ASSIGNMENT -5: WAREHOUSING

Last Date for Submission: 12 Dec 2015

A. Please read the study material in this folder and answer the following questions.
1. Discuss the factors that influence effective use of warehouses: What are the
different stock location techniques?
2. Explain the four ways that warehousing facilitates the regrouping function.
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of private warehousing?
4. In terms of warehousing design, give examples of trade-offs involving space,
labor, and mechanization.
5. Distinguish between fixed and variable (floating) slot locations. How might
they affect warehousing design?
6. What is a warehouse management system (WMS)? How can it benefit
warehousing operations?
B. Please select the most appropriate response to the following questions.
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Warehouses emphasize ____ and their primary purpose is to maximize____.

a.
product storage; throughput
b.
product storage; usage of available storage space
c.
rapid movement of product; throughput
d.
rapid movement of product; usage of available storage space

Distribution centers emphasize ____ and their primary purpose is to

maximize____.
a.
product storage; throughput
b.
product storage; usage of available storage space
c.
rapid movement of product; throughput
d.
rapid movement of product; usage of available storage space

The primary factor that distinguishes a distribution center from a warehouse is:
a.
distribution centers tend to be multi-story buildings
b.
distribution centers stress storage
c.
distribution centers stress rapid movement of products through the
facility
d.
distribution centers tend to be smaller than warehouses

____ and ____ refer to adjustments associated with the quantity of product.
a.
Accumulating; allocating

b.
c.
d.

Allocating; assorting
Sorting; accumulating
Sorting; assorting

____ involves bringing together similar stocks from similar sources.

a.
Bulk-breaking
b.
Assorting
c.
Accumulating
d.
Sorting

____ refers to building up a variety of different products for resale to particular

customers.
a.
Accumulating
b.
Allocating
c.
Sorting
d.
Assorting

Which of the following is not a characteristic of public warehousing?

a.
requires no capital investment from user
b.
user receives a regular bill for space used
c.
good for companies dealing with large volumes of inventory
d.
lack of control by user
e.
all are characteristics

____ warehousing is owned or occupied on a long-term lease by the firm using

them.
a.
Public
b.
Private
c.
Contract
d.
Multi-client

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All are characteristics of private warehousing, except:

a.
owned or occupied on a long-term lease by the firm using them
b.
feasible when demand patterns are irregular
c.
users have a great deal of control
d.
may reduce an organizations flexibility
e.
all are characteristics
All are true concerning contract warehousing, except:

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____ refers to a process where a product is received in a facility,

occasionally married with product going to the same destination, and then
shipped at the earliest time, without going into longer-term storage
a.
Just-in-time
b.
Cross-docking
c.
Consolidation
d.
Turbologistics

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

can also be referred to as third-party warehousing

35 year contracts appear to offer benefits to both user and
provider
more cost effective than private warehousing
more flexible than public warehousing
all are characteristics

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The primary advantage of variable slot locations in a warehouse is:

a.
increased space utilization
b.
better materials handling
c.
ease of record keeping
d.
more logical and simple product layout

13

The primary advantage of fixed slot locations in a warehouse is:

a.
increased space utilization
b.
better materials handling
c.
knowledge of where specific products are located
d.
improved employee morale

14

Which of the following is not a benefit associated with paperless warehousing?

a.
low cost
b.
reduced clerical work
c.
decreased picking and shipping errors
d.
improved order picking efficiency
e.
all are benefits

15

Software packages that control the movement and storage of materials within an
organization refer to ____ systems.
a.
enterprise resource planning
b.
materials requirement planning
c.
warehouse management
d.
inventory management
____ regulations deal with many aspects of warehousing safety.
a.
OSHA
b.
FDA
c.
FTC
d.
WSA

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True or False?
Distribution centers emphasize the rapid movement of products through a facility
and attempt to maximize throughput.
Private warehousing offers potential users a great deal of control over their
storage needs.
Tradeoffs must be made among space, labor, and mechanization with respect to
warehousing design.
A fixed slot location warehousing system may result in low space utilization.

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Warehouse management systems can result in reduced data entry errors as well
as reduced travel distances for order picking.