Workforce Balancing Task 1. This is an In-Class assignment, which will be assessed (3%). You are required to produce a workforce plan to best achieve the daily production schedule, in the detailed scenario below. The information provided in the DC Design Exercise provides the background of the DCs volumes and operational information. Assume that the DC has implemented a training schedule of cross-training, and all direct workers can be employed in any of the direct areas. Develop a workforce plan to best satisfy the daily workload with the direct labour provided. Scenario The date is 5 Mar 2021 The workload for the day has just been announced: o 24 Containers need to be unloaded 960 pallet Putaways o 48 Store shipments deadline for meeting the transportation cut-off is 11.59pm. 9,000 Picks 600 Pallet Replenishments from storage to pick location o 500 SKUs require Cycle Counting Sector Retail Operating hours 2 shifts, 8 hours a day Mon-Fri, 7.30am 11.30pm. Assume that the workforce is split equally between the 2 shifts. Staff 170 o Indirect: Management - 7 Clerical - 11 Maintenance - 4 Janitorial - 4 Battery Changer - 2 Security - 2 o Direct: Receivers 35 Putaway/Replenishment drivers 15 Pickers 30 Shippers - 55 Inventory - 5 Volumes reasonably constant, seasonal 20% peaks in Apr/May and Oct/Nov. Material Handling Equipment: o Pallet Jacks 10 o Single pallet Walkies 20 o Double pallet Walkies 10 o Forklift Trucks - 15 Pallet Putaway productivity 15 pallets/hour Pallet Replenishment productivity 15 pallets/hour Picking productivity 30 picks/hour Inventory Count productivity 15 SKUs/hour Inbound Receipts 100 floor-loaded containers per week, productivity 15 person-hours per container. Outbound Shipping 200 store shipments per week, productivity 10 person-hours per shipment.