| Warehouses can be classified by structure, ownership | | | | are located mainly in vicinities that are rural and |
| and by the types of services that may be provided. | | | | sub-urban. Public warehouses are rented to general |
| Warehouses are structurally used for storage and are | | | | businesses and are government maintained. |
| constructed to facilitate the type of goods they will | | | | Household warehouses store household products and |
| contain. A classical warehouse is a relatively big space | | | | are generally found in western countries. A |
| that contains separations into rooms of different | | | | cooperative warehouse is owned and maintained by |
| sizes. A silo provides mechanical or robotic devices | | | | a group of people. They are especially important for |
| which aids in loading and off- loading. They are | | | | use in the agricultural industry. Bonded warehouses |
| normally constructed vertically. Cylindrical structures | | | | are used at seaports by custom authorities who |
| are also available called bins. They store wide ranges | | | | store imported products. |
| of goods and are operated manually. Portable | | | | Services provided by warehouses may be specific |
| warehouses provide a temporary haven to store | | | | which are constructed to store only cotton, wool and |
| products. They are weatherproof and water | | | | petroleum. Cold storage warehouses store perishable |
| resistant. Lastly, the elevator type of warehouse | | | | products. Bank warehouses which are designed to |
| storage possesses crane like structures which aid in | | | | store borrower's collaterals. A warehouse which |
| lifting of products to the transportation method. | | | | stores general merchandise stores a wide range of |
| Ownership of warehouses includes private parties, | | | | different products that do not require a specific type |
| public, household, cooperative and bonded. Privately | | | | of storage. |
| owned warehouses are owned by businesses and | | | | |