procedures, and
taking appropriate action in response to identified discrepancies,
changes to storage requirements, or breaches in operational
procedures.
The unit of competency TLIA2607C Monitor storage facilities is from
the Transport and Logistics Training Package (TLI07). It has a number
of elements of competency that are covered in this guide. These are:
• Determine site functions and operations.
• Monitor storage operations.
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Plan your learning
It is important to plan your learning before you start because you may
already have some of the knowledge and skills that are covered in this
Learner’s Guide. This might be because:
• you have been working in the industry for some time,
and/or
• you have already completed training in this area.
Together with your supervisor or trainer, use the checklist on the
following pages to help you plan your study program. Your answers to
the questions in the checklist will help you work out which sections of
this Learner’s Guide you need to complete.
This Learner’s Guide is written with the idea that learning is made
more relevant when you, the learner, are actually working in the
industry. This means that you will have people within your enterprise
that can show you things, discuss how things are done and answer any
questions you have. Also you can practise what you learn and see how
what you learn is applied in the enterprise.
If you are working through this Learner’s Guide and have not yet found
a job in the industry, you will need to talk to your trainer about doing
work experience or working and learning in some sort of simulated
workplace.

Section 1: Determine your storage site functions

and operations
Are you able to: Yes No

1. Identify in each work zone, the storage
facility layout, workflow and activities
taking place?
2. Identify the type of storage facilities in use
and any related risk factors?
3. Access inventory lists through the record
management system?
4. Identify storage separations and co-‐
storage applications?
Section 2: Monitor your storage operations
Are you able to: Yes No

1. Confirm that your inventory data matches
the freight held in storage and that there
is sufficient storage facilities available?
2. Supervise storage areas to ensure the
movement of personnel, goods and freight
is conducted in accordance with workplace
procedures?
3. Check storage facilities to ensure that you
have sufficient operational capacity?
4. Monitor the integrity of goods and
materials to ensure the appropriate quality
is maintained?
5. Note discrepancies and changes to storage
requirements and inventory lists and
undertake action in accordance with
workplace procedures?
6. Initiate appropriate action in response to
breaches of operational procedures or
other emergencies and incidents?
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7. Investigate operational outcomes and

document outcomes in accordance with
workplace procedures?

How will you be assessed?
Assessment of this unit of competency will include observation of real
or simulated work processes using workplace procedures and
questioning on underpinning knowledge and skills. It must be
demonstrated in an actual or simulated work situation under
supervision.
You will be required to demonstrate that you can:

• identify storage facility layout and activities
• identify storage facility types and related risks
• access the record maintenance system for inventory lists
• identify storage separations and co-‐storage applications
• match inventory data with freight held in storage and with
available storage facilities
• supervise storage areas to ensure the movement of
personnel, goods and freight is conducted in accordance
with workplace procedures
• check storage facilities to ensure that you have sufficient
operational storage capacity
• monitor the integrity of goods and materials to maintain
quality
• take action, in accordance with workplace procedures,
when discrepancies or changes to storage requirements
and inventory lists occur
• take appropriate action in response to breaches of
operational procedures or emergency incidents
• document outcomes of operational actions and
investigations.

Section 1 Determining
your storage site
functions and
operations

Section outline
Areas covered in this section are:
• storage facility layout and activities
• storage facility types and risk factors
• record management systems
• storage separations and co-‐storage applications.

What factors determine the layout of a storage

facility?
Storage facility layout depends on a combination of factors. You

should become familiar with your operation and consider what factors
determined the layout of your facility.
The layout of a storage facility is dependent on:

• the types of goods and materials to be stored
• the type of storage required
• the handling requirements of goods and materials in
storage
• the packaging requirements of goods and materials in
storage.
The types of goods and materials that require storage can be grouped
as follows:
• temperature controlled goods
• non-‐refrigerated goods
• refrigerated goods
• fragile goods
• perishable goods
• overseas export goods
• dangerous materials
• hazardous materials.
There are a variety of storage types and devices available and they
include:
• bins and binning systems
• rack refrigeration, freezers and cold rooms
• marked floor space storage
• containers
• racks and racking systems
• blocks and stacks
• pallets.
The key to efficient storage layout comes from good design and
workflow processes.

