Murphy International is a manufacturer of a fast-moving consumer goods. Business was good in the last...

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Murphy International is a manufacturer of a fast-moving consumer goods. Business was good in the last year and expected to grow further. Because of the growing business, the company will need a new warehouse and has to decide what kind of warehouse it will use. You are tasked to prepare a report on the possible alternatives. In your report, you should: (i) Identify the different functions of the warehouse. (ii) The company is considering either to build its own private warehouse or to contract out the warehousing services to a third party. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of having a private warehouse versus a contract warehouse. (b) What are the fundamental set of activities in a warehouse? Explain, with the help of a diagram, the warehouse activities and the product flow. Murphy International is a manufacturer of a fast-moving consumer goods. Business was good in the last year and expected to grow further. Because of the growing business, the company will need a new warehouse and has to decide what kind of warehouse it will use. You are tasked to prepare a report on the possible alternatives. In your report, you should: (i) Identify the different functions of the warehouse. (ii) The company is considering either to build its own private warehouse or to contract out the warehousing services to a third party. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of having a private warehouse versus a contract warehouse. (b) What are the fundamental set of activities in a warehouse? Explain, with the help of a diagram, the warehouse activities and the product flow.

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