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An Introduction to Warehousing




            Private & Confidential
Table of Contents

 •   Warehouse and Its Need
 •   Warehouse Set - Up
      – Warehouse Site Selection
      – Warehouse Management Processes
      – Warehouse Process Flow Schematic
           I.     Types of Material Flow
           II.    Types of Inspection
           III.   Put – Away Process
           IV.    Types of Storage
           V.     Picking and Packing Process
      – Warehousing Support Needs
 •   Designing Warehouse
      –   Warehouse Site Selection and Layout Design - Understanding Business Needs
      –   Usual Challenges
      –   Designing Layout
      –   Parameters to be considered while designing
      –   Sample Layout
 •   Implementation
 •   O-Links’ Solution
Warehouse and Its Need

    Definition – A designated place where goods are stored to balance demand & supply uncertainty, to serve
    customers in much better way, to consolidate upstream flow and distribute downstream flow as per requirement,
    to do last mile value addition such as packaging, kitting etc. and to reduce last mile distribution cost.



                                                      Types of Warehouses

  Manufacturing Support                  Factory                     Retail Distribution                 Catalog Retailer

• Stock room providing raw                                     • Serves a number of captive           • Fills orders from catalog
                                 • Interface production with
  material and work in process                                   retail units                           sales
                                   wholesalers
                                                               • Advance info about order             • A large numbers of small,
  items to manufacturing         • A Comparatively small
  operations                                                     composition is needed                  frequently single – lines
                                   number of orders are
• Contains many small orders                                   • Carton and item picking is done        orders are picked up
                                   picked up on daily basis
• Only Statistical information                                   from a forward area                  • Item and, sometime,
                                 • Advance information
  available about order                                        • More orders per shift than             carton picking
                                   about the order
  composition                                                    consolidation/shipping lanes         • Daily compositions of
                                   composition is required
• Stringent time requirement                                   • High focus on cost, accuracy,          orders are usually
                                 • High focus on cost and
  for response time                                              and fill rate of the packages          unknown
                                   order accuracy
• Primary focus on response                                    • Responsiveness depends heavily       • Only statistical
                                 • Responsiveness heavily
  time but accuracy and cost                                     on truck routing schedules             information available
                                   depends on production
  also are important                                           • The only critical point is that if   • High focus is on cost and
                                   schedules
                                                                 the retails units are not captive      response time
                                                                 then responsiveness becomes a
                                                                 crucial issue
Warehouse Set-up




     Private & Confidential
Warehouse Site Selection

Key Criteria (Cost vs. Service Reliability)             Additional Factors

                              Cost            Availability of Transportation
                          (Warehouse
                           Operations         Infrastructure
                              and
                          Maintenance)           •   Roads
                                                 •   Power
                                                 •   Water
                                                 •   Other utilities


                                              Availability of Skilled Manpower
   Serviceability
   (Proximity to
   Customers or                               Government Regulations
      Ports)
                                              Strategic Factors – monitoring & control, pre-
                                              determined sites, future plans

                                              Environmental Factors
Warehouse Site Selection
      Sample comparative analysis of possible Sites for a Customer needing warehouse closer to Port in the West Zone
Factors                      Zone 1             Zone 2          Zone 3                 Zone 4                     Zone 5
Infrastructure cost   Low cost         Higher as compared   Higher than     Very High – attributed to   High cost as compared
                                       to Zone 1 but much   Zone 1 and 2    high land cost              to zone 1 and 2
                                       lower than Zone
                                       3,4 and 5
Transportation        Lowest – Close   Low                  Very High –     High                        High
cost (Inbound )       proximity to                          attributed to
                      port                                  distance


Distance (Port to     0 km             17 km Inbound        100+ km         66 km                       32 km
Wh.)

