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Hps2207:Warehousing Question Paper
Hps2207:Warehousing
Course:Bachelor Of Commerce
Institution: Meru University Of Science And Technology question papers
Exam Year:2013
QUESTION ONE – (30 MARKS)
(a) In real life a certain amount of safety stock may be held in a storage location to guard against stock out while awaiting replenishment to that location (which would interrupt order-picking). How would this affect the average utilization of storage space. (10 marks)
(b) A pallet storage facility holds about 10,000 pallets in storage. Arrivals and departures are handled by 7 forklift operators and the average forklift travel time from receiving to a storage location and then to shipping is about 6 minutes. Estimate the inventory turns per year. Assume each driver works 8 hours per day for 250 days of the year. (10 marks)
(c) What is a unit-load warehouse and why is it easier to layout than others. (10 marks)
QUESTION TWO – (20 MARKS)
(a) What are the five typical physical units-of-measure in which product is handled in warehouse? For each unit-of-measure, state whether there are any standardized dimensions and, if so, identify them. (10 marks)
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(b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of dedicated (reversed) storage? Of shared (random) storage. (5 marks)
(c) Explain, using examples, how the use of the Internet can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the warehousing and distribution function. (5 marks)
QUESTION THREE – (20 MARKS)
(a) Which types of pallet storage generally provide the most efficient use of floor space: floor storage or pallet rack? Explain. (10 marks)
(b) A unit Load AS/RS system consists of 10 aisles with an S/R machine in each aisle. The storage rack is 400 feet long and 80 feet high. The I/O point is located at the lower lefthand corner of the rack. The S/R machine travels at 300 FPM in the horizontal direction and 60 FPM in the vertical direction. The time required for a pick-up or deposit operation is 0.25 minutes. i. What is the expected round-trip SC cycle time, assuming a policy of shared (random) storage? (5 marks) ii. What is the expected increase in throughput by using class-based storage? (5 marks)
QUESTION FOUR – (20 MARKS)
(a) In a warehouse with conveyors, conveyable skus should be stored far from shipping; discuss. (12 marks)
(b) Explain the difference between: (8 marks) A customer order and a pick list A pick-line and a sku An order and a batch Popularity and demand
QUESTION FIVE – (20 MARKS)
(a) Your third-party warehouse has space available for 10,000 pallets and you have 20 forklift operators per 8-hour day for 250 working days a year. If the average trip from receiving to storage to shipping is 10 minutes, how many inventory turns a year could you support for a full warehouse. (10 marks)
(b) Discuss the economic forces that are pushing more value-added processing onto the warehouses. (10 marks)
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