Warehousing and Material Management
LGT 3107 Warehousing and materials management
Report
Group Members | Student ID | Au Yeung Hoi Wai | 09282558D | Cheng Yin Ling | 09254965D | Kwan Pei Choong | 09704425D | Tang Yan Ting | 09170004D |
Outline 1. Company Background – SC STORAGE 2. SWOT Analysis 3.1. Strengths 3.2. Weaknesses 3.3. Opportunities 3.4. Threats 3. Current Practices 4.5. Customer order and service management 4.6.1. Problems and Recommendations
Problem 1 - higher operating costs
Recommendation 1 – Centralize the services provided
Problem 2 - causes inconvenience to other tenants
Recommendation 2 –different durations of the contract
Recommendation 3 –better control on the exchange of the size of the storage unit
Problem 3 - messy accounting management
Recommendation 4 - establish a better control and monitoring system 4.6. Packaging 4.7.2. Problems and Recommendations
Problem 1 - providing sole sized boxes
Recommendation 1 - provide boxes with different sizes
Problem 2 - lack of effective labeling
Recommendation 2: introduce advanced labeling 4.7. Transportation services and management 4.8.3. Problems and Recommendations
Problem 1 - routing
Recommendation 1 - adopting shortest-route method
Problem 2 - lack of trucks and other modes of transportation
Recommendation 2 - using strategic alliance 4.8. Warehousing management 4.9.4. Improvements
Improvement for bicycle storage
Improvement for red wine storage
Improvement for storage for exhibition
Improvement for locker 4. Monitoring Methods 5. References
1. Company Background – SC STORAGE
Hong Kong is a country that has a very high population density. This leads to problem of insufficient spaces especially for storage. Founded in the year of 2001, both SC Logistics and SC Storage are Hong Kong’s leading low cost mini storage operators. Over the years of operation, continue growth in the
Report
Group Members | Student ID | Au Yeung Hoi Wai | 09282558D | Cheng Yin Ling | 09254965D | Kwan Pei Choong | 09704425D | Tang Yan Ting | 09170004D |
Outline 1. Company Background – SC STORAGE 2. SWOT Analysis 3.1. Strengths 3.2. Weaknesses 3.3. Opportunities 3.4. Threats 3. Current Practices 4.5. Customer order and service management 4.6.1. Problems and Recommendations
Problem 1 - higher operating costs
Recommendation 1 – Centralize the services provided
Problem 2 - causes inconvenience to other tenants
Recommendation 2 –different durations of the contract
Recommendation 3 –better control on the exchange of the size of the storage unit
Problem 3 - messy accounting management
Recommendation 4 - establish a better control and monitoring system 4.6. Packaging 4.7.2. Problems and Recommendations
Problem 1 - providing sole sized boxes
Recommendation 1 - provide boxes with different sizes
Problem 2 - lack of effective labeling
Recommendation 2: introduce advanced labeling 4.7. Transportation services and management 4.8.3. Problems and Recommendations
Problem 1 - routing
Recommendation 1 - adopting shortest-route method
Problem 2 - lack of trucks and other modes of transportation
Recommendation 2 - using strategic alliance 4.8. Warehousing management 4.9.4. Improvements
Improvement for bicycle storage
Improvement for red wine storage
Improvement for storage for exhibition
Improvement for locker 4. Monitoring Methods 5. References
1. Company Background – SC STORAGE
Hong Kong is a country that has a very high population density. This leads to problem of insufficient spaces especially for storage. Founded in the year of 2001, both SC Logistics and SC Storage are Hong Kong’s leading low cost mini storage operators. Over the years of operation, continue growth in the
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