Connectivity          Good             Very good for        Average         Good                        Average
                                       Inbound and
                                       Outbound
Availability of       Good             Good – due to        Average         Good – due to               Good
Manpower (Other                        warehousing hub                      warehousing hub
facilities)


Probable              JNPT             Panvel               Vasai           Bhiwandi                    Kalamboli
Locations


Here the comparison is based on few key parameters. Similar analysis can be done taking in to consideration critical
parameters, as mentioned in the earlier slide.
From the comparative analysis Zone 2 is the best option and the warehouse can be set up in this Zone to cater to
Customer requirement of having the warehouse strategically closer to the Port
Warehouse Management Processes

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                                      13 4 6
                                     11
     2                      3                  8      7
                                               9
                                          10


                                12
1
                                                   7 - Order picking
    1 - Inbound
                                                   8 - Value-added services (Kitting)
    2 - Dock / Unload
                                                   9 - Rework
    3 - Receipt of goods
                                                   10 - Packing line
    4 - Create GRN
                                                   11 - Dispatch
    5 - Putaway

    6 - Picklist Creation                          12 - Tracking

                                                   13 - MIS & Documentation
Warehouse Process Flow Schematic


                                             The general flow of material in the
                                             warehouse is as depicted in the
                                             adjacent figure

                                             The logical flow of the process is:
                                             1. Receipt
                                             2. Inbound Inspection
                                             3. Putaway
                                             4. Storage
                                             5. Order Picking
                                             6. Order Sorting and Packing
                                             7. Dispatch/Shipping

                                             Each Process itself can be
                                             performed in a number of ways.

                                             For example there are numerous
                                             ways in which the materials can be
                                             stored – Racks, On ground, Pallets,
                                             etc. These topics are further
                                             explained in the following sections
            Typical Warehouse Process Flow
Type of Material Flows: U Flow

A 'U' flow occurs when the goods receipt and dispatch functions are located at the same end of a warehouse building
Products flow in at receiving, move in to storage at the back of the warehouse, and then to shipping, which is located
adjacent to receiving area, on the same side of the building
Fast moving items are located closer to the loading bays




Advantages of 'U' Flow

Excellent utilization of dock resources because the receiving and shipping
processes can share dock doors
Facilitating cross-docking because the receiving and shipping docks are
adjacent to one another and may be co-mingled
Excellent lift truck utilization because put away and retrieval trips are
easily combined and because the storage locations are closest to the
receiving and shipping docks, they become natural locations to house fast
moving items
Yields excellent security because there is a single side of the building
used for entry and exit
Types of Material Flow: Straight or Through Flow

Through' flow happens when separate loading bay facilities are available for Inbound and shipping are provided, often
at opposite ends of warehouse
Products flow in at receiving, move into storage, picking area and then the staging area and despatch area in a
straight line
Items with a higher throughput level are located at the centre of the warehouse because the total distance travelled
would be shorter




The major disadvantage of a 'Through' flow layout is goods
need to travel the full length of the warehouse, even for
goods that are fast moving
It is also harder to control and less flexible

When is it better to adopt a 'Through' flow?
When there is a risk of interference or confusion between
Goods In and Goods Out
When goods inwards vehicles and dispatch vehicles are very
different; for example differences in platform height or
nature of unit load
When the warehouse is connected to a production Plant
Types of Inspection
 Sampling
 Sampling Inspection is a process in which parts of the
 Inbound material is checked for consistency and expected
 quality
 This process is followed in case of materials, which come in
 good number per batch. The underlying principle is that the
 quality of a small representative parts, is good enough to
 gauge the quality of the entire batch
 This type of Inspection is usually used for material like
 automobile components, Spares, toys, etc.


