World-Class Warehousing

Developed by Dr. Ed Frazelle, one of the world's leading authorities on warehouse operations,

WorldClassWarehousing.com, is the world's most comprehensive, proven, subjective and accessible source of education, best practices, guidebooks, benchmarks, assessments, trends, news, supplier information, forums, to advance and evaluate your warehouse performance.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Courses

Dr. Frazelle's World Class Warehousing courses recorded from the institute he founded at Georgia Tech.

Courses include:

1. The Role of Warehousing in Supply Chains and Business

2. Warehouse Activity Profiling and Data Mining

3. Warehouse Performance, Cost and Value Measures

4. World-Class Receiving and Putaway

5. Pallet Storage and Picking Systems and Principles

6. Case Picking Systems and Principles

7. Broken Case Picking Systems and Principles

8. Order Picking and Slotting Optimization

9. How to Layout a Warehouse or Distribution Center

10. Warehouse Communication Systems and Principles

Best Practices

Drawn from three decades of optimizing, researching, and teaching warehousing in connection with the world's leading corporations, World Class Warehousing presents and illustrates 100+ world-class warehousing practices in the following areas.

1. Warehouse Performance Measurement

2. Receiving and Putaway

3. Storage

4. Order Picking

5. Warehouse Layout

6. Warehouse Workplace

Ops Assessment

Evaluate your operations vs the twenty principles of world-class warehousing.

Benchmarks

Select benchmarks from RightChain's Benchmarking Database

Knowledge Base

With more than 1,000 topics, the only resource of its kind, the RightChain Warehousing Knowledgebase is a fully searchable resource housing an encyclopedia of warehousing fundamentals, best practices, analytics, formulas, methodology, taxonomies, videos, and images.

The World Class Warehousing Knowledgebase is compiled from Dr. Frazelle's extensive warehouse optimization and transformation writings, research, and experiences.

Books

Curated from Dr. Frazelle's award winning writing on warehouse management and design.

Learning Assessment

A 50 question, single answer, multiple choice learning assessment.

Case Studies

Case examples from world class warehousing in various industries and geographies.

Topics

WCW content is also organized by major topics including Warehouse Activity Profiling, Warehouse Performance Measurement, Receiving and Putaway, Pallet Storage and Retrieval, Case Picking, Broken Case Picking, Order Picking, and Warehouse Layout.

DC Tours

DC and warehouse tours of several of the world's best warehouse operations are taken from RightChain's extensive implementation and study tour database. The DCs and warehouses of Boots, Honda, LL Bean, Netto, and Oxxo are just a few of the included tours.

MHE Systems

More than 100 types of material handling equipment for pallet storage, pallet handling, case picking, broken case picking, and intra logistics movements are explained with a mix of video, images, and text.

WCS Systems

More than 100 types of warehouse communication techniques and devices are explained via video, images, and text.

Concept Drawings

A myriad of contemporary warehouse and DC concept drawings help illustrate advance and automated material flow.

News and Trends

Real-time updates on news and trends in the areas of warehouse automation, warehouse software, warehouse real estate, and warehouse outsourcing.

Supplier Rankings

Top suppliers of MHE, WMS, and 3PL are listed and ranked.

WCW Forum

A place where leading warehousing professionals discuss world-class warehousing.

RFP Templates

Download World Class Warehousing RFP templates for warehouse management systems, third-party logistics services, and material handling equipment.

WCW's RFP templates have been successfully used in the selection, negotiation, and contracting for more than $1 Billion in warehousing equipment, software, and services.

Suppliers who have been contracted via these RFPs include DHL, Manhattan Associates, Logistics Systems, Ryder, SAP and UPS among many others.

AI Queries

Ask the World Class Warehousing programmed knowledge bot anything about warehousing.

The World Class Warehousing knowledge bot searches the entire World Class Warehousing knowledgebase and curates an answer.