Major decisions underlying the Warehouse deployment and operations
Configuration issues
Organization of the material flow
Unit Loads
Establishment of a forward area
items to be included in the forward area
sizing of the forward area
Zoning, Time Windows and Pick Waves
Equipment selection and its sizing
storage modes
order picking and material handling equipment
Warehouse management system and automatic identification and communication equipment
Layout: Allocation of Storage Capacity
Personnel skills and sizing
Policies
Receiving policies
Assigning trucks to docks
Storage policies
Assigning received material to storage locations
Replenishment policies
Order processing policies
order batching policies
zoning policies
picker routing
Sortation and consolidation policies
Shipping policies
Policies
Receiving policies
Assigning trucks to docks
Storage policies
Assigning received material to storage locations
Replenishment policies
Order processing policies
order batching policies
zoning policies
picker routing
Sortation and consolidation policies
Shipping policies
Order flow time
throughput
fill rate
volume flexibility/storage capacity
mix flexibility