 Complete Count
 Complete Count is a process in which the quality of each
 component/material or part coming in has to be checked for
 quantity, quality and consistency
 This process is followed in case of materials, which come in
 small lot sizes per batch OR even if they come in large
 numbers per lot, there exists no way to say that there would
 be consistency of quality. The underlying principle is that the
 quality of a small representative may not indicate the quality
 of the whole batch
 This type of Inspection is usually used for materials like
 apparels, electronic products, etc.
Put – Away Process


                                                                                 The allocation of the cartons to the
  Label products with Incoming date
                                          In the Put away “Add” function, The    location will also follow the logic of
 to facilitate FIFO / FEFO are stuck on
                                            Part to Location Mapping is done           load clustering and rack
      the carton and pallets and
                                                    based on the logic           optimization and Pick balancing and
   converted into palletized loads.
                                                                                                routing




                                                                                  Multiple Putaway run sheets are
   The pallets and Cartons are then
                                            In the automated system, the RF        created based on the putaway
  physically transported to the Stage
                                           handhelds reflects the putaway in       methodology – Batch putaway,
 for Putaway location which is at end
                                                   their specific zones.         Zone wise putaway for GRN clusters
         of the rack columns.
                                                                                                etc.




                                                                                 Once the Putaway confirmation is
  The Put away team which works in                                               done, the material is available in the
                                          The Pallet label is scanned and then
    the rack columns puts away the                                               ATP (Available to Promise) Stock.
                                            the location label is scanned and
    pallets and cartons to the racks,
                                          confirmed which acts as a trigger to
   Single rivet slotted angle racks as
                                           the WMS to confirm the Putaway
  per the part to location mapping in
                                                           list.
        the Putaway run-sheet.
Types of Storage System




    Drive – In Racking    Pallet Racking      Broad Aisle Installation




       Block Stacking             Push Back
Types of Storage System


  Dedicated Storage
  Product is assigned a designated slot. With multiple product storage, the space required is the
  sum of the max storage requirements for each of the product

  Randomized Storage
  Product is randomly assigned a storage location close to the input/output point. The space
  requirement will be equal to the max of aggregate storage required for the products. Dj is the
  space location, Summation dkj where k=1 to m (no I/O ports )

  Class-Based Storage
  A mixed policy where products are randomly assigned within their fixed class. The
  classification is done based on the movement of the SKU
  1. The 20% items which have 80 % Storage/Retrieval activity are termed as Class A
  2. The next 30% items which have 15% Storage/Retrieval activity are termed as Class B
  3. The next 50% items which have 5% Storage/Retrieval activity are termed as Class C
Selection of Storage System
                           Storage System Selection through Comparative Analysis

Parameter                            Push Back Racks                       Drive Through Racks

Storage Density                      Offers high storage density coupled   Can store large amount of inventory
                                     with selectivity                      in a smaller area increasing Storage
                                                                           Density

Selectivity of Inventory             Ideal for selectivity – up to 400%    Selectivity is sacrificed
                                     improvement in selectivity

Type of Goods                        Can store a variety of inventory      Ideal for large amount of similar
                                                                           items (like seasonal goods) that move
                                                                           quickly - Not ideal for an inventory of
                                                                           wide variety
Picking and Packing Process

                                             Pick List Creation

                      Receive shipment authorization document / label in the system



      The shipment orders are sorted by customer and geography and then converted into Picklists.



There are multiple possibilities of a picklist – 1) Batch/ Wave Picks for the Bulk Pick area 2) Pick for Kitting
                                        – Batch Picking 3) FIFO Model



                                  The Pick Zone wise picklists are created.



     The Print copy of the Picklist will also have the Carton Labels (Packing list) for full carton picks.



                                  Batch picking is done for Kitted part IDs.
Picking and Packing Process
                                                Picking

                 The Picks are done by reach Stacker /Retriever from the Storage area




                Manual picking with Picking trolleys are used in the Slotted angle area




              All completed picks are signaled by sticking the picklist to the pallet/Carton




                    These are then moved to the Packing Zone for further process




      The carton/material is scanned along with the location scan and confirmed to complete the
                                          activity of picking
Picking and Packing Process

                                Kitting/Rework



              The batch picked materials are sorted and re-assembled.




              The re-assembled materials are scanned and cartonized




              The cartonized packs are then moved to the Packing line.
Picking and Packing Process

                                           Packing


               The cartons from the bulk pick is transferred to the Packing line for
                                       taping/Strapping.




        Picklist ID is selected and Dispatch Labels are generated and stuck to the Cartons




       The loose picks are cartonized by scanning the individual material and Packing list is
                created and the Dispatch labels created and stuck to the Cartons.




            The high value material picked loose are shrink wrapped for safe transit.
Support Requirements




       Private & Confidential
Warehousing Operational Needs




      Material Handling Equipment and Parking Area                            Policies



                                              Men’s
                                              Room

                                                                Fire Extinguishers            CCTVs



                                                                                         Sprinklers


    Office Space                     Space for Employee Needs             Safety Equipments
Designing Warehouse




      Private & Confidential
Warehouse Site Selection and Layout Design (Understanding
Business Needs)

1. What is the need for the Warehouse?
2. What business is it catering to?
3. Where should the warehouse be located?
4. Is the warehouse location well connected?
5. Is there good telecommunication connection?
6. What should be the size of the Warehouse?
7. What should be the height?
8. How many bays should the Warehouse have?
9. What are the different SKUs expected to be stocked up at the Warehouse?
10. What are the markets or locations that the Warehouse would be catering to?
11. How to segregate the SKUs?
12. What should be the stocking policies?
13. What should be the replenishment policies?
14. What should be the Health and Safety policies?
15. What should be the Security arrangements?


The answer to these questions will give us a strategic perspective to the need for the Warehouse and the Layout
Design, thereafter.
Usual Challenges to be Handled while designing

1. Product information in terms of throughput and storage level is uncertain or not
   available
2. Need to minimize the existing cost of establishing and operating the warehouse
3. Setting the Inventory Policy to store and maintain stock of Inventory of all SKUs, ready
   for distribution, at all time to meet demands of all items
4. Assemble product batches prior to delivery, to stockpile critical parts, and to facilitate
   regional distribution network for quick and cost-efficient delivery
Designing Layout

Objective
1.   Ensuring Maximum utilization of space
2.   Maintaining a balance between Service and Operating Cost
3.   Using the most suitable unit load
4.   Minimizing movement
5.   Planning and controlling movement and location
6.   Providing Safe, Secure and Environmentally sound conditions


Designing Basics
In case of existing warehouse
• Analyzing current and projected data on the activities in each of the areas of receiving, shipping
  and inventory levels.
• The data should be supported by other considerations such as process flows, material handling
  equipment, type and styles of racking equipment, special handling requirements, and personnel

In case the New Warehouse
• The designing will start for the Strategy document of the Organization and then further drill down
  to the Need and possible benefits of the Warehouse
• Once this is established only then the designing of the new Warehouse begins
Layout Designing Process




                           Cost Considerations
Parameters to be Planned when Designing


Material Handling Equipment                       Number of Docks
1. Picking Equipment                              •   Number of Receipts and Shipments
    •   Static Shelving                           •   Type of Loading and Unloading
    •   Carton Flow Rack                          •   Types and sizes of vehicles
    •   Carousels                                 •   Number and timing of carriers
    •   Automatic storage and retrieval system    •   Different areas in which materials will be
    •   Automatic picking machines                    utilized, stored, prepared for shipment
    •   Pick to Light
                                                  Type of Docks
    •   Voice directed picking
    •   Automated Conveyor and Sorting systems    •   Saw Tooth Dock
                                                  •   Straight dock
2. Receiving/Shipping Equipment                   •   Open Dock
                                                  •   Interior dock
    • Conveyors
    • Industrial Vehicles                         Location of Docks
    • Automated Storage and           Retrieval
      Machines                                    • Traditionally at the rear end of facility and out
    • Automated Guided Vehicles                     of sight
                                                  • Receiving/Shipping at the same area generally
                                                  • However Multiple docks drastically reduce the
                                                    flow of material with in a facility
Designed Layout (Illustration)
OptiWare – OLinks’ Solution for Warehouse Optimization




                       Private & Confidential
Warehouse Optimization and Simulation
Challenges Warehouse Owners Face                             OptiWare – Warehousing Simplified
   Warehouse Space Utilization                              Optiware is a 3-D warehouse Design, Simulation and
                                                             Optimization product which helps you handle the warehousing
   Un-optimized Layout                                      challenges, while achieving your strategic and operational
   Higher Cost of running warehouse                         goals.

   Sub – optimal throughput in warehouse                    Optiware helps you in:
   Challenges in implementing warehouse Processes           • Optimal Layout Design
                                                             • Planning the number of MHEs and
   Managing Peak hours Inbound and Outbound Material          Resources
    Flow                                                     • Designing the Process and
                                                               Material Flows
   Resource planning                                        • Scenario Analysis
   Ensuring DIFOT ( Delivery In Full on Time)
                                                             Leading to:
Questions That Need to be Answered?                          • Customer Satisfaction
                                                             • Utilization of Space,
   What should be the Layout Design of the warehouse?         Equipment and People
                                                             • Employee Safety and
   Is the Flow Streamlined?
                                                               Morale Building
   How can I improve the throughput of the warehouse?
   How can I plan and support multiple customers from the
    same warehouse?
   How is the inbound and dispatch scheduling being
                                                             Result:
    planned?                                                  Economic Layout
                                                              Optimal Space
   How many MHEs do I require?
                                                               Utilization
                                                              Efficient Operations
Thank You




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Warehousing layout-design-and-processes-setup

  • 1. An Introduction to Warehousing Private & Confidential
  • 2. Table of Contents • Warehouse and Its Need • Warehouse Set - Up – Warehouse Site Selection – Warehouse Management Processes – Warehouse Process Flow Schematic I. Types of Material Flow II. Types of Inspection III. Put – Away Process IV. Types of Storage V. Picking and Packing Process – Warehousing Support Needs • Designing Warehouse – Warehouse Site Selection and Layout Design - Understanding Business Needs – Usual Challenges – Designing Layout – Parameters to be considered while designing – Sample Layout • Implementation • O-Links’ Solution
  • 3. Warehouse and Its Need Definition – A designated place where goods are stored to balance demand & supply uncertainty, to serve customers in much better way, to consolidate upstream flow and distribute downstream flow as per requirement, to do last mile value addition such as packaging, kitting etc. and to reduce last mile distribution cost. Types of Warehouses Manufacturing Support Factory Retail Distribution Catalog Retailer • Stock room providing raw • Serves a number of captive • Fills orders from catalog • Interface production with material and work in process retail units sales wholesalers • Advance info about order • A large numbers of small, items to manufacturing • A Comparatively small operations composition is needed frequently single – lines number of orders are • Contains many small orders • Carton and item picking is done orders are picked up picked up on daily basis • Only Statistical information from a forward area • Item and, sometime, • Advance information available about order • More orders per shift than carton picking about the order composition consolidation/shipping lanes • Daily compositions of composition is required • Stringent time requirement • High focus on cost, accuracy, orders are usually • High focus on cost and for response time and fill rate of the packages unknown order accuracy • Primary focus on response • Responsiveness depends heavily • Only statistical • Responsiveness heavily time but accuracy and cost on truck routing schedules information available depends on production also are important • The only critical point is that if • High focus is on cost and schedules the retails units are not captive response time then responsiveness becomes a crucial issue
  • 4. Warehouse Set-up Private & Confidential
  • 5. Warehouse Site Selection Key Criteria (Cost vs. Service Reliability) Additional Factors Cost Availability of Transportation (Warehouse Operations Infrastructure and Maintenance) • Roads • Power • Water • Other utilities Availability of Skilled Manpower Serviceability (Proximity to Customers or Government Regulations Ports) Strategic Factors – monitoring & control, pre- determined sites, future plans Environmental Factors
  • 6. Warehouse Site Selection Sample comparative analysis of possible Sites for a Customer needing warehouse closer to Port in the West Zone Factors Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Infrastructure cost Low cost Higher as compared Higher than Very High – attributed to High cost as compared to Zone 1 but much Zone 1 and 2 high land cost to zone 1 and 2 lower than Zone 3,4 and 5 Transportation Lowest – Close Low Very High – High High cost (Inbound ) proximity to attributed to port distance Distance (Port to 0 km 17 km Inbound 100+ km 66 km 32 km Wh.) Connectivity Good Very good for Average Good Average Inbound and Outbound Availability of Good Good – due to Average Good – due to Good Manpower (Other warehousing hub warehousing hub facilities) Probable JNPT Panvel Vasai Bhiwandi Kalamboli Locations Here the comparison is based on few key parameters. Similar analysis can be done taking in to consideration critical parameters, as mentioned in the earlier slide. From the comparative analysis Zone 2 is the best option and the warehouse can be set up in this Zone to cater to Customer requirement of having the warehouse strategically closer to the Port
  • 7. Warehouse Management Processes 5 13 4 6 11 2 3 8 7 9 10 12 1 7 - Order picking 1 - Inbound 8 - Value-added services (Kitting) 2 - Dock / Unload 9 - Rework 3 - Receipt of goods 10 - Packing line 4 - Create GRN 11 - Dispatch 5 - Putaway 6 - Picklist Creation 12 - Tracking 13 - MIS & Documentation
  • 8. Warehouse Process Flow Schematic The general flow of material in the warehouse is as depicted in the adjacent figure The logical flow of the process is: 1. Receipt 2. Inbound Inspection 3. Putaway 4. Storage 5. Order Picking 6. Order Sorting and Packing 7. Dispatch/Shipping Each Process itself can be performed in a number of ways. For example there are numerous ways in which the materials can be stored – Racks, On ground, Pallets, etc. These topics are further explained in the following sections Typical Warehouse Process Flow
  • 9. Type of Material Flows: U Flow A 'U' flow occurs when the goods receipt and dispatch functions are located at the same end of a warehouse building Products flow in at receiving, move in to storage at the back of the warehouse, and then to shipping, which is located adjacent to receiving area, on the same side of the building Fast moving items are located closer to the loading bays Advantages of 'U' Flow Excellent utilization of dock resources because the receiving and shipping processes can share dock doors Facilitating cross-docking because the receiving and shipping docks are adjacent to one another and may be co-mingled Excellent lift truck utilization because put away and retrieval trips are easily combined and because the storage locations are closest to the receiving and shipping docks, they become natural locations to house fast moving items Yields excellent security because there is a single side of the building used for entry and exit
  • 10. Types of Material Flow: Straight or Through Flow Through' flow happens when separate loading bay facilities are available for Inbound and shipping are provided, often at opposite ends of warehouse Products flow in at receiving, move into storage, picking area and then the staging area and despatch area in a straight line Items with a higher throughput level are located at the centre of the warehouse because the total distance travelled would be shorter The major disadvantage of a 'Through' flow layout is goods need to travel the full length of the warehouse, even for goods that are fast moving It is also harder to control and less flexible When is it better to adopt a 'Through' flow? When there is a risk of interference or confusion between Goods In and Goods Out When goods inwards vehicles and dispatch vehicles are very different; for example differences in platform height or nature of unit load When the warehouse is connected to a production Plant
  • 11. Types of Inspection Sampling Sampling Inspection is a process in which parts of the Inbound material is checked for consistency and expected quality This process is followed in case of materials, which come in good number per batch. The underlying principle is that the quality of a small representative parts, is good enough to gauge the quality of the entire batch This type of Inspection is usually used for material like automobile components, Spares, toys, etc. Complete Count Complete Count is a process in which the quality of each component/material or part coming in has to be checked for quantity, quality and consistency This process is followed in case of materials, which come in small lot sizes per batch OR even if they come in large numbers per lot, there exists no way to say that there would be consistency of quality. The underlying principle is that the quality of a small representative may not indicate the quality of the whole batch This type of Inspection is usually used for materials like apparels, electronic products, etc.
