MKP9620

Warehousing management

Mr G Peter Dapiran

6 points · One-week module · Second semester · Peninsula

Objectives At the end of the subject participants should be able to understand the strategic options and controllable variables available to the logistician in warehousing and DC operations; understand the principles of distribution centre design and materials handling and certain aspects of operations; understand the contribution of package design to logistics effectiveness; understand the technological options available in DC operations and gain an appreciation of the impact of technological change on the workforce.

Synopsis Topics include strategic warehousing decisions; third party logistics; decision analysis techniques for facilities location; warehouse design; design of order picking systems; decision trees and game theory and applications to warehousing; labour management and the introduction of technological change; packaging and unitisation; shipping case design; pallet load stabilisation; containerisation; contingency planning in logistics operations; measuring performance; benchmarking.

Assessment Individual site visit analysis report: 10% · Syndicate case study presentation: 10% · Individual major assignment (4000 words): 40% · Class test: 40%

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