Activity 1: Storage facility layout
Walk around your storage facilities and note the types of groups that
stored materials fall into. Consider any special requirements or
restrictions involved with their storage.
List the types of goods and materials stored in your facilities.
Select from the list below the type(s) of storage used.
Bins  Racks 
Refrigeration  Blocks and stacks 
Marked floor space  Pallets 
Containers 
There is feedback on this activity at the back of this Learner’s Guide.

What influences storage facility workflow?
Storage facility workflow can be influenced by:

• regulations and workplace requirements
• goods and materials types
• warehouse setup, distribution and storage space
• work environment
• site restrictions.

Activity 2: Storage facility workflow
What factors influence the workflow in you storage facility?
Draw a diagram of your storage facility showing its layout. Show all
relevant storage and equipment and outline the workflow for storing,
receiving and distributing goods.

What activities go on in a storage facility?
Storage facility activities can be listed as follows:

• lifting and handling goods and materials
• handling incidents, accidents and breakdowns
• movement of equipment, goods, materials and vehicle
traffic
• keeping and maintaining inventories
• communication in the work area.

Activity 3: Storage facility activities
Storage facility activities can be grouped into:

• materials movement
• dealing with incidents, accidents and breakdowns
• creating and updating inventories
• communications in the work area.
What are the activities that you are involved with at your storage
facility?

What storage types are used in your facility?
The types of storage that are in common use include:
• marked floor space
• containers
• pallets.
Figure 1: Storage bins


Figure 2: Cool storage
Figure 3: Freezer storage

Figure 4: Container storage
Figure 5: Rack storage

Figure 6: Pallet storage

Activity 4: Storage facility types
Inspect your work area and list the storage setups you have identified.
Is your storage facility of a single type or does it handle multiple
storage types?

How do you identify the purpose of a storage

facility?
The purpose of your storage facility will be determined by the
following factors:
• physical storage types
• groups and categories of goods and materials
• characteristics of goods and materials.
The details of each factor are listed below. The physical storage types
used will be dependent on the categories and characteristics of the
goods and materials that require storage.
Physical storage types include:

• bins
• racks
• floor space
• stacks
• pallets.
Goods and material categories include:

• small parts
• dangerous goods
• hazardous goods
• fragile goods
• refrigerated stock
• temperature controlled stock.

Goods and material characteristics include:

• toxicity
• flammability
• form
• weight
• size
• product state, solid, liquid or gas
• perishability
• fragility
• security risk.

Activity 5: Purposes of storage types
In your work area what are the storage types in use and what purpose
do they serve.

What are the risks related to storage facilities?
Risks related to storage facilities vary and depend on the types of
goods and materials stored. Risks fall into three groups; those related
to:
• the content of the goods and materials stored in the
facility
− hazardous materials
− dangerous materials
• the work environment
− contamination of, or from materials being handled
− noise light and energy sources
− stationary and moving machinery, parts or components
− faulty equipment
− service lines
− spills, leakages and ruptures of goods and materials
− dust and vapours
− oil or water on the floor
− fire or explosion
− debris on the floor
• the physical storage of goods and materials
− damaged packaging or pallets
− faulty racking
− poorly stacked pallets.

Activity 6: Risks related to storage
Look around your work area and determine what risks, there may be
for the storage of goods and materials. Speak to work mates and your
supervisor about the risk issue and find out what practices are in place
to reduce the risks in your work area to make it safe.
Make a list of the risks you have identified and discuss them with your
supervisor.

How are inventory lists accessed what types of

lists are available?
Inventory lists are used to track the stock levels of goods and
materials. Your organisations inventory lists will be accessed through
the record management system. The process of accessing inventory
lists depends on the system in operation.

