Firstly, let’s said that Good A has the symbol of flammable goods, we will know that we should keep this good away from fire. This not only ensures our safety, and it is also to ensure that the good is not damaged and we do not have to pay for the losses. In other words, we do not disappoint our customers – high customer satisfaction.
Secondly, the symbols can also help us in preparation for any dangers happen. As we have mentioned about the flammable goods, we will know how to handle the situation when there is accident happens. For example, in a ship the flammable goods are normally placed on top of all the goods, when there is a fire in a ship, we should not only fight the fire, we should also quickly throw the flammable goods out to the sea to prevent all the goods being burned by the huge fire caused by flammable goods. This is to minimise the losses we will incur and to reduce the casualties.
Thirdly, for the purpose of effective warehousing operations, it is important for us to be environmentally-friendly. There are 2 symbols – recycled and recyclable symbols. If our recyclable goods have become obsolete, we know that it will be a waste to throw them away. Eventually, we will bring the goods to the recycle centre to recycle our goods so as to save the resources. Therefore, obsolete goods may not be the cause of the high inventory costs but it may be the opportunity to earn the money back by recycling them.
Lastly, it is to convey the message to us on how to handle the goods and choosing the transportation modes. For example, some goods may need special care or highly-valued so eventually we know that airplane is suitable for transporting the goods to our customers. Another example is that without the “fragile” symbol on the good, the rough and careless workers might handle the goods without care by stacking and throwing the cartons of goods around on the floor. However, with the symbol, it is like a warning to them in handling the goods with care because they need to pay for the losses if the goods are damaged.