1. Storage fee. The cost of goods maintenance and storage for storing goods includes: the cost of shelves and containers used for goods storage, real estate taxes on warehouse sites, etc.
2. Salaries and benefits for warehouse managers. The salary of warehouse managers generally includes fixed salary, bonus and various living allowances. Welfare fees can be withdrawn according to standards, and generally include housing funds, medical care, retirement and pension expenses, etc.
3. Depreciation fee or lease fee. Some warehousing companies undertake warehousing business with warehouses and equipment they own, while others undertake business with warehouses and equipment leased from the public. Fixed assets in self-operated warehouses need to be depreciated every year, and fixed assets contracted and leased from external parties need to pay leasing fees every year. Storage fees or rental fees are an important fixed cost for warehousing companies and constitute one of the costs of warehousing companies. The fixed assets of the warehouse are extracted annually according to the depreciation period, which mainly includes: depreciation of infrastructure such as warehouses and yards, and depreciation of mechanical equipment.
4. Repair costs. It is mainly used for regular overhaul of equipment, facilities and transportation vehicles, and can be withdrawn every year according to a certain ratio of the investment in equipment, facilities and transportation vehicles.
5. Loading, unloading and transportation fees. Loading, unloading and handling costs refer to the loading, unloading and handling costs incurred in the process of warehousing, stacking and outgoing goods, including the operating costs of handling equipment and the cost of porters.
6. Management expenses. Management expenses refer to various indirect expenses incurred by warehousing enterprises or departments to manage warehousing activities or carry out warehousing business, mainly including insurance premiums for warehouse equipment, office expenses, personnel training expenses, travel expenses, entertainment expenses, marketing expenses, water and electricity expenses, etc.
7. Storage losses. It refers to the expense that the warehousing enterprise needs to pay if the goods are damaged during the storage process. The reasons for the loss of goods generally include the storage conditions of the warehouse itself, the human factors of managers, the physical and chemical properties of the goods themselves, mechanical damage during transportation, etc. In practice, they should be distinguished based on the specific circumstances and in accordance with the company's system standards. Responsibilities are reasonably priced into costs.
Suzhou Shelf believes that the above seven aspects are what enterprises should consider when making warehousing cost budgets. If enterprises want to be accurate