Guides
Longer pieces on the parts of warehousing that tend to trip people up. Each one links to the rules and standards it’s based on.
Bonded warehouses and FTZs
How US bonded warehouses, foreign-trade zones and EU and UK customs warehousing work, and when suspending duty actually saves money.
Cold storage temperatures
Chilled, cool, frozen and ultra-low storage ranges in °F and °C, what belongs in each, blast versus holding freezers, monitoring and room mapping.
Cross-docking
How cross-docks work, pre- and post-distribution, dock shape, the ASN and scheduling discipline they need, cold chain rules and the KPIs to watch.
FEFO in cold storage
How FEFO differs from FIFO and LIFO, allocating by expiry date in a WMS, shelf-life thresholds, FSMA 204 and EU traceability, and short-dated stock.
Public or contract warehousing?
How public and contract warehousing differ on pricing, term, space, labor and liability, and when shippers run both at once.
Records retention and destruction
Retention schedules, chain of custody, legal holds, secure destruction and facility standards for offsite records, with cited US retention periods.
Using a 3PL in another country
What to settle before hiring a 3PL abroad: who imports the goods, customs, VAT and duty, returns, systems, liability, exit terms and a pilot.
Warehouse KPIs
Formulas and definitions for order accuracy, on-time shipping, dock-to-stock, inventory accuracy and perfect order, and how to write them into a 3PL contract.
New to warehousing?
These shorter pages cover the basics: