QUESTION #1 – On your own words, describe how Warehousing has evolved from 1950s/1960s to 2020s.
QUESTION #2 – Describe each of the components for the Warehouse Activity Profile and for each component describe their impact in the design of a new warehouse, as presented on the Frazelle’s textbook.
QUESTION #3 – From Direct Shipping to Traditional Receiving the Frazelle textbook discusses 5 receiving practices at different levels of Receiving Flow Optimization. Explain the importance of Receiving Optimization and complete the tables below by providing a description of each receiving practices, as well as the description of the advantages (PROS) and disadvantages (CONS) of each receiving practices. Add as many rows as you need to the tables.
a) Why is Receiving Optimization important in Supply Chain Management?
b) Direct Shipping
Description:
| ADVANTAGES (PROS) | DISADVANTAGES (CONS) |
c) Cross-Docking
Description:
| ADVANTAGES (PROS) | DISADVANTAGES (CONS) |
d) Direct Primary Put-away
Description:
| ADVANTAGES (PROS) | DISADVANTAGES (CONS) |
e) Direct Secondary Put-away
Description:
| ADVANTAGES (PROS) | DISADVANTAGES (CONS) |
f) Traditional Receiving
Description:
| ADVANTAGES (PROS) | DISADVANTAGES (CONS) |
QUESTION #4 – Discuss applications, advantages and disadvantages of the 3 subcategories of pallet storage systems:
a) Pallet stacking systems
b) Static racking systems
c) Dynamic racking systems
