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Tuning Distribution Warehouses

Objectives:

• Improve personnel productivity.
• Raise throughput, increase capacity utilization.

Starting point:

• Stock and transaction data for a representative operational period.
• Current procedures and personnel circumstances.

Method:

Analysis and design are done with software tools (WPLAN).

Keywords on procedure:

1. Generate a model that simulates processes and functional areas.
2. Analyze function productivity and efficient capacity utilization for all warehouse areas.
3. Simulate processes in greater detail with data from cost drivers (MTM, VDI).
4. Optimize warehouse locations to minimize operational costs.
5. Optimize order processing by better combining orders in multi-picking systems with rational paths.
6. Install a system that monitors area productivity, including incentives and flexible work times.