February 2025

Primary producer warehouses

By |2025-02-12T09:37:45+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Warehousing|

GMB Silo. Image by TheZimbabwean.co GMB Silo. Image by TheZimbabwean.co ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Warehousing: Primary producer warehouses

Primary producer warehouses

  • There are two main types of primary producers warehouses in Zimbabwe:
  • Grain silos used to store grain by the Grain Marketing Board.
  • Tobacco Auction Floors.

Grain Silo

  • Run and managed by the Grain Marketing […]
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Warehouses and importance of warehousing

By |2025-02-12T09:39:39+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Warehousing|

Goods in a warehouse. Image credit herald.co.zw Goods in a warehouse. Image credit herald.co.zw ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Warehousing : Warehouses and importance of warehousing

Warehouses

  • a large building where raw materials or manufactured goods may be stored prior to their distribution for sale.
  • Are used to sore goods prior to sale, […]
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Manufacturer’s warehouse depot

By |2025-02-12T09:40:11+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Warehousing|

Tools in a warehouse. Image credit tools-warehouse.co.uk Tools in a warehouse. Image credit tools-warehouse.co.uk ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Warehousing: Manufacturer’s warehouse depot

Manufacturers’s warehouse depot

  • They are used to store equipment and spares.
  • They are used to store finished manufactured goods.
  • They are used to store raw materials to be used in the […]
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Wholesale warehouse

By |2025-02-12T09:41:01+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Warehousing|

Wholesale warehouse. Image credit flexport.com Wholesale warehouse. Image credit flexport.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Warehousing: Wholesale warehouse

Wholesale warehouse

  • Are used to store a variety of goods from different manufacturers.
  • Goods are stored in bulk.
  • Enables goods to be graded and packed.
  • Can be used to allow goods e.g. wine and other similar beverages […]
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Large scale retailer’s warehouse

By |2025-02-12T09:42:29+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Warehousing|

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Large scale retailer’s warehouses

  • These are warehouses used by large-scale retailers such as supermarkets and department stores.
  • They are used to store goods for distribution to various branches.
  • They are […]
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Bonded Warehouses

By |2025-02-12T09:43:59+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Warehousing|

ZIMRA's bonded warehouse at Chirundu Border Post. Image credit zimboguide.co.zw ZIMRA’s bonded warehouse at Chirundu Border Post. Image credit zimborderguide.co.zw ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Warehousing: Bonded Warehouses

Bonded warehouses

  • These are located at ports, boarder posts, large railway stations and big cities.
  • They are privately owned but supervised by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority […]
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Other types of warehouses

By |2025-02-12T09:45:55+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Warehousing|

Goods in a removals warehouse. Image credit office-removals.co.uk Goods in a removals warehouse. Image credit office-removals.co.uk ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Warehousing: Other types of Warehouses

Distribution warehouse

  • They are used by manufacturers who cannot afford to have their own warehouse to store goods such as clothes and electrical appliances.
  • They are used […]
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