MODULE 7-9 Flashcards
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traditionally thought of as a place to hold or store inventory.
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warehousing
2
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traditionally viewed as basic functions that collectively support the handling, identification, and protection of product.
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Materials Handling & Packaging
3
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fueled by the advent of e-commerce
has become a very large and strategic investment for
many firms.
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Materials handling
4
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has become strategic in nature,
taking into consideration significant complexities to efficiently meet customer requirements.
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Warehousing functionality
5
Q
has continued to evolve, simultaneously incorporating both commercial marketing related elements, as well as traditional industrial handling considerations.
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Packaging
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What are the reasons for Strategic Warehousing?
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- Uncertainty in demand, supply, and/or lead time.
- Manufacturing economies: production smoothing.
- Transportation economies: volume discounts.
- Customer service support.
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It exist to lower total cost or improve customer service. It also specialize in supply- or demand-facing services.
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Warehouses
8
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Facilities used for inbound materials are
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supply-facing warehouses
9
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Facilities used for customer accommodation are
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facing warehouses
10
Q
are different based on facilities
support role.
* Procurement.
* Manufacturing.
* Customer accommodation.
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Functionality and justification
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Warehousing Fundamentals – What are the benefits?
operational strategy to add value within the supply chain process.
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Service benefits
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Warehousing Fundamentals – What are the benefits?
operational strategy to save money
by using a storage point.
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Economic benefits
13
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are meant to add value for the customer.
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Service benefits
14
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- Spot stock near customer (usually seasonal)
- Full-line stocking (inventory in anticipation of orders)
- Stocking to support production facility
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Stocking strategies
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- Packaging/kitting.
- Changing product form (example, paper cutting).
- Sequencing.
- Drop-shipping (orders shipped directly to customer).
- Postponement (example, HP printers).
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Value-added services (greater value creation)
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- Consolidation and break-bulk.
- Sorting (cross-dock).
- Seasonal storage.
- Reverse logistics.
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Warehousing – Economic Benefits
17
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Inventory from multiple locations is received and combined for shipments to customers.
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Consolidation
18
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Large shipments are broken down for smaller deliveries to multiple
customer destinations.
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Break-bulk
19
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Product from multiple sources is mixed to form orders shipped to multiple customers.
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Cross-dock
20
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One major difference with a mixing facility is the addition of product
already sitting in the warehouse, such as Product D.
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In-transit Mixing
21
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Accommodates either seasonal production or seasonal demand.
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seasonal storage
22
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produced year-round, sold in short
window
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Patio/lawn furniture
23
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produced in season, sold year-
round.
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Agricultural products
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Reverse Logistics Processing (study)
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- Returns management.
- Remanufacturing or repair.
- Remarketing.
- Recycling.
- Disposal.
- Hazardous materials and government regulation.
- Product recalls.
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typically operated by the firm owning the product.
- control
- flexibility
- cost
- intangibles
Private
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outsourced warehousing
operations on a pay-for-service basis.
* General merchandise.
* Refrigerated.
* Special commodity.
* Bonded.
* Household goods & furniture.
Public
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operated by “niche experts” providing customized service with
long-term relationships.
* (done correctly, combines best of both public and private.)
Contract
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At low volumes, public warehouses, which can operate on a per unit basis, are generally more economical.
true or false
true
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To achieve the basic benefits of a warehouse, a detailed analysis considering the _______ of the facility must be determined.
size, type, and shape
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Proper planning can ensure desired
warehouse efficiencies. (study)
Proper planning can ensure desired
warehouse efficiencies.
* Site selection.
* Design.
* Product-Mix analysis.
* Expansion.
* Handling.
* Layout.
* Sizing.
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Warehousing – Impact of More
Warehouses (study)
Improve service level due to reduction of average service time to customers.
* Increase overhead and set-up costs.
* Reduce transportation costs in a certain range.
* Reduce outbound transportation costs.
* Increase inbound transportation costs.
Increase inventory costs due to a larger safety stock.
* Portfolio Effect / Square Root Law.
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what are the Storage practice (slotting)
* First available.
* Fixed area
* ABC
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what are the picking the product.
* FIFO (first-in-first-out).
* LIFO (last-in-last-out).
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Warehouses can be extremely complex operations.
t or f
t
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include product handling and storage. Numerous product handling considerations exist to support
a given warehouse application.
Primary functions
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are also of significant importance to
the success of a given warehouse operation.
Secondary functions
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What are the primary warehouse functions?
1. product handling
2. storage
3. product handling considerations
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memorize
product handling functions
* Receiving.
* Product put-away.
* In-storage product handling.
* Order picking.
* Shipping
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memorize
storage functions
* Active storage.
* Extended storage.
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memorize
product handling functions
* Basic handling considerations.
* Mechanized systems.
* Semi-automated systems.
* Automated systems.
* Special handling considerations.
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What are the secondary Warehouse Operations
* Accuracy and audits.
* Security.
* Safety & maintenance.
* Environmental concerns and regulatory environment.
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Equipment for handling and storage should be as standardized as possible.
true or false
true
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When in motion, the system should be designed to provide maximum continuous flow.
true or false
true
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Investment should be in handling rather than stationary equipment.
true or false
true
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Handling equipment should be utilized to the maximum extent possible.
true or false
true
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In handling equipment selection, the ratio of dead weight to payload should be minimized.
true or false
true
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Whenever practical, gravity flow should be incorporated into system design.
true
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the process of unloading product; responsible for ensuring SKU and quantity accuracy.
