Essays about: "warehouse engineering"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 88 essays containing the words warehouse engineering.

1. 21. “Order picking system design in an ETO manufacturing firm” A Case Study

   University essay from

   Author : Joseph Chimezie Ukachukwu; Zeinab Bagherpour; [2019-07-03T14:42:06Z 2019-07-03T14:42:06Z 2018]
   Keywords : Övrig industriell teknik och ekonomi; Other industrial engineering and economics;

   Abstract : Warehouse order picking is the most important activity in a warehousing system since it accounts for more than half of the total cost in a warehouse. Due to this, there have been advancement and introduction of paperless picking systems which can reduce error and decrease the time spent on picking. READ MORE

3. 22. Shipment Consolidation Policy Project

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Carl Tornerhjelm; Tom Wachtmeister; [2019]
   Keywords : Shipment Consolidation Policy; Consolidated shipping; Dispatch policy; Time and Quantity Based Policy; Analytical Model; Cross-docking.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Title: Shipment Consolidation Policy Project. A case study at the Integrated Logistics Product Area at the Case Company. Authors: Carl Tornerhjelm, Tom Wachtmeister. Supervisor: Peter Berling, the Division of Production Management. READ MORE

4. 23. Forming an inventory control policy and Forecasting model for an E-commerce Company

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Patrik Lorentsson; Nilan Nabavieh; [2019]
   Keywords : Inventory Policy; Forecasting Model; Stochastic Demand; Optimisation; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Abstract Title: Developing an Inventory Control Policy and Forecasting Model for an E- Commerce Company Authors: Patrik Lorentsson & Nilan Nabavieh Supervisor: Johan Marklund, Department of Industrial Management and Logistics Background: Increasingly competitive business environments forces companies to develop better control of the material flows in their supply chain. Inventories are often kept in large amounts in order to buffer against uncertainties, resulting in high average holding costs. READ MORE

5. 24. An Investigation into the Possibilities for Cost Saving in a Distribution Network with Demand Dependencies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Erik Berggren; Rawlings Nechavava; [2019]
   Keywords : Logistics; Inventory Control; Ordering; Dependencies; Demand Dependencies; coordinated Ordering; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Inventory control is a subject that impacts more or less every section of most businesses, hence companies today view it as a crucial problem of strategic importance (Axsäter, 2015). Managing inventory is a complex task which can be made even more complex by considering multiple items interacting with each other throughout the supply network. READ MORE

6. 25. Exploring Collaborative Mobile Storage Units in the Humanitarian Supply Chain

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Jacob Karlsson; Björn Sanders; [2019]
   Keywords : Humanitarian Logistics; Humanitarian Supply Chain Management; Logistics; Warehouse; Mobile Storage Units; Disaster Management Cycle; Public Warehouse; Bangladesh; Syria; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This thesis is an explorative single case study on the United Nations Logistics Cluster with the purpose to explore the usage of collaborative Mobile Storage Unit (MSU) warehouses in terms of determining their activities’ and decisions’ connection to the disaster management cycle, as well as their challenges’ connection to the contextual factors of the humanitarian supply chain (HSC). It attempts to answer questions (1) What are the collaborative MSU activities and decisions throughout the phases of the disaster management cycle? and (2) How do humanitarian contextual factors influence challenges to collaborative MSU activities and decisions in humanitarian logistics?. READ MORE