In: Operations Management
The numbers of warehouse and their type depends on the type and size of business one has.
If the business is the multinational organization having presence in many countries it will need many warehouse where their products can be kept or processed. If its retail business than they will need many localized retail warehouse for keeping and supplying their products.
There are different types of warehouse. Some of these are:
1. Private warehouse which is owned and operated by business for their own storage and personal use in different ways. Retail business owns many of warehouses to house their product in different locations.
2. Public warehouse is something where when organizations or corporations when do not have their own warehouse or have surplus need than can use public warehouse at certain charges.
3. Technology driven warehouse: This type of warehouse makes sure that there is optimum use of the space and it is equipped with technology to manage its placement of products or goods.