TRANSPORTATION, WAREHOUSING AND FREIGHT MANAGAEMENT

A warehouse is a building for storing goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial parks on the outskirts of cities, towns, or villages.

The Transportation and Warehousing sector includes industries providing transportation of passengers and cargo, warehousing and storage for goods, scenic and sightseeing transportation, and support activities related to modes of transportation. ... The modes of transportation are air, rail, water, road, and pipeline. Freight management refers to the entire process of organizing inbound and outbound goods for transport. ... It does this by coordinating the processes between all parties—carriers, distributors, vendors, and shippers—to prepare, ship, store, and receive freight.