Receiving
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placement of product into active or
secondary locations for storage.
Product Put-away
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active pick location replenishment, space consolidation
In-storage product handling
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grouping of unique SKU’s and quantities to facilitate order assembly.
Order picking
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loading and verification of outbound
transportation equipment.
shipping
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initial foundation for evaluating
handling alternatives
Basic Handling Considerations
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What are the mechanized systems
* Lift trucks.
* Towlines.
* Tractor trailers.
* Conveyors.
* Carousels
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What are the semi automated systems
* Automated guided
vehicles (AGV).
* Sortation.
* Robotics.
* Flow racks
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What are the automated systems?
* Order selection.
* Automated storage & retrieval systems (AS/RS).
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What are the special handling considerations?
* e-fulfillment
* Returns processing
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* Storage and order picking equipment.
* Racks, shelving, and modular storage.
Semi-automated.
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* Semi-automated (example, AGVs, robotics).
* Automated storage and retrieval systems (example,
high rises).
* Information-directed systems (example, RF wireless,
pick-to-light)
Automated systems
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focused on quick movement and
flexibility; emphasis on picking and put-away productivity.
Active storage
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focused on long-term storage;
emphasis on maximum space utilization.
Extended storage
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of critical importance, maintaining an accurate account of product on hand within the warehouse
(example, physical inventories, cycle count programs).
Accuracy & audits
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reducing pilferage and damage.
Security
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role preventative maintenance
plays in safety and asset protection.
Safety & maintenance
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numerous factors at play within a warehouse.
Environmental concerns and regulatory environment
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study
For warehousing establishments, the 10 OSHA standards most
frequently included in the agency’s citations were:
1. Forklifts
2. Hazard communication
3. Electrical, wiring methods
4. Electrical, system design
5. Guarding floor & wall openings and holes
6. Exits
7. Mechanical power transmission
8. Respiratory protection
9. Lockout-tagout
10. Portable fire extinguishers
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system running operations within four walls of the warehouse, varying levels of functionality.
Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
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system for monitoring trailers in external facility “yard” and managing
delivery/pickup appointment schedule
Yard Management Systems (YMS)
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complimentary to WMS systems, include directed supportive technology such as RF and light-directed.
Information Directed Systems
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lists of Basic Functionality
- Receiving
- Put-away
- Cycle count
- Pick
- Task management
- Quality analysis
- Replenishment
- Pack
- Opportunistic cross-dock
- Inventory control
- Work order management
- Ship
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lists of Advanced Functionality
- Yard management
- Labor management
- Warehouse optimization
- Value-added services
- Planned cross-dock
- Returns management
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Interface System (middleware)
ERP – TMS – Material Handling – Supply Chain Planning Systems
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is typically viewed as being either consumer (focused primarily on marketing) or industrial (focused on
logistics).
Packaging
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Utility of package, individual products, or parts grouped
into cartons, bags, bins, or barrels for damage protection
and handling efficiency.
Logistics primary concern:
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Benefit of standardization.
Master cartons:
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Driving handling efficiency.
Containerization/unitization:
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have a major impact on logistical productivity and efficiency.
Package decisions
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Package design.
* Cube & weight minimization.
* Handling efficiency.
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Grouping of master cartons into
one unit for materials handling.
Unitization.
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Unitization.
* Rigid devices.
* Flexible devices
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study
Packaging for Handling Efficiency
Benefits of rigid devices.
* Improves overall material movement efficiency.
* Reduces damage in handling and transit.
* Reduces pilferage.
* Reduces protective packaging requirements.
* Provides greater protection from environmental elements.
* Provides a shipment unit that can be reused a substantial
number of times, thereby reducing waste and the need to
dispose of the container.
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study
Benefits of flexible devices.
* Sustainable solution
* Easily recyclable
* Enhanced Product Preservation
* Consumer convenience
* Attractive packaging designs
* Lightweight
* Customizable
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what are the 4 types of patterns
- Block
- Brick
- Row
- Pinwheel
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study
The final logistical packaging functionality is communication
or information transfer.
Tie to information management systems.
* Human readable.
* Bar codes.
* Radio frequency identification (RFID).
For package handlers and consumers.
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Packaging Protections by Mode
study
Truck
* Bouncing.
* Potholes.
* LTL: protect from mishandling and
stacking
* Second most expensive mode
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Packaging Protections by Mode
study
Air
* Water (loaded outdoors).
* Handling damage.
* Truck carriage dynamics.
* Most expensive mode.
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Packaging Protections by Mode
study
Rail
* Switching requires secure
stowage
* Side-sway
* Longer shelf life
* Heat and cold
* Third most expensive mode
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Packaging Protections by Mode
study
Ocean
* Water (rain, seawater,
condensation).
* Dynamics in all directions.
* Handling damage.
* Longer shelf-life.
* Least expensive mode.
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study
Packaging for Transportation
Utility relates directly to transport cost.
* Cube utilization (reduce load size).
* Weight limits.
* Productivity while loading and unloading vehicle.
* Intermodal containerization.
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study
Warehousing, Materials Handling, and Packaging
* Collectively an integrated function area impacting all areas
of the supply chain.
* Strategic warehousing in the 21st century.
* Finding the right materials handling strategy.
* Packaging, industrial and communication capabilities.
