Warehousing & Distribution Questionaire

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    1. COMPANY PROFILE

    1.1  Name of company:

    1.2  Nature of businesses, history of operations:

    1.3  Address & Contact Nos. Contact Persons / Title:

    1.4  What is your timeline for outsourcing?

    2. WAREHOUSE PROFILE

    2.1  Types of products produced / distributed:

    2.2  Location of Warehouse:

    2.3  Shelf space required or number of pallets required:
    or .

    2.4  Bonded warehouse required:

    2.5  Estimated monthly inventory value ($) of stored products:


    $0 - $1,000,000,000

    2.6  Does your cargo need air conditioning?
    Percentage Needed? %

    2.7  Do you require 7 days x 24 hours operation?

    If no, define any specific operating hour requirements:

    2.8  Emergency/Standby on Weekends/Holidays?

    2.9  Product Unit:

    2.10  Number of line items or part numbers or SKU:

    2.11  Number of Inventory turns/yr:

    equates to days of inventory on hand.

    2.12  Size & Weight of pallets/cartons:


    Pallet

    Cartons

    Length


    in X

    in X

    Width


    in X

    in X

    Height


    in X

    in X

    Lbs.


    lbs.


    lbs.

    2.13  Security Level:

    2.14  Additional services required?

    (Gift Wrapping, Tagging, Kitting, etc. - If yes, describe!)
    Percentage of volume for additional services: %

    3. INBOUND PROCESSING

    3.1  Do you need Inbound transportation?
    (If Yes, proceed to the next question, otherwise skip the next two.)

    A) Inbound Transportation

    3.2  Transportation Mode:
    via Sea
    %
    via Air (Freight or Express)
    %
    via Truck
    %
    via Other modes
    %
    Total = 100%

    3.3  Service Mode:

    3.4  Ports/Countries of Origin
      %

      %

      %

      %

      %
    Total = 100%
    *Please provide a separate file of customer addresses if at all possible.

    3.5  Do you require performance of:
    i).  Custom clearance:ii).  Control agency clearance:

    3.6  Number of incoming shipments/mo. and quantity/shipment:
    *Please provide a separate file of shipment history for a 3 month period if at all possible.

     shipments per month.
     quantity per shipment.

    3.7  Receive shipment by:

    3.8  Is incoming cargo palletised?

    Do you need a break pallet?

    Are there multiple SKUs/pallet?

    3.9  Inbound Services required?

    3.10  Is all inbound product barcoded?

    4. OUTBOUND PROCESSING

    A) Outbound Transportation

    4.1  Transportation Mode:
    via Sea
     %
    via Air (Freight or Express)
     %
    via Truck
     %
    via Other Modes
     %
    Total = 100%

    4.2  Service Mode:

    4.3  Ports/Countries of Destination:
      %

      %

      %

      %

      %
    Total = 100%
    * Please provide a separate file of customer addresses if at all possible.

    B) Outbound Preparation

    4.4  Number of orders per year:

    *Please provide a separate file of order history for a 3 month period if at all possible.

    Seasonality
    (%annual volume by month)

    January  % per month.
    February  % per month.
    March  % per month.
    April  % per month.
    May  % per month.
    June  % per month.
    July  % per month.
    August  % per month.
    September  % per month.
    October  % per month.
    November  % per month.
    December  % per month.

    4.5  Average quantity per order:

    Maximum quantity per order:

    4.6  Number of line items per order:

    4.7  Pick order by:

    If using cartons or pallets, number of units per carton/pallet.

    4.8  Outbound services required?

    4.9  Mode of communication for orders, etc.

    4.10  Events to be communicated:

    4.11  Frequency of communications:Batch (once/day)

    4.12  Order processing level required: Hrs.(Within 24 hrs. or ships same day with established cut-off times.)

    5. INFORMATION SYSTEMS

    5.1  Current hardware configuration:

    5.2  Current software utilized

    5.3  Do you want to use ADS's Information Systems for the following modules?

    5.3.1  Inbound Receiving:

    5.3.2  Outbound Processing:

    5.3.3  Inventory Summary:

    5.3.4  Shipment Tracking:

    5.3.5  Others:

    5.4  What is your required record retention period for ADS?
     Years.

    5.5  What type of Management reports do you need?

    Frequency of reports?

    6. CURRENT OPERATING COSTS

    6.1  Warehousing & Storage:

    Storage Fee:

    Plant & Equipment:

    6.2  Transportation:

    Domestic:

    Air Freight:

    Sea Freight:

    Courier:

    Other:

    6.3  Supplies & Materials:

    6.4  Number of Employees:

    Management:
     Employees.

    Non-Management:
     Employees.

    7. ADDITIONAL NOTES

    Notes:

    Information collected by:

    Information collector's e-mail:

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