Warehouse Layout Design Project Objective Introduce students to

Warehouse Layout Design Project

Objective • Introduce students to the TDL Career Cluster: Warehouse and Distribution Center Operations – Storage and Distribution Manager • (Content Standard #1) • Introduce Students to Warehouse Operations • (Content Standard #3)

Warehouse Operations • Warehouse: – A warehouse is a commercial building used for storage and distribution of goods. – Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, etc.

Warehouse Layout • Warehouses must be laid out so they can function in the most efficient manner possible • Different industries have different warehouse layouts – EXAMPLE: Food warehouses may have a freezer section, cooler section, and dry foods area.

Warehouse Layout • Racking and isles always runs toward the dock doors when in the same room as the dock doors. • Racking must also take in consideration any Ibeams or other obstructions.

Warehouse Layout • Each section of racking is called a “bay. ” • Each bay usually holds 2 or more pallets. • Racking is usually 1 to 6 bays high (depending on how much space is available in the warehouse. • Each bay usually has a label with a identification number.

Warehouse Layout • Each section must have 3” on each side (front and back) free for the pallets to “hang over” the racking. – This is a OSHA Standard 3 inches for each pallet

Warehouse Layout • This is an example of what happens when the racking does not have 3” on each side! • A standard pallet is usually 40” wide by 48” deep • Most pallets cannot be stacked higher than 60”

Warehouse Layout • A functional design must also take into consideration the isle space (area between the racks. ) • If the isle does not allow enough space for the material handling equipment (fork lifts and pallet jacks) to function properly, productivity goes down greatly.

Warehouse Design Project • For this project, you will use Auto. CAD to layout a floor plan for a food distribution warehouse. • You will be responsible for creating a layout that is effective and efficient. • You will also be responsible for submitting a “bid” or price tag for the racking and fork lifts included in this solution.

Warehouse Constraints • The total area of this warehouse is roughly 194’ x 173’ not including walls and dock • Rooms included in the warehouse are: – 2 Dry Goods Rooms – 3 Cooler, or Refrigeration Rooms – 1 Freezer

Racking Constraints • Racking measurements are as follows. • Each section will be 4 bays high • Each bay =$1, 000. 00 ($1, 000. 00 x 4 bays high = $4, 000. 00 per section) 3’ 6” 7’ 11” 7’ 8” 3’

Material Moving Equipment Constraints: Chose one of these fork trucks for your warehouse design. • Yale SS-BE – Isle width: 114” – $35, 000. 00 – 4, 000 -5, 000 lbs • Yale NS-AF – Isle width 90” – $50, 000. 00 – 4, 000 -5, 000 lbs • Yale NTA-SA – Isle width: 66” – $75, 000. 00 – 3, 000 -4, 000 lbs

Bid • Number of bays in your design x $1, 000. 00 per bay = total racking cost • Cost of fork lift you selected to go along with your design = total material handling equipment cost • Total Racking Cost + Total Material Handling Equipment Cost = Total Bid