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Actividad de aprendizaje 9
Recuerde que debe sustentar su opinión por medio de las ventajas y desventajas
señaladas por usted para cada uno de los enunciados que usted trabajó en el
taller. De igual modo, recuerde utilizar el vocabulario técnico aprendido. No olvide
tener en cuenta el material complementario ““Expressions for Discussion and
Debate” además de los diferentes aspectos de pronunciación de inglés estudiados
en actividades de aprendizaje anteriores y en el video provisto en el taller
mencionado.
Cabe aclarar que dicho encuentro contará con la participación de tres aprendices
más seleccionados por su instructor y, aunque este segundo momento se realizará
de manera grupal, su desempeño se evaluará de manera individual.
Your warehouse or distribution center layout greatly affects the performance of your
business. In fact, without a properly configured warehouse layout, you could face capacity
issues and even a decrease in productivity.
Complete the following activities in order to understand the importance of the layout
when designing a Distribution Center or warehouse.
a. Read the following description of a Distribution Center and complete it with the
words from the box.
STORAGE RECEIVING AREAS CENTERS
Note: In case you have any questions with vocabulary, remember to check the following
dictionaries:
- http://www.businessdictionary.com/
- http://www.linguee.com/
Fuente: SENA
A) According to the image, complete the following paragraph by selecting the best
preposition for each case.
1. Make sure you have enough pallets to store all your goods on
them.
2. Organize your pallets evenly in specific racks in such way that it is
easy for the machinery –forklifts- to access them.
3. There should be enough space for your equipment or machinery to
move by the warehouse.
4. The machinery or equipment station must be far the shipping and
receiving area in order to load and unload freight trucks.
5. The offices must be located in front of the warehouse racking for
you to supervise the activity within the warehouse.
Let’s check another example of a distribution center. Pay attention to the different areas
within this distribution center and answer the questions below:
Fuente: SENA
B) Write sentences to describe the previous distribution center. Do not forget to use
prepositions to describe their location. Check the example:
A) Pros and Cons. Read the following statements about Distribution Center Design
and decide in your agree or disagree with the statement. Do some research on the
topic and provide pros and cons for each statement.
Your opinion:
I disagree. I think Distribution Centers
The layout in your warehouse must be must have a specific design that helps
flexible the regular non-changing flow of
goods.
PROS:
-With flexible Distribution Centers you
can ensure your facilities are ready for
anything that comes in the future.
CONS:
-Flexible Distribution Centers tends to
be more disorganized. It is hard to keep
control of the changes.
Save space: cram as many pallet racks Your opinion: I agree as long as this
into your warehouse as possible does not affect the normal
development of operational activities
and machinery traffic.
PROS: Improves the use of the
distribution center
CONS: It can generate difficulties
within the distribution center
Having an aisle map will help you Your opinion: It is very useful so it
validate that the correct item is in the facilitates the meeting of the required
assigned location. and optimizes the times.
PROS: Generate new proposals to
make it easier for staff to find the
products.
CONS: They are of great help but
nevertheless you should always carry
out an intense review since some
product may be badly located.
Provide for the level of automation Your opinion: The person in charge
that can be cost-justified based on must study the areas that need this
your particular operation and cost process in a more relevant way.
structure. PROS: optimizes times as it reduces the
times in which a task is performed
CONS: Care must be taken to find the
practical way, it can lead to capital
expenditures.
Study the following video to have a successful participation in your debate session. Pay
attention to pronunciation and the different expressions to participate in a discussion
How to discuss a topic in a group:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY2yjEEoB3U
Criterios de evaluación
Explica claramente las ventajas y desventajas de una posible decisión en lo
técnico.