What is Warehouse?
[[File:Westhafen Berlin Aussicht von Beusselstr 04-2015 img1.jpg|thumb|Behala in [[Berlin]]]] [[Image:Automatisches Kleinteilelager.jpg|thumb|right|The inside of a warehouse]] A '''warehouse''' is a commercial [[building]] for [[storage]] of [[goods]]. Warehouses are used by [[manufacturer]]s, [[import]]ers, [[export]]ers, [[wholesale]]rs, [[transport]] businesses, [[customs]], etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They have [[loading dock]]s to load and unload [[truck]]s; or sometimes are loaded directly from [[railway]]s, [[airport]]s, or [[seaport]]s. They also often have [[crane (machine)|crane]]s and [[forklift]]s for moving goods, which are usually placed on ISO standard [[pallet]]s loaded into [[pallet rack]]s. In [[logistics]], the warehouse performs the function of accumulating reserves of material resources necessary to dampen fluctuations in [[supply and demand]] volumes, as well as [[Synchronization|synchronizing]] the flow rates of goods in systems of promotion from manufacturers to [[Consumer|consumers]] or material flows in [[Technology|technological]] production systems. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Manufacturing buildings]] [[Category:Logistics]] {{stub}}