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Your warehouse or distribution center layout greatly affects the performance of your
business. In fact, without a properly configured warehouse layout, you could face
capacity issues and even a decrease in productivity.
Complete the following activities in order to understand the importance of the layout
when designing a Distribution Center or warehouse.
Fuente: SENA
A) According to the image, complete the following paragraph by selecting the
best preposition for each case.
While creating a layout for your warehouse or distribution center can
be considered a big task, it doesn't have to be complicated. The
following tips can help you navigate the process of laying out your
warehouse and make the most out of your space.
1. Make sure you have enough pallets to store all your goods
in/on/at them.
2. Organize your pallets evenly in/on/at specific racks in such
way that it is easy for the machinery –forklifts- to access them.
3. There should be enough space for your equipment or
machinery to move by/near/through the warehouse.
4. The machinery or equipment station must be far/below/close
the shipping and receiving area in order to load and unload
freight trucks.
5. The offices must be located in front of/under/above the
warehouse racking for you to supervise the activity within the
warehouse.
Let’s check another example of a distribution center. Pay attention to the different
areas within this distribution center and answer the questions below:
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A) Pros and Cons. Read the following statements about Distribution Center
Design and decide in your agree or disagree with the statement. Do some
research on the topic and provide pros and cons for each statement.
Your opinion:
I disagree. I think Distribution Centers must
have a specific design that helps the regular
non-changing flow of goods.
The layout in your warehouse must be
flexible PROS:
-With flexible Distribution Centers you
can ensure your facilities are ready for
anything that comes in the future.
CONS:
-Flexible Distribution Centers tends to be
more disorganized. It is hard to keep control
of the changes.
Save space: cram as many pallet racks into YOUR OPINION:
your warehouse as possible this is good as long as it does not affect the
general operation of the warehouse and the
picking process
Having an aisle map will help you validate Your opinion: I agree, because it generates
that the correct item is in the assigned greater time caor to know the exact location
location. of the article
PROS: faster in the selection of the article
and does not generate confusion
Provide for the level of automation that can Your opinion: always the level of automation
be cost-justified based on your particular of the processes will depend on the justified
operation and cost structure. cost of the task that is going to be carried out
It is time to share your opinions about distribution centers design. Study the
complementary material “Expressions for Discussion and Debate” and get ready for
your Blackboard Collaborate session.
Study the following video to have a successful participation in your debate session.
Pay attention to pronunciation and the different expressions to participate in a
discussion How to discuss a topic in a group:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY2yjEEoB3U
Criterios de evaluación
Explica claramente las ventajas y desventajas de una posible decisión en
lo técnico.
Criterios de evaluación
Explica claramente las ventajas y desventajas de una posible decisión en
lo técnico.