5Ws + How analysis for the 6 entities in WalStore Operations

Supplier Warehouse Warehouse Warehouse Store Customer

Transporter -to-store
transporter

What? ----------? ---------? -------------? -------------?

What is the What is
size of the the price
What is the What is the What is the buffer supply rate of
cost they capacity and cost they area? goods?
What are charge for size of the charge for
the types transporting warehouse transporting
of the goods? area? the goods?
contracts What is
they the timing
have? of the
store?

How? How the ----------? ------------?How are the How the store How is the
suppliers schedules should be store
decide How the How the arrived at? organized? layout
the transporters ware house optimized?
contract transport is designed
type? goods? to store
maximum How the store
goods? staff should
handle
customers?

Who? -----? Who are the Who owns --------? Who will ------?
transporters the ware serve the
Who are ? house? Who are the customers Who will
the transporters and manage be the
suppliers ? other staffs in customers
? the store? ?

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When? When -----------? When do --------? ------------?
When do
should When the the they visit
the suppliers warehouses When When should the store?
supplier supply receive should the the store be
start to goods to goods from transporters open for
supply? warehouse? the supply good customers?
transporters to store from
? ware
house?

Where? Where Where Where is the Where ----------? Where

are the should the ware house should the the
suppliers transporters located? transporters Where the customers
located? supply the send the store should should
goods ? goods from be located? start
ware shopping?
house?

Which? Which Which --------------?

Which Which stores Which
contract prominent prominent will make group of
type will routes are Which routes are most of the customers
be used by the warehouse used by the profits? will
valuable transporters can transporters attracted
for the for accommoda for to the
company navigating te most navigating stores?
with the between the goods and between the
suppliers suppliers will be most warehouses
? and the convenient and the
warehouses to reach? store?
?

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