  • 12. Put – Away Process The allocation of the cartons to the Label products with Incoming date In the Put away “Add” function, The location will also follow the logic of to facilitate FIFO / FEFO are stuck on Part to Location Mapping is done load clustering and rack the carton and pallets and based on the logic optimization and Pick balancing and converted into palletized loads. routing Multiple Putaway run sheets are The pallets and Cartons are then In the automated system, the RF created based on the putaway physically transported to the Stage handhelds reflects the putaway in methodology – Batch putaway, for Putaway location which is at end their specific zones. Zone wise putaway for GRN clusters of the rack columns. etc. Once the Putaway confirmation is The Put away team which works in done, the material is available in the The Pallet label is scanned and then the rack columns puts away the ATP (Available to Promise) Stock. the location label is scanned and pallets and cartons to the racks, confirmed which acts as a trigger to Single rivet slotted angle racks as the WMS to confirm the Putaway per the part to location mapping in list. the Putaway run-sheet.
  • 13. Types of Storage System Drive – In Racking Pallet Racking Broad Aisle Installation Block Stacking Push Back
  • 14. Types of Storage System Dedicated Storage Product is assigned a designated slot. With multiple product storage, the space required is the sum of the max storage requirements for each of the product Randomized Storage Product is randomly assigned a storage location close to the input/output point. The space requirement will be equal to the max of aggregate storage required for the products. Dj is the space location, Summation dkj where k=1 to m (no I/O ports ) Class-Based Storage A mixed policy where products are randomly assigned within their fixed class. The classification is done based on the movement of the SKU 1. The 20% items which have 80 % Storage/Retrieval activity are termed as Class A 2. The next 30% items which have 15% Storage/Retrieval activity are termed as Class B 3. The next 50% items which have 5% Storage/Retrieval activity are termed as Class C
  • 15. Selection of Storage System Storage System Selection through Comparative Analysis Parameter Push Back Racks Drive Through Racks Storage Density Offers high storage density coupled Can store large amount of inventory with selectivity in a smaller area increasing Storage Density Selectivity of Inventory Ideal for selectivity – up to 400% Selectivity is sacrificed improvement in selectivity Type of Goods Can store a variety of inventory Ideal for large amount of similar items (like seasonal goods) that move quickly - Not ideal for an inventory of wide variety
  • 16. Picking and Packing Process Pick List Creation Receive shipment authorization document / label in the system The shipment orders are sorted by customer and geography and then converted into Picklists. There are multiple possibilities of a picklist – 1) Batch/ Wave Picks for the Bulk Pick area 2) Pick for Kitting – Batch Picking 3) FIFO Model The Pick Zone wise picklists are created. The Print copy of the Picklist will also have the Carton Labels (Packing list) for full carton picks. Batch picking is done for Kitted part IDs.
  • 17. Picking and Packing Process Picking The Picks are done by reach Stacker /Retriever from the Storage area Manual picking with Picking trolleys are used in the Slotted angle area All completed picks are signaled by sticking the picklist to the pallet/Carton These are then moved to the Packing Zone for further process The carton/material is scanned along with the location scan and confirmed to complete the activity of picking
  • 18. Picking and Packing Process Kitting/Rework The batch picked materials are sorted and re-assembled. The re-assembled materials are scanned and cartonized The cartonized packs are then moved to the Packing line.
  • 19. Picking and Packing Process Packing The cartons from the bulk pick is transferred to the Packing line for taping/Strapping. Picklist ID is selected and Dispatch Labels are generated and stuck to the Cartons The loose picks are cartonized by scanning the individual material and Packing list is created and the Dispatch labels created and stuck to the Cartons. The high value material picked loose are shrink wrapped for safe transit.
  • 20. Support Requirements Private & Confidential
  • 21. Warehousing Operational Needs Material Handling Equipment and Parking Area Policies Men’s Room Fire Extinguishers CCTVs Sprinklers Office Space Space for Employee Needs Safety Equipments
  • 22. Designing Warehouse Private & Confidential
