CASE 10-1: MINNETONKA WAREHOUSE Question 1: For each of the four work team sizes‚ calculate the expected number of trucks in the queue waiting to be unloaded. Size of team Number of trucks in queue 2 3.2 3 .5 4 .27 5 .12 Question 2: For each of the four work team sizes‚ calculate the expected time in the queue—that is‚ the expected time a truck has to wait in line to be unloaded. Size of team Expected time in queue 2 .8 hours 3 .125 hours 4 .067 hours 5 .030 hours
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Assignment: Procurement‚ Inventory & Warehouse Management. Q1: What are the objectives of inventory management? To achieve satisfactory levels of customer Smooth-out variations in operation performances Avoid stock-out and shortage of material Safeguard against price changes and inflation Take advantage of quality discounts Goals & Objectives of an Inventory-Control System An inventory-control system is the mechanism within a company that is used for efficient management of the movement
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Contents : 1. Reasons for warehousing 2. Benefits 3. Warehouse operating principles 4. Types of Warehouse 5. Warehouse strategies 6. Warehouse location strategies 7. Site selection 8. Transport Sorting The basic benefit of sorting is to reconfigure freight as it is being transported from origin to destination. Three types of assortment - Cross-Docking ‚ Mixing and Assembly- are widely performed in logistic system. The objective of cross-docking is‚ replenish
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ABC Warehouse entered into a contract to purchase a large piece of vacant land from Dave Developer. Land is usually characterized as real property. Real property is part of the six enforceable written types of contracts; meaning land contracts do need to be written contracts. Oral contracts are not enforceable‚ are hearsay‚ and are bad ideas to begin with. For the best interest of both parties a legal written contract is the right contract for land selling. When oral real-estate contracts are used
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dilemma‚ my sister‚ a fellow runner‚ recommended runningwarehouse.com. Running Warehouse is an online shopping website that sells running gear at discounted prices. I have purchased gifts for others and running gear for
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Men’s Warehouse George Zimmer founded Men’s Warehouse in 1971‚ by opening a brick and motor store in Houston Texas. In the 1970’s‚ he began advertising his retail clothing in TV Commercials. The commercials sounded like a car commercial with tag lines such as “Considerably more for considerably less‚” “The only thing better than a friend in the business is a father in the business‚” and “I guarantee it.” Men’s Warehouse expanded their business throughout the West coast to the east coast. By the
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[pic] Project Warehouse Amazon.com Charter Version 1.1 Group Name: Your Preferences Group Members: Geng Sun‚ Yu-Wen Chen‚ Yu Song‚ Yu-Che Cheng‚ Kuan-Chi Lin Table of Contents Introduction 4 High Level Purpose or Justification 4 Project Scope 4 Project Requirements 4 Key Stakeholders 5 Key Deliverables and Milestones‚ Budget‚ and Timeline 5 Potential Risks 5 Acceptance
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future trends and behaviors‚ allowing businesses to make proactive‚ knowledge- driven decisions systems. Data warehouse is a computer system designed to give business decision-makers instant access to information. The warehouse copies its data from existing systems like order entry‚ general ledger‚ and human resources and stores it for use by executives rather than programmers. Data warehouse users use special software that enables them to create and access information when they need it‚ as opposed
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I am writing to address an outstanding issue related to some shipments into your Suwanee warehouse. In November Woodhaven sent four shipments into the Suwanee warehouse. These shipments were originally billed under invoices 162055‚ 162064‚ 162111‚ and 162381. At the time of invoicing‚ we were not aware that our driver of our carrier what been request to unload the shipment. As a result‚ the freight charges we received related to these deliveries included additional charges related to the unloading
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need a warehouse? Roles and Functions of Warehouse The role of warehouse is important for the trade. Traders‚ carriers‚ retailers‚ exporters‚ manufacturers and wholesalers need warehouse because of the different functions of warehouse. Warehousing really useful for them. 1. Seasonal Production Some products like agricultural products and fruits are harvested on certain season. Manufacturers need to bridging the time gap between production and consumption of goods. So‚ they need the warehouse for
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