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Product: What kind of goods will it hold?  \n2.Space: What physical characteristics should the warehouse have?  \n3. Equipment: What MHEs are available?  \n4.Circulation of goods: How do goods circulate?  \n5. Personnel: How many employees are there?  \nCHAPTER 3: WAREHOUSE LAYOUT, STORAGE, HANDLING & MHE  \nALLOCATION OF SPACE  \n• Shapes of Warehouse:  \n􀂃 Rectangle / Square Shaped  \n􀂃 U-Shaped  \n􀂃 I-Shaped  \n􀂃 L-Shaped  \n􀂃 Round-Shaped  \nCHAPTER 3: WAREHOUSE LAYOUT, STORAGE, HANDLING & MHE  \nWAREHOUSE LAYOUT – U SHAPE FLOW  \nCHAPTER 3: WAREHOUSE LAYOUT, STORAGE, HANDLING & MHE  \nWAREHOUSE LAYOUT – U SHAPE FLOW (CON’D)  \n• U-shape flow occurs when the goods receipt and dispatch functions are located at the same side/end of a warehouse building.  \n• Products flow in at receiving, move in to storage in the back of the warehouse, and then to shipping, which is located at the adjacent to receiving on the same side of the building.  \n• Items with higher throughput level are located closer to the loading bays.  \n6  \nDESPATCH AREA  \nRECEIVING AREA  \nCHAPTER 3: WAREHOUSE LAYOUT, STORAGE, HANDLING & MHE  \nADVANTAGES OF U SHAPE FLOW  \n• Excellent utilization of dock resources because the receiving and shipping processes can share dock doors  \n• Facilitating cross-docking because the receiving and shipping docks are adjacent to one another and may be co-mingled  \n• Excellent lift truck utilization because put away and retrieval trips are easily combined and because the storage locations closest to the receiving and shipping docks  \n• High degree of security control  \n7  \nCHAPTER 3: WAREHOUSE LAYOUT, STORAGE, HANDLING & MHE  \nWAREHOUSE LAYOUT – I SHAPE FLOW (THROUGH FLOW)  \n• 'Through' flow happens when separate loading bay facilities for outbound and shipping are provided, often at opposite end of warehouse.  \n• Products flow in at receiving, move into storage, picking area and then the marshalling and despatch area in a straight line.  \n• Items with a higher throughput level are  \nlocated at the center of the warehouse.  \n8  \nDESPATCH AREA  \nRECEIVING AREA  \nCHAPTER 3: WAREHOUSE LAYOUT, STORAGE, HANDLING & MHE  \nAPPLICATION OF I SHAPE FLOW  \n• When there is a risk of interference or confusion between goods in and goods out.  \n• When goods inwards vehicles and dispatch vehicles are very different; for example differences in platform height or nature of unit load.  \n• When a warehouse is connected to a production plan","cbCaiduXsEG6PqLO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiduXsEG6PqLO","pdf",4287967,57,"English","# Module Content\n## Types of warehouse layout\n## Factors determining warehouse layout\n## Storage systems used in the warehouse\n## Types of MHE and their specifications\n# Factors Affecting Warehouse Design\n## Product\n## Space\n## Equipment\n## Circulation of goods\n## Personnel\n# Allocation of Space\n## Shapes of Warehouse\n## Warehouse Layout - U Shape Flow\n## Advantages of U Shape Flow\n## Warehouse Layout - I Shape Flow (Through Flow)\n## Application of I Shape Flow","[{\"question\":\"What factors determine warehouse layout in this chapter?\",\"answer\":\"The chapter lists product, space, equipment, circulation of goods, and personnel as the main factors affecting warehouse design.\"},{\"question\":\"When does U-shape flow occur and what is its goods movement pattern?\",\"answer\":\"U-shape flow occurs when receiving and dispatch functions are on the same side/end of the warehouse. 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