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10 Proven Principles for Best Warehouse Design and Operation

Logistics Bureau

You have to do some analysis to work out where you are and then choose the materials handling system to suit. The picture above, a screenshot from a video of a seminar Mal gave on the subject, shows the U-shaped design , where you’re receiving in one area and dispatching from another. 8) Know Your Data. The U-Shaped Design.

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The 7 Essential Warehouse Layout Design Principles

Logistics Bureau

The two common approaches to assessment are: Quantitative analysis: Return on investment, payback, cost per order to supply, cost per order cubic metre to name just a few. Qualitative analysis: Reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of options considered. Process : This is related to the inbound and the outbound.