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Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Strategic Warehouse Network Design and Infrastructure

LSC701 · Logistics Management — Week 7 of 16

CourseLSC701
Week7 of 16
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This week’s topics

Strategic Warehouse Network Design and Infrastructure

  1. Center of gravity and multi-echelon network design
  2. Warehouse capacity determination and layout configurations
  3. Storage rack architectures: drive-in, shuttle, and mobile racking
  4. Strategic capital investment in automated material handling equipment
  5. Week 8: Lecture 37: Supply Chain Network Optimization: Facility location using Centre of Gravity
  6. SC Network Design - Steve Ellet of Chainalytics with Dr. Chris Caplice - SC2x_1 2018
  7. SC2x Live Episode II - Network Design Industry Expert

What you will be able to do

  • 4.1 Evaluate strategic aspects incl. Warehouse location, capacity, design/layout, storage racks selection and extent of automation (in relation to material handling equipment)

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate strategic aspects incl. Warehouse location, capacity, design/layout, storage racks selection and extent of automation (in relation to material handling equipment)

Study materials

Videos

  • SC Network Design - Steve Ellet of Chainalytics with Dr. Chris Caplice - SC2x_1 2018 · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 59 min · for registered students
  • SC2x Live Episode II - Network Design Industry Expert · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 57 min · for registered students
  • Distribution Network Design for Urban Last-Mile Delivery with Drs Caplice & Winkenbach - SC0x-1 2018 · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 55 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • MIT OCW ESD.260J Logistics Systems (Fall 2006), Supply chain network design · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
  • Warehousing and storage: A guide to health and safety (HSG76, 2nd ed. 2007) · PDF · Hse, guidance; 155 pages · for registered students
  • Operations Management (Fanshawe), ch. 10: Layout Strategy and Design · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 399–440 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Logistics Management and Contemporary Challenges
  • Week 2: Transport Modes and Freight Infrastructure
  • Week 3: Transport Economics and Operational Cost Structures
  • Week 4: Modal Selection and Transport Optimization
  • Week 5: International Customs Procedures and Regulatory Compliance
  • Week 6: Tariff Structures, Duties, and Landed Cost Analysis
  • Week 7: Strategic Warehouse Network Design and Infrastructure
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Warehouse Mechanisation and Automated Handling Systems
  • Week 10: Inbound and Outbound Warehouse Operations
  • Week 11: Packaging Architecture and Integrated Logistics Value
  • Week 12: Applying Logistics Management in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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