You are Stacey Builtmore and you are the Warehouse Manager at Tires Tires Tires. You have just been given an amazing opportunity. Your company is building a brand new warehouse and you have been asked to design the layout! This is a big assignment as you know, once the design has been set, it is very difficult to change. Warehousing space is calculated at a dollar amount per square foot, so you need to maximize every square foot. The entire space cannot be used for storing products, so you need to account for the following elements, plus any more you find from your research.

Warehouse office

Washrooms

Lunch room

Racking

Receiving area

Staging area

Racking

Packing

Equipment Storage Area

A. Tell me about "Tires Tires Tires." Create a company description detailing the history of the company, its location, the number of employees, your geographical location etc...

B. Research warehouse layout strategies. Explain 3 strategies and choose the best one for your tire warehouse. Elaborate on why you have chosen this design.

C. In a computer simulation or on paper, design your warehouse (scaled). What is the square footage required? Ensure to account for:

• Warehouse offices
• Washrooms
• Lunch room
• Racking
• Receiving area
• Staging area
• Packing
• Equipment storage area
• And more (add at least 3 more areas that need to be included).

D. How are you going to store your tires and any other products you might carry? Research at least 3 racking strategies and determine the best one for storing tires. Explain why you chose this design.

E. Don't forget to design the outside! How many delivery doors will you have? Full bays, pick up only? etc...You need enough space for a 53' trailer to unload at your location. Don't forget to incorporate this into your design.

F. How much will it cost to equip your warehouse (inside), do not include building the physical structure.

Office furniture, lunch room appliances.... Just to name a few things you should include. Provide rough estimates to get a sense for the expenditure required.

G. Safety in a warehouse should be your #1 priority! How are you going to ensure the safety of your employees and any other people who come in to your warehouse? What about emergencies! Fires, spills etc....

H. Don't forget to design the outside! How many delivery doors will you have? Full bays, pick up only? etc...You need enough space for a 53' trailer to unload at your location. Don't forget to incorporate this into your design.

I. Explain your thought process as you began to design your warehouse. Was it easier or more difficult than you thought? Realistically, how much time would be required to design a warehouse from the ground up?

J. Create a Report detailing your design and answer all of the questions from the assignment steps.