  • 23. Warehouse Site Selection and Layout Design (Understanding Business Needs) 1. What is the need for the Warehouse? 2. What business is it catering to? 3. Where should the warehouse be located? 4. Is the warehouse location well connected? 5. Is there good telecommunication connection? 6. What should be the size of the Warehouse? 7. What should be the height? 8. How many bays should the Warehouse have? 9. What are the different SKUs expected to be stocked up at the Warehouse? 10. What are the markets or locations that the Warehouse would be catering to? 11. How to segregate the SKUs? 12. What should be the stocking policies? 13. What should be the replenishment policies? 14. What should be the Health and Safety policies? 15. What should be the Security arrangements? The answer to these questions will give us a strategic perspective to the need for the Warehouse and the Layout Design, thereafter.
  • 24. Usual Challenges to be Handled while designing 1. Product information in terms of throughput and storage level is uncertain or not available 2. Need to minimize the existing cost of establishing and operating the warehouse 3. Setting the Inventory Policy to store and maintain stock of Inventory of all SKUs, ready for distribution, at all time to meet demands of all items 4. Assemble product batches prior to delivery, to stockpile critical parts, and to facilitate regional distribution network for quick and cost-efficient delivery
  • 25. Designing Layout Objective 1. Ensuring Maximum utilization of space 2. Maintaining a balance between Service and Operating Cost 3. Using the most suitable unit load 4. Minimizing movement 5. Planning and controlling movement and location 6. Providing Safe, Secure and Environmentally sound conditions Designing Basics In case of existing warehouse • Analyzing current and projected data on the activities in each of the areas of receiving, shipping and inventory levels. • The data should be supported by other considerations such as process flows, material handling equipment, type and styles of racking equipment, special handling requirements, and personnel In case the New Warehouse • The designing will start for the Strategy document of the Organization and then further drill down to the Need and possible benefits of the Warehouse • Once this is established only then the designing of the new Warehouse begins
  • 26. Layout Designing Process Cost Considerations
  • 27. Parameters to be Planned when Designing Material Handling Equipment Number of Docks 1. Picking Equipment • Number of Receipts and Shipments • Static Shelving • Type of Loading and Unloading • Carton Flow Rack • Types and sizes of vehicles • Carousels • Number and timing of carriers • Automatic storage and retrieval system • Different areas in which materials will be • Automatic picking machines utilized, stored, prepared for shipment • Pick to Light Type of Docks • Voice directed picking • Automated Conveyor and Sorting systems • Saw Tooth Dock • Straight dock 2. Receiving/Shipping Equipment • Open Dock • Interior dock • Conveyors • Industrial Vehicles Location of Docks • Automated Storage and Retrieval Machines • Traditionally at the rear end of facility and out • Automated Guided Vehicles of sight • Receiving/Shipping at the same area generally • However Multiple docks drastically reduce the flow of material with in a facility
  • 29. OptiWare – OLinks’ Solution for Warehouse Optimization Private & Confidential
  • 30. Warehouse Optimization and Simulation Challenges Warehouse Owners Face OptiWare – Warehousing Simplified  Warehouse Space Utilization Optiware is a 3-D warehouse Design, Simulation and Optimization product which helps you handle the warehousing  Un-optimized Layout challenges, while achieving your strategic and operational  Higher Cost of running warehouse goals.  Sub – optimal throughput in warehouse Optiware helps you in:  Challenges in implementing warehouse Processes • Optimal Layout Design • Planning the number of MHEs and  Managing Peak hours Inbound and Outbound Material Resources Flow • Designing the Process and Material Flows  Resource planning • Scenario Analysis  Ensuring DIFOT ( Delivery In Full on Time) Leading to: Questions That Need to be Answered? • Customer Satisfaction • Utilization of Space,  What should be the Layout Design of the warehouse? Equipment and People • Employee Safety and  Is the Flow Streamlined? Morale Building  How can I improve the throughput of the warehouse?  How can I plan and support multiple customers from the same warehouse?  How is the inbound and dispatch scheduling being Result: planned?  Economic Layout  Optimal Space  How many MHEs do I require? Utilization  Efficient Operations
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