Warehouse or store - ANSWER-A facility providing for the efficient handling
and storage of goods and materials in a planned space environment
Stores and warehouses hold - ANSWER-Raw materials, components
Finished goods
Goods returned by customers
Pallet - ANSWER-A flat wooden struct ur w on which heavy goods are placed
and that allows forklift trucks to lift them and move them easily
Basic principles of stores and warehouse design - ANSWER-Location- located
to minimise movement of stock as much as possible
Space- sufficient for storing and handling the volumes of items that flow
through
Efficient operations
,efficient flow - ANSWER-Depends on the location of stock items to miniseries
movement and the direct of movement to avoid congestion
Slow moving items - ANSWER-Items that tend to remain in store for relatively
long time
Fast moving items - ANSWER-Items that are held for only a short time before
despatched
Purpose of warehouse design - ANSWER-Create an effective warehouse that
does everything it should be expected to do
Support efficient warehouse operations
Choice of location should have objective to - ANSWER-Minimise the
movement of stock
Minimise costs
,Factory warehouse - ANSWER-Serve parts of a factory usually the production
department, located as close to possible to the department that use its
services mostD
Distribution warehouse - ANSWER-serve a number of retail outlets , a
number of user factory sites, or a number of customers often over large
area,
Centralised warehouse - ANSWER-Serving all customers in all locations which
has lower warehousing costs but higher transportation cost
Long distance bulk trunking - ANSWER-Also known as primary transport this
is the cost of transporting stores and warehouse items from their point of
origin to the warehouse
Local frequent delievered - ANSWER-Secondary transport is the cost of
transporting goods from warehouse to customer
RDC - ANSWER-Regional Distribution Center
Transportation methods - ANSWER-Road
, rail
Air
Water
What goes into a warehouse - ANSWER-Space and equipment for storing
items eg racking and shelving
Space and equipment for accessing and moving items eg materials handling
Space for deliveries
Space for despatch
Packed area
Office space
Objectives of good warehouse design - ANSWER-Make the best use of the
available space
Avoid congestion
Optimum throughput speed
Access
Minimise movement of stock and people
Minimise manual handling
Working conditions
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