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WERC Research Reports

Reports offer data on warehousing and distribution you can use to optimize your operation

WERC, the Warehousing Education and Resource Council, offers a number of discounted research papers you could find useful if you run a warehouse or DC. The reports range in cost from $30 to $70. Members get a 50% discount.

Current topics include:

Complete Guide to Pallet Storage Systems (CD-ROM) - The perfect primer for determining how best to combine storage type and equipment to optimize the efficiency of your facility. Details the factors to consider and provides charts, graphs and examples to illustrate how to apply the information to your operations.

Contract Warehousing - Third party warehousing, known as contract warehousing, has grown substantially over the years. Based on the successful experiences of clients and vendors, this publication provides an analysis of contact warehousing so that its use, structure, application and operation can be better understood and

Determining Total Warehousing Costs (CD-ROM only) - When considering whether to use public and contract warehouses, a question facing management is that of cost: is in-house warehousing more or less cost effective than outsourcing? This model is a tool that can help to answer this question.

Effective Motivation & Retention Progs (CD-ROM) - In this report research-based findings spell out motivation and retention techniques that some in the industry have found effective.

Guide for Establishing Warehouse Job Descriptions - Properly written job descriptions can help employees understand management’s expectations by communicating duties, responsibilities, reporting relationships and necessary experience and knowledge.

Guide to Warehouse Internships - This guide will help warehouse and DCs establish internship programs with academic institutions and community colleges.

Making the Move to Cross Docking - Provides a practical, easy-to-understand guide on how to set up a cross dock operation.

Modeling to Solve Warehousing Problems (CD-ROM) - Discover how to simulate an existing warehouse system or proposed design before implementing changes and wasting valuable time and money.

Private Warehousing: A Snapshot - Looks at private warehousing by surveying 45 users of private warehousing and conducting a review of almost 50 private warehousing examples from trade publications. It provides a focused snapshot of private warehousing in the US, answers some of the frequently asked questions on the topic, discusses

Product Returns/Reverse Logistics in Warehousing - Because the role that warehousing plays in reverse logistics, this research attempts to identify (1) why product returns/reverse logistics is important to warehouse/DC executives and (2) the practices that companies use to handle product returns.

Security Best Practices: Protecting Your DC - (CD-ROM only) Outlines the security risks and challenges associated with warehousing and distribution operations. Spells out viable solutions from simple to complex, from common sense and low key to high tech.

Starting Up a World Class DC: A Roadmap to Success - A "how-to" guide on managing the design and implementation of a top-notch warehousing facility. This is a case-study approach that details the development of Hershey Foods Corporation’s Eastern Distribution Center III.

Using Competencies in the Warehouse - Identifies warehousing competencies, explains why they can be effective for warehouse associates and the overall company, and outlines ways to implement them.

Warehouse Inventory Turnover - Use this resource to explore the many factors affecting inventory turnover rates, to learn how to accurately calculate measures and to discover the most appropriate uses for the data collected.

Warehouse Safety Program Guidelines (CD-ROM only)
This guide can help in developing and maintaining a warehouse safety program and in finding useful safety information.

Warehousing Benefits Programs, 2005 Data - Reports on benefits practices such as paid time off, retirement and savings plans, health plans, tuition reimbursement, alternative work schedules and sign-on bonuses based on data from a sample of WERC member manufacturers, wholesalers/ distributors, retailers and third-party firms.

Warehousing Salaries & Wages, 2006 - Details many aspects of 2006 pay and bonus programs across the warehousing industry based on data received from a survey of WERC members.

WMS: Phase 1: Assessment & Selection - Helps guide warehousing professionals through the process of selecting the right warehouse management system (WMS) for a DC.

For more, see official WERC guide to research documents

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