Multiple Warehouses in One Administration

When managing multiple warehouses within a single legal entity, consider the following aspects:

Warehouse Management Structure
- Is customer service centralized or decentralized across warehouses?
- Who has decision-making authority for storage locations (customer, warehouse owner, or logistics process)?
Warehouse Operations
- Key performance metrics per warehouse:
  - Weekly order volume
  - Order lines processed
  - Pallet space utilization
- Process standardization:
  - ADR (Accident Data Recorder) procedures
  - Fulfillment processes
  - VAL (Value-Added Logistics) operations
  - Temperature-controlled storage requirements (Frozen/Dry)
Regulatory Compliance
- Customs processes (e.g., Entrepot):
  - How does the customs authority view the warehouses (single entity or separate)?
- Required reporting:
  - Consolidated stock reporting via EDI
  - Customer-specific reporting requirements
Inventory Management
- Cross-warehouse considerations:
  - Customer service across multiple warehouses
  - Item distribution across warehouses
  - Batch management across locations
Transportation and Logistics
- Inbound processes:
  - TMS (Transportation Management System) warehouse assignment
- Outbound processes:
  - Multi-warehouse loading requirements
  - Loading sequence management
Customer Interface
- Order management:
  - Multi-warehouse order processing
- Visibility:
  - Web portal requirements
  - Consolidated inventory reporting