Packaging and handling - Handling
6 important questions on Packaging and handling - Handling
Which developments in handling technology and equipment offer the potential to substantially improve logistics productivity?
- Mechanized systems: these systems employ a wide range of handling equipment (lift trucks, towlines, tractor trailers, conveyors, carousels)
- Semiautomated systems (AGV, Sortation, Robotics, Live racks)
- Automated systems (Order selection process, automated storage/ retrieval)
- Information-directed systems (RF Wireles: WIFI, RFID, Light directed (LDO))
- Special handling considerations (E-fulfilment, environmental concern, regulatory environment, returns processing)
Picking solutions: what's the advantage of broken case picking? (lecture)
reason: shorter distance + less congestion
Why employ more than 1 solution for sorting? (lecture)
- Higher grades + faster learning
- Never study anything twice
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Which warehouse process is the most expensive? (lecture)
50% of these costs come from travelling: no value adding process: waste. If we can eliminate travel, you should!
20% of costs come from search: solution is for example location detector
What are criteria for equipment selection?
2.Maximum throughput
3.Storage capacity
4.Response time
5.Order fulfilment quality (right time, right amount, right order)
6.Space requirements (lights, working conditions, product condition requirements)
7.Level of automation (level of robots vs humans working together)
What are issues with employing humans in warehouses?
2.High productivity demands: an order every 33 seconds
3.Poorly paid
4.Largely temporary, flexible contracts
5.Risk of strike at the most sensitive times
6.Shortage of workers (black Friday)
--> always consider robots when it makes work of people better!
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