The Assignment

Introduction to Warehousing
Flows within the Supply Chain

The case study is

based on these
elements of the
supply-chain
Product range – similar products to Evador
Storage box
Toolboxes – Large, Medium and Small

Foodkeepers
Block stack – 1,040
locations @ 2 high

Yellow racking – 1,428

locations @ 3 high

Blue racking – 138

locations @ 3 high

Mould racking –
obsolete

Case pick – shelving; 3

levels high, 10
locations per level
 Evador elevations (sketch)
Evador elevations (sketch)

Current raw
Current finished goods Production hall materials
warehouse warehouse

15m to eaves

9m to eaves 9m to eaves

Only relatively to scale

Success in the assignment
• Teams that show excellence are
likely to:
• Engage with the case study from this
week
• Think critically about the requirements
• Use the tutorials to ask questions, get
information, share thoughts with each
other and other teams
• Allocate tasks to individual members
• Conduct a detailed analysis of any data
provided
• Make well-argued decisions on MHE,
warehouse size and location, show
both detail in analysis and consider the
project holistically
• Use experience, wider reading and
creative ideas to develop designs.
• Teams that will perform poorly are
likely to:
• Start to engage with the case later in
the course / leave it until the last
minute
• Not use experience or wider reading
/ research to consider ideas
• Conduct a superficial analysis of the
data provided
• Miss out one or more elements of
the case
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