Warehousing
Three Lines Shipping as a warehousing specialist and agent, provides unparalleled warehousing services for your cargo.
With robust data collection and state-of-the-art Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) that can be interfaced with that of the customers, we ensure safe storage of your products. Our integrated warehouse management system provides visibility over your inventory and allows customers to redistribute cargo. This approach reduces lead time and ensures availability
We facilitate reverse logistics, replacement, re-export services, also special warehousing facilities for containerized, temperature-sensitive, and hazardous materials.
- Secure warehouse space
- Insured private warehouse space
- Storage, consolidation and cross-docking
- Palletization, labelling and repacking
- Documentation, Billing and Invoicing
- Complete and spare inventory management
- Distribution and service support
- Reduced overheads and lead times
- Control checks on entry & exit of consignments
- A seamless and efficient warehousing experience
FAQ's
Yes. Warehousing is a part of logistics which deals with receiving and storing goods in proper conditions to ensure maximum safety of inventory until it is picked, packed and shipped to destination.
A store is a retail outlet where goods are sold directly to consumers. It focuses mainly on immediate availability of products and augmenting overall shopping experience.
On the other hand, a warehouse is a facility designed for the storage, distribution, and management of goods, often serving B2B operations and playing a central role the supply chain superstructure.
The main purpose of warehousing is to enable centralized storage and distribution of goods while simplifying and cost optimizing the process of tracking and managing inventory. Smart automated warehousing plays a key role in remedying seasonal stocking inflexibilities, minimizing risks associated with inventory damage / theft etc., reducing staffing needs and maximizing overall efficiency.
Receiving inventory, storing, picking, packing and shipping are the 5 main activities in warehousing. Besides these, many warehouses offer value added services as well customized packaging, labeling, quality checks, kitting / bundling, repackaging etc.
4 major types of warehousing are –
- Public Warehousing – Third-party facilities that offer storage and other logistics services to multiple businesses on a short-term or long-term basis.
- Private Warehousing – Owned and operated by a single company, private warehouses are dedicated facilities exclusively used for the storage and distribution of the company’s products
- Smart Warehouse – AI backed warehouse ecosystem where key functions like picking, packing, weighing, storing and transporting is automated / robotized for faultless efficiency.
- Cold-Storage Warehousing – Built exclusively for temperature sensitive products and is ideal for businesses that deal with perishable inventory.