Figure 7: Computerised data entry for an inventory list

Figure 8: Computerised inventory list

Inventory lists can be:

• automated -‐ goods brought into and out of the storage
facility would be scanned and inventory records updated
automatically
• manual -‐ similar to the automated system, except a stores
person will record goods brought into or out of the
storage facility and update inventory records
• paper-‐based -‐ same as the manual system, however
records would be updated on a ledger or card index
system
• computerised – this would involve the use of a database
system which would track the movement of goods and
materials and update stock levels with information being
entered manually or by the use of scanners
• microfiche type – lists would be printed on film and viewed
with a microfiche machine, however there is no way to
quickly update these records.

Activity 7: Inventory lists
In your organisation what system of record management is in use?
List five inventory list systems.
Which inventory list cannot be readily updated?
a) automated
b) manual
c) paper-‐based
d) computerised
e) microfiche

What are storage separations and co-storage

applications?
How products are stored together or separately within a single storage
facility depends on a number of factors including material
characteristics and compatibility with other products. State
Government Regulations recognising dangerous goods classes,
packaging groups and other key characteristics of the product, will
determine how products will be stored.
Co-‐storage of goods allows you to store products together in shared
storage facilities. You should consult your workplace procedures and
any relevant polices, regulations and rules for the correct goods
associations that can be made.
As an example, storing fruit and vegetables together causes problems

which are not easy to sort out. To use mixed storage for short periods,
you need to understand:
• temperature needs
• danger to tainting
• Ethylene (chemical hormone for ripening fruits) sensitivity
of products being stored to avoid incompatibilities.
The storage of different food stuffs in one room is often unavoidable
in retail markets. Unfortunately, when different types of fruit and
vegetables are stored together at the same temperature, one
foodstuff is often tainted by odours given off by another. A second
important problem is that the optimum storage temperatures and
relative humidities for different produce vary widely.
If mixed storage cannot be avoided, use it only for short periods (a few
days to one week) and store only those fruit and vegetables that are
compatible. Long, mixed storage, periods should not be used.

Activity 8: Storage separations and co-storage applications
In your storage facility what goods are stored together?
If you were storing fruit and vegetables together what problems could
you encounter?

Section 2 Monitoring
your storage operations

Section outline
Areas covered in this section are:

• inventory matches between freight and storage
requirements
• supervision of storage areas in accordance with workplace
procedures for personnel, goods and freight
• storage facility checks to ensure sufficient operational
capacity
• monitoring the integrity of goods and materials to
maintain quality
• taking action for discrepancies and changes to storage
requirements
• appropriate action to respond to breaches of operational
procedures
• documenting operational actions and investigation
outcomes.

Why do I need to match inventory data with

freight and available storage?
To effectively run a storage facility you must always be aware of goods
movements.
Matching the inventory data with freight and available storage is a
priority for good management of storage facilities. If you had a
situation where your storage facility had the capacity of 150 items but
the incoming order indicated that 170 items were on their way, then
there would be a problem. It is situations like this that require you to
keep a close eye on stock levels to maintain a smooth flowing storage
operation.

Activity 9: Matching inventory data with goods and freight and

available storage
Talk to your work mates and your supervisor to find out what
processes are in place to match inventory data with goods, materials
and available storage?
Have there been any situations where the amount of available space
was insufficient and what was done to remedy the situation.

Why is it important to supervise the movement

of personnel, goods and freight in a storage
facility?
Storage facilities needs to be supervised to ensure the movement of
personnel and goods and freight are in accordance with your
workplace procedures.
Supervision will:
• provide safety for personnel
• ensure inventory is tracked
• ensure an efficient operation
• maintain the quality of stored goods and materials
• ensure stock turnover.

Activity 10: Supervising the movement of personnel, goods

and freight
Speak with your supervisor regarding the workplace procedures that

are in place at your organisation’s storage facility.
What are the procedures in place for:

• The safe movement of personnel.

• Tracking inventory.

• Maintaining the quality of stored goods and materials.

Why do I need to monitor goods and materials

to maintain their quality?
The characteristics of goods and materials determine their safe and
usable life. Monitoring these products will identify any problems or
concerns that arise and allow you to act on them. ‘One bad apple can
make the whole barrel go bad’.
Risk of damage and contamination can lead to safety issues, especially
if the material is hazardous or dangerous. For example, explosives and
chemicals can have a huge impact on safety and quality if not
monitored correctly. Some characteristics of materials that require
monitoring to maintain quality include:
• toxicity
• flammability
• product state, whether the material is a solid, a liquid or a
gas
• perishability as in their usable life
• fragility as these materials require special storage
considerations.

Activity 11: Monitoring goods and materials to maintain

quality
In your storage facility name the goods and materials that require
close monitoring.
Of those goods that require close monitoring, what workplace

procedures are in place to maintain their quality?
Which goods require a quick turn over to maintain their quality?

Addressing changes to storage requirements

and inventory lists?
From time to time discrepancies and changes will occur with your
storage requirements or to your inventory lists. The reasons will vary
but you must take action to correct these issues or the discrepancy will
increase, causing more serious problems later on.
Whenever you find a discrepancy your first task should be to find out
what goods are affected and how serious the discrepancy is. Calculate
the amount of the discrepancy and determine where and why it
happened. Then go about correcting it.
Your organisation should have in place workplace procedures to help
you deal with these situations. Always follow these procedures and
notify your supervisor about the situation. And always document the
actions you took to correct the discrepancy.
To help you sort out discrepancies you should consider the following
sources of information related to goods and materials in storage.
Information includes:
• goods identification number and codes
• manifests, picking slips, merchandise transfers, stock
requisitions and bar codes
• supplier and client instructions
• dangerous goods declarations and material safety data
sheets
• emergency procedures.

Activity 12: Changes to storage requirements and inventory

lists
Talk to your work mates and your supervisor about how discrepancies
are handled at your workplace. Have a look at the records kept to gain
an understanding of what has been done.
If you noted a discrepancy with an inventory list, how would you go
about sorting it out?

What is the response to breaches of procedures

or to an emergency or incident?
See your workplace procedures and follow regulatory policies,

procedures, rules and guidelines as set up for your storage facility type
for dealing with breaches of procedures, emergencies or incidents.
The types and characteristics of the goods and materials you store will
determine the action you need to take. Speak to your supervisor for a
full understanding of your obligations and requirements should a
breach of procedures occur.

Activity 13: Breaches of operational procedure
Speak with your work mates and your supervisor about breaches to
operational procedures and how they should be dealt with.
Can you think of a situation where there was a breach of procedure at
your storage facility and how it was dealt with?

Why should outcomes of operational actions

and investigations be documented?
Records should always be kept of operational actions and investigative
outcomes. This is most likely mentioned in your workplace procedures.
There are a number of reasons for recording actions and outcomes,
and they include:
• recording what happened at your operation
• as a record that can be analysed and reviewed at a later
date
• to create a database of information so that trends with
operational problems can be identified and addressed.
Your operation will have procedures available for correctly

documenting operational actions and investigative outcomes.

Activity 14: Documenting the outcomes of operational actions

and investigations
What are the procedures in your organisation to document operational
actions and investigative outcomes?

Additional
resources

The websites, organisations and resources listed below provide more

information on topics relevant to unit TDTA2698B Monitor storage
facilities.
Web Sites
• Organisations
− Australian Safety and Compensation Council
http://www.ascc.gov.au/
− Dangerous Goods Storage and Handling (Code of Practice No.
27, 2000)
http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/WorkSafe/
Home/Forms+and+Publications/Publications/import_Dangerou
s+Goods+Storage+and+Handling+%28Code+of+Practice+No.27
%2C+2000%29
− International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
http://www.imo.org/Safety/mainframe.asp?topic_id=158
− Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
http://www.arpansa.gov.au/
− Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
Development and Local Government
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/
− ACT Work Cover, Dangerous Substances
http://www.workcover.act.gov.au/docs/ds.htm
− HACCP Australia
http://www.haccp.com.au/
− Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/
Online documentation
• Organisations
− Transport requirements for chemicals, Chemlink Pty Ltd
http://www.chemlink.com.au/transpor.htm
General
• Organisation
− Inventory Operations Consulting
http://www.inventoryops.com/index.htm
− Food Tech
http://www.foodtechstructures.com/index.html

