Design of a FMGC warehouse (size, layout, resources, MHE)
Result:
A warehouse design that includes: layout, resource requirement , MHE requirement, bin layout and flow requirements.
1. Problem Statement
The client is consolidating multiple facilities into a single facilities, the impact thereof needs to be analysed with focus on:
Space requirement per SKU (inside and outside);
Number of vehicles entering the facility and the flow thereof;
The number of human resources required per area in the facility;
The MHE equipment requirement (diesel forklifts, electric forklifts etc.);
Different picking and binning strategies must be compared as the warehouse will do both bulk picking and fine picking;
2. Solution Approach
Analyse vehicle and inventory transactional data to determine:
Vehicle movement trends (type, quantity, seasonality etc.);
SKU analysis (storage requirement, movement frequency etc.);
CAD drawings were created as a blueprint for the model.
Various 3D simulations were run using different combinations of input parameters (entry gates, human resources, MHE, vehicle flow, picking strategies, arrival schedules etc.)
Model results were populated in QlikView to compare scenario results;
3. Project Outcomes
A 3D Simulation model for both inside and outside warehouse.
CAD drawings of the facility (inside and outside), including binning locations.
Operational requirements:
Human resources and MHE
Entry gates and parking bays (collections and deliveries)