Nt1330 Unit 3 Project

picker (employee) walks along the shelves to pick the required item. This picker-to-parts system is used in 80% of the industries in Western Europe (Koster, et al., 2007). ARI-Steamline will use the same method for order picking. The employee will be assisted by a forklift to provide access to crates that are placed out of reach on the top floors of the racking system and for moving heavy crates. The design and control of order picking process is influenced by decisions at the following levels:
a) Warehouse layout: Determination of the type of racking system, the length of the rows, number of sections in each row, number of crates in each section, and the height of the racking system has a significant affect on the order picking process.
b) Storage Assignment: The arrangement of products in the storage locations defines the path of order picking process. If the products have been strategically stored in the warehouse, the order picking travel distance can be significantly reduced saving time and money.
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There is no fast solution or technique which might solve this problem since every warehouse is designed based on the requirements of the organization. Therefore it is easier and more efficient to leverage the intelligence of the work force to find the most optimized order picking path (Bartholdi & Hackman, 2016, pp. 153-156). The order picking process therefore is more heuristic and not strictly defined. Point b on the previous page, Storage Assignment, has a considerable effect on the order picking

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