Training
• Organisation
− Australian Training Products
http://www.atpl.net.au/Index.aspx

Feedback on activities
The responses provided in this section are suggested responses.
Because every workplace is different, your responses may vary
according to your specific workplace procedures, the equipment
available and the nature of the business.

Activity 1: Storage facility layout
The key to efficient storage layout comes from good design and
workflow processes.
The layout of a storage facility is dependent on:

• the types of goods and materials to be stored
• the type of storage required
• the handling requirements of goods and materials in
storage
• the packaging requirements of goods and materials in
storage.
Goods and materials can be grouped as follows:

• temperature controlled goods
• non-‐refrigerated goods
• refrigerated goods
• fragile goods
• overseas export goods
• dangerous materials
• hazardous materials.
Storage types include:

• marked floor space storage
• containers
• pallets.

Activity 2: Storage facility workflow
The factors that may influence the workflow in your storage facility
include:
• regulations and workplace requirements
• goods and materials types
• warehouse setup, distribution and storage space
• work environment
• site restrictions.
On the workflow diagram you have created you should indicate:

• storage areas
• characteristics of stored materials and any restrictions
• passageways, including traffic movement and direction
• loading and discharge points.

Activity 3: Storage facility activities
Activities that you may be involved with include:

• lifting, handling and transporting materials
• investigating and documenting incidents, accidents and
breakdowns
• the movement of equipment and vehicle traffic
• maintaining inventory lists
• communicating work requirements.
Activity 4: Storage facility types
Storage set ups may be dedicated to a single type of storage
requirement or may comprise a multiple goods type storage setup.
Common storage setups would include:

• bin storage
• racks for refrigeration, freezers and cold rooms
• marked floor space for designated items
• containers
• pallets.
Activity 5: Purpose of storage types
The storage types you see around your work area will depend on the
categories and types of goods and materials that are stored. Any
number of combinations of types, categories and characteristics could
be used to achieve the storage requirements you need.
The purpose of your storage facility will be determined by the
following factors:
• physical storage types
• groups and categories of goods and materials
• characteristics of goods and materials.

Activity 6: Risks related to storage
Risks related to storage include:

• goods content including
− health and safety risks of hazardous and dangerous materials
• work environment including
− contamination to materials handled
− faulty, handling this equipment is a risk to goods and personnel
− spill, leakages and ruptures of goods and materials
− dust and vapours of goods and materials
− debris, oil and water spills
− materials that are at risk of fire and explosion
• physical storage risks including
− damaged and faulty packaging and poorly stacked goods and
materials.
Activity 7: Inventory lists
Inventory list systems are as follows:

• automated, the list is updated as goods come and go to
the storage facility
• manual, updated by stores personnel
• paper-‐based, records kept in files and ledgers
• computerised, database system for tracking goods
movement
• microfiche, lists printed on film.
All systems except the microfiche system can be readily updated.

Activity 8: Storage separations and co-storage applications
Material characteristics and compatibility with other products will

determine how products are stored together. State Government
Regulations recognising dangerous goods classes, packaging groups
and other key characteristics of the product, will determine how
products will be stored.
Co-‐storage of goods allows you to store products together in shared
storage facilities. You should consult your workplace procedures and
any relevant polices, regulations and rules for the correct goods
associations that can be made.
Storing fruit and vegetables together causes problems. To use mixed
storage for short periods, you need to understand:
• temperature needs
• danger to tainting
• ethylene (chemical hormone for ripening fruits) sensitivity
of products being stored to avoid incompatibilities.
If mixed storage cannot be avoided, use it only for short periods (a few
days to one week) and store only those fruit and vegetables that are
compatible. Long, mixed storage, periods should not be used.
Activity 9: Matching inventory data with goods and freight and

available storage
To effectively run your storage system constantly compare your

inventory data with goods received, goods freighted and the available
storage space you have. Your storage management system needs to
be able to indicate potential problems so that they can be addressed
before they become serious storage problems.

