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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