Engineering and Supply Chain Management
WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER ENGINEERING
Description
Theory/Practice
2
Laboratory
2
Instructors
Antonio Galrão Ramos
Contents
CP1 - Introduction to Warehouse Design and Operations
CP2 - Warehouse design
CP3 - Warehouse tactical decisions
CP4 - Order preparation
CP5 - Measuring warehouse performance
Learning Outcomes
To provide students with knowledge and skills for engineering and management of warehouses and distribution centres.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
OB1 ? Understand the role of a warehouse or distribution Center in a supply chain and the means by which it operates.
OB2 ? Select and develop mathematical and computational models to optimise space and time requirements in a warehouse or distribution Center.
OB3 ? Develop the ability to plan, implement, and manage different storage systems.