Activity 10: Supervising the movement of personnel, goods

and freight
To ensure the safe movement of personnel, goods and freight in
accordance with your workplace procedures, the storage facility must
be supervised.
Supervision will:
• provide safety for personnel
• ensure inventory is tracked
• ensure an efficient operation
• maintain the quality of stored goods and materials
• ensure correct stock turnover.
Activity 11: Monitoring goods and materials to maintain

quality
Product characteristics determine their safe and usable life.

Monitoring these goods will identify problems or concerns that may
arise and allow you to act on these issues. The potential for risk of
damage and contamination will also lead to safety issues.
Some materials characteristics that require monitoring to maintain

quality include:
• toxicity
• flammability
• product state, whether the material is a solid, a liquid or a
gas
• perishability of materials
• fragility of materials.

Activity 12: Changes to storage requirements and inventory

lists
Discrepancies and changes will occur with storage requirements and

inventory lists. Action must be taken to correct these issues or the
discrepancy will escalate.
Always try to determine what goods are affected and how serious the
discrepancy is. Calculate the size of the discrepancy and reasons for its
occurrence. Workplace procedures should help you deal with these
situations.
Always follow these procedures and notify your supervisor of the
situation, and always document the actions you took to correct the
discrepancy.
Consider the following information to help sort out discrepancies:

• goods identification number and codes. Information
includes:
• manifests, picking slips, merchandise transfers, stock
requisitions and bar codes
• supplier and client instructions
• dangerous goods declarations and material safety data
sheets
• emergency procedures.
Activity 13: Breaches of operational procedure
For information about breaches of operational procedure see your

workplace procedures and also regulatory policies, procedures, rules
and guidelines as set up and used by your storage facility type. The
types and characteristics of the goods and materials you store will
determine the action you need to take. You should understand your
obligations and requirements so that breaches do not occur.

Activity 14: Documenting the outcomes of operational actions

and investigations
Reasons for recording outcomes of actions and investigations include:

• maintaining a record of what happened at your operation
• analysing and reviewing records at a later date
• creating a database of information so that trends with
operational problems can be identified and addressed.
Your operation will have procedures available for correctly

documenting operational actions and investigating outcomes.


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Section 1 Determining your storage site functions and operations7

Section 2 Monitoring your storage operations ......................... 31

Feedback on activities .................................................................... 49

What this Learner’s Guide is about

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Plan your learning

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Section 1: Determine your storage site functions

Are you able to: Yes No

Section 2: Monitor your storage operations

Are you able to: Yes No

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7. Investigate operational outcomes and

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How will you be assessed?

You will be required to demonstrate that you can:

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What factors determine the layout of a storage

Storage facility layout depends on a combination of factors. You

The layout of a storage facility is dependent on:

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Activity 1: Storage facility layout

Refrigeration  Blocks and stacks 

Marked floor space  Pallets 

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What influences storage facility workflow?

Storage facility workflow can be influenced by:

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Activity 2: Storage facility workflow

What factors influence the workflow in you storage facility?

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What activities go on in a storage facility?

Storage facility activities can be listed as follows:

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Activity 3: Storage facility activities

Storage facility activities can be grouped into:

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What storage types are used in your facility?

Figure 1: Storage bins

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Figure 3: Freezer storage

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Figure 4: Container storage

Figure 5: Rack storage

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Figure 6: Pallet storage

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Activity 4: Storage facility types

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How do you identify the purpose of a storage

Physical storage types include:

Goods and material categories include:

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Goods and material characteristics include:

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Activity 5: Purposes of storage types

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What are the risks related to storage facilities?

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Activity 6: Risks related to storage