Evaluation of the design of warehouse picking process through simulation in Fast Services Corporation-South Distribution Center, Calamba, Laguna, Philippines.

Date

7-2016

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Mark Anthony M. Baldoz

Restrictions

Restricted: Not available to the general public. Access is available only after consultation with author/thesis adviser and only to those bound by the confidentiality agreement.

Abstract

Fast Services Corporation - South Distribution Center (FSC-SDC) is a logistics-oriented company that deals with warehousing management and distribution of finished goods. The timeliess of delivery of a customer's order depends on the picking process in the Outbound operation. Currently, the efficiency of the picking process is 54.91% due to the existence of 24% non-value adding essential activities, such as transportation. This study aimed to increase the efficiency of the picking process implemented in FSC-SDC. The order picking method, zoning consideration and the storage assignment policy used in FSC-SDC were varied and simulated to determine its effects in the picking process. Twelve proposed designs alternatives with two different picking strategy, such as random item picking method and closest item location, are simulated using ProModel. The performance and the costs associated for each alternative was then computed. Evaluating using benefit-cost ratio, proposed design 3 with closest item location strategy is identified as the best design of the picking process. Upon implementation of proposed design 3, FSC-SDC will increase the picking process efficiency by 32.89%, reduce 51.17 minutes of processing an order list, and decrease 1.0647 hours of the transportation time. Consequently, the company will save an average cost of PhP 781,042.72 per month.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Call Number

LG 993 2016 E66 /S25

Document Type

Thesis

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