Question A3

(a) AHL Logistics Company Limited provides diversified inventory and warehousing services to various customers around the world. It helps the customers to store and distribute the goods, and provides wide ranges of specialist activities including diesel fuel, cotton, gold jewelry, and instant noodle. Identify and match the types of public warehousing for each of the above specialist activities respectively.

general merchandise, bulk storage, special commodity, household goods, bonded warehouses

(b) Identify THREE factors that will affect slotting in a storage plan. Use ONE product as an example to explain these three factors.

(c) A warehousing manager claimed that "Having rigid containerization can improve overall material movement efficiency." Explain the reason for this claim with an example.