Primary Facility System Functions

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Primary Facility System Functions

• Receiving
• Storage
• Production
• Warehousing
• Shipping

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Receiving

• Activities Required to receive goods
• Facility Requirements to perform Receiving

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Activities Required to receive goods

• Dock operations
• Unload
• Paper work
• Check packing slip against what is in containers.
• Match to Purchase order.
• Direct the goods to appropriate center

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Facility Requirements to perform Receiving

• Docks
• Truck /or Rail Car spotting
• Unloading equipment
• Fork lifts
• Conveyors
• Specialized equipment
• Computer terminals

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STORAGEFunctions

• Incoming shipments
• Timing
• Distance
• Volume
• JIT
• Buffer

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Production

• Production activities will be covered in Chapter
  8.
• Look at interface between Storage, Production and
  Warehouse.
• Material Flow
• Personnel
• Equipment
• Space

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WAREHOUSEOperations

• Just-In-Time
• Quick Response
• Quality
• Customer Service
• SKU-Stock Keeping Unit
• Government Regulations

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WAREHOUSEMissions

• Buffer
• Balancing act
• Consolidate
• Redistribution
• Rapid Response
• Close to Customer

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WAREHOUSEFunctions

• Receiving
• Prepackaging
• Put-away
• Storage
• Order picking
• Packaging
• Sorting / Accumulating

• Packing and Shipping
• Cross-docking
• Replenishment

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STORAGEResponsibility

• Raw Materials
• Packaging material
• Office supplies
• Maintenance supplies

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SHIPPING

• Activities Required to ship goods
• Facility Requirements to perform Shipping

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Activities Required to Ship Finished Items

• Dock operations
• Load
• Paper work
• Check packing slip against what is in containers.
• Generate Bill of Lading.
• Direct Products to appropriate shipping method.

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Facility Requirements to perform Shipping

• Docks
• Truck /or Rail Car spotting
• Loading equipment
• Fork lifts
• Conveyors
• Specialized equipment
• Computer terminals

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Receiving Shipping Space Planning

• Determine what is to be received and shipped
• Determine the number and type of docks
• Determine the space requirements for the
  receiving and shipping area within the facility

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Dock Locations(factors)

• Labor requirements
• Material flow patterns
• Operating capacity
• Energy considerations
• Shipping and receiving schedules

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Storage Operations

• Maximize space utilization.
• Maximize equipment utilization.
• Maximize labor utilization.
• Maximize accessibility of all materials.
• Maximize protection of all materials.

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Storage Space Planning

• See figure 7.16 Page 432
• Walk through Example 7.2 Page 433