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FACILITES DESIGN FOR VARIOUS FACILITIES FUNCTION

Excersice 4:

Question :

Briefly describe the warehouse function.

Answer :

Warehouse can be described as follows:

1. Receiving

Receiving is the collection of activities involved in the orderly receipt of all
materials coming into the warehouse, assuring that the quantity and quality
of such materials are as ordered, and disbursing materials to storage or to

other organizational functions that need them.

2. Storage
Storage is the physical containment of merchandise while it is awaiting a
demand. The form of storage will depend on the size and quantity of the

items in inventory and the handling characteristics of the product or its
c o n t a i n e r

SUMMARY

1. There are 4 types of manufacturing system has been discussed in this chapter,

a) Fixed Automation System
Material flow in the sequential manner. Often used for high volume production
and highly automated.
b) Flexible Manufacturing System
Able to manufactured large number of different part types. Used computer

control to track parts and manage overall flexible manufacturing system.
c) Reduction of Work-In-Progress
A few rules of thumb can be implemented in the reduction work in progress

such as handling less is best, eliminate combine and simplify, and moving
and storing material incur cost serves.
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