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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What is Alpine Warehouse? Alpine Warehouse is a retailer of downhill and cross-country skis and snowboards. The company stocks the skiing gear by major brands such as K2 and Rossignol. Alpine Warehouse also sells outdoor clothing and winter-sports accessories along with a selection of skiing and snowboarding DVDs. Alpine Warehouse is committed to providing outstanding customer service‚ far beyond the expectations of their customers. They also strive to provide the best products and work towards making
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I have been running for as long as I can remember. I’m not kidding. My mom told me I used to run around in the Church nursery when I was a toddler and the other children would chase me. I was drawn to running out of love for the closest thing I could ever humanly get to flying. I love the good runs‚ the bad runs‚ the hard runs‚ the mad runs‚ the sad runs‚ runs with people‚ runs alone‚ runs in rain‚ runs where I can taste the crisp Autumn air…I just love running! Running many miles requires me to
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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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applying the SWOT analyzing technique to the Athlete Warehouse Case Study found here: https://my.uopeople.edu/pluginfile.php/265948/mod_workshop/instructauthors/Unit%205%20Case%20Study%20-%20Athlete%20Warehouse.pdf The case study describes two brother entrepreneurs-Ed and Colin Power- who want to re-open a sports clothing and shoe store after their first store‚ Athlete’s Warehouse‚ failed to thrive. Ed and Colin wish to re-open their Athlete’s Warehouse store in the town of Grand Falls. These entrepreneurs
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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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Functions of a Warehouse A typical warehouse contains materials‚ parts and finished goods on the move. The objective of warehousing is to efficiently receive inventory‚ store it as required‚ assemble it into complete orders and make customer shipment. This emphasis on product flow renders a modern warehouse as a product mixing facility. Warehouse functions are classified into two types: i. Handling ii. Storage i. Handling Material movement continuity and efficiency throughout the warehouse is the first
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they belong. It is key to understand the opportunities and threats imposed on the industry when doing company specific analysis. Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model provides an excellent foundation for company and industry analysis. The IbisWorld Warehouse Clubs and Superstores September 18‚ 2007 report (IW) describes the barriers to entry as high due to the "Dominance of players currently in the industry‚ The cost of establishing or purchasing a retail outlet‚ weak product differentiation‚ and established
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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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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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