Warehouse Equipment / Capex Planning

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3PL vs 4PL Concepts of CAPEX cost in building warehouse Advantages and Disadvantage of Self-Managed and Outsourced warehouse

Warehouse Location :

Introduction to Factors regarding choice of warehouse location a tradeoff in Proximity between the stakeholder„s (Customers and Suppliers and Employees ) Environmental and Strategic objectives Efficiency in Utilization of Space Centralized and Decentralized concepts Warehouse Locational cost and benefits

Stores and Warehouse designing and Layout Principles :

Understanding the workflow and capacity requirements of business Environmental aspects Designing the warehouse layout on Ergonomic methods Any Specific Business operational requirements Structure of the warehouse and Building plan Designing warehouse layout - rack and bins Optimization of the Floor Space in warehouse for storage , operation and office Designing of the movement in warehouse to minimize risk due to accidents Designing of Internal layout and external storage plan

5. Warehouse Equipment –Capex Planning :

Understanding the workflow and capacity requirements of business Assessing the work requirements Selection of the type of Material Handling Equipment ( MHE ) for operation Packaging requirement Planning of other equipment to optimize warehouse operations Justification for Capex Investment –RIFD –AVG Identifying the need Fire Fighting equipment‟s. Fire Alarms Conveyers and AVG

6. Maintenance of Warehouse

All around Facility Management in Warehouse Calibration of Equipment‟s Maintenance of MHE‟s Spares support for MHE‟s Waste Recycling and Disposal

7. Demand Planning and Inventory Levels

ABC , FSN analysis to monitor stock movements Tracking Inventory Velocity Storage Policies –LIFO / FIFO Fixing Inventory levels –Max, Min & Safety levels