Redesign warehouse storage and retrieval system at apparel industry

Chan, Yean Kwan (2016) Redesign warehouse storage and retrieval system at apparel industry. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The storage and retrieval system in a warehouse able to affect the supply chain of the company. Thus, an efficient storage and retrieval system are highly demanded by the company. The aim of this study is to assess the storage and retrieval system of the packaging warehouse of an apparel industry. The facility layout of the packaging warehouse and the working procedures of the workers during the storing and retrieving process were observed and analyzed to determine the problem. Through survey and interview with workers, the problems exist in the warehouse were determined. The storage assignment policies, storage layout planning, picking policies, routing policies, material handling equipment and replenishment policies are some of the factors that are able to affect the efficiency of the warehouse. Measurements were done on the space occupied and space provided to the items in the packaging warehouse in order to get the average space utilization. This study has found out that only 32.39% of the space was utilized by the items. Time and motion study was conducted on the retrieving process to evaluate the retrieval efficiency of the system. All the motions involved in the retrieving process were categorized into value added or non-value added activity. Through the data analyzed, the average retrieval efficiency was 50.47%. An alternative solution, 5S methodology was suggested to this warehouse in order to bring the values of organization, neatness, cleaning, standardization and discipline into the working environment. Lastly, the retrieving process was predicted assuming that the 5S was implemented in the packaging warehouse. The retrieving time was expected to be reduced by 60.26%. Besides, the estimated reduction in the labor cost was obtained using the estimated reduction in the retrieving time. Reduction of RM 1700.00 per year for a worker was found for the labor cost.

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