Warehouse management is a broadly discussed term in the present arena of the corporate world because it bears a lot of potential in relevance with the online management skills required in any profession. Fritz Institute has defined warehouse as ‘a planned place for the storage and handling of goods and materials’. In general, the warehouses play a pivotal role in understanding the product and information flow between sources of supply and beneficiaries. But if we talk about humanitarian supply chains, the role and characteristics of warehouses differ in many ways.
There are different types of warehouses of which two are variously discussed. These are global warehouses and field warehouses. The concept of global warehouses emerged during the previous decade. The concept gained popularity as stock pre-positioning becomes one of the strategies for ensuring a timely response to emergencies. This operating system operates under the supervision of efficient, skilled and experienced staff permanently deployed in a desired global location. The example of such warehouses is the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD).
The field warehouses are usually temporary in nature.
Many warehouse management industries are working worldwide. To look after, prioritize and plan the things a warehouse management system is required. Many renowned companies are capable of producing and providing warehouse management system soft wares to tackle and control the warehouse activities. Manhattan Associates is one of the renowned WMS software industry which have produced and distributed much useful software’s for warehouse management functions.
(http://www.manh.com/solutions/distribution-management/warehouse-management)
For instance, warehouse management services are also available in Pakistan. The scope of professional warehouse management in Pakistan has its roots in the emerging trend of online business all over the country. Many small private and government owned companies always require skillful workers for the safe handling of goods and materials. For this purpose, many software companies based in Pakistan are looking for young minds to build new versions of existing software available for the warehouse management system. Many multinational companies like DHL, TCS and others offer handsome job packages for the newcomers. Indeed, the warehouse industry has offered a great scope for the people in Pakistan with the most modern and efficient tools in warehouse management and they also provide support for transport and distribution operations.