SECTION $2(50$ marks$)$

Case Study $-$ Warehouse Design and Layout

Senior Management in conjunction with plant engineering has decised to utilise the current warehouse space to expand the manufacturing facility to accommodate new products. You have been appointed as the Logistics Project Leader and tasked to utilise a vacant area made available to erect a new warehouse for the receipt, storage and supply of raw material components and parts.

Question $1$

Provide a detail plan and strategy on the different sections of the design methodology as provided below. Use these as sub$-$headings for your plan and make use of floor layouts and diagrams to support your answer.

$1\mathrm{.}1$ Warehouse design and floor layout

$1\mathrm{.}2$ Warehouse configuration

$1\mathrm{.}3$ Material handling processes, labour, machines and equipment

$1\mathrm{.}4$ Inventory, incorporating planning and process flow

$(5)$

$1\mathrm{.}5$ Warehouse management systems

$1\mathrm{.}6$ Reverse logistics