Time, Space & Cost Guide to Better Warehouse Design [Paperback]

Maida Napolitano (Author), J. E. Gross & Associates (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0915910381 | ISBN-13: 978-0915910380 | Publication Date: June 1994

The Time, Space & Cost Guide to Better Warehouse Design contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date time, space and cost standards available anywhere. And it shows you how to apply those standards to increase the efficiency of your own operations.

The Guide is fully illustrated with detailed 3-D drawings of the major storage, receiving and shipping configurations along with worksheets to help you schedule jobs and allocate your work force.

The Guide helps you answer the tough questions. Questions like:

How do you calculate time and cost savings for manual vs. electric pallet jacks?

What's a quick and easy way to calculate the number of dock doors you need?

How do you calculate the space you need to store pallets in single deep racks using narrow aisle reach trucks?

What does the typical storage module cost?

How do you calculate the annual costs of ownership and operation for your fleet of lift trucks?

How can you determine which order picking technique will work best for you?

How much time will it take to process a bill of lading?

What are the picking rates for common picking modules?

Plus, The Guide includes charts that show how long it takes a lift truck to move pallets. You'll find worksheets that help you calculate annual administrative costs. And if you want to calculate the amount of apron space needed near your dock doors, you'll find that in The Guide, too.

There's a wealth of time saving information that will help you benchmark your own operation and test new ideas and concepts before implementing them.

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You can rely on The Time, Space & Cost Guide to Better Warehouse Design.

The Guide was carefully prepared by a team of experts from Gross & Associates, one of the country's leading warehouse consulting firms. Their authoritative work in analyzing, evaluating and designing warehouse operations and in implementing warehouse programs led to the development of this unique guide.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

The consequences of poor planning and design is often costly. Even small oversights, such as inadequately sized dock doors or improperly positioned rack beams, can snowball into large, head-pounding problems. The only way to avoid or counteract this downward spiral is by getting back to the basics: Reassess the current operation, then properly plan and design — or re-design — the facility to create a world-class warehouse.

How does one go about designing a world-class warehouse? Begin by understanding the qualities that make a warehouse world class. It must offer consistent high-quality service in a facility that is economical to build, efficient to operate, and flexible enough to adapt to changing business conditions. Its operational components must consist of a complex but balanced array of facility, people, equipment, information systems, and product, which work as a cohesive unit to maximize the utilization of space while optimizing throughput. It must also perform all of these tasks under an inflexible trio of constraints: limited time, finite available space, and bottom-line costs.

These dimensions of time, space, and costs are the three cornerstones by which an efficient and effective warehouse is measured. A warehouse that is able to accomplish its mission while saving time, space, and costs in the process is on its way to world-class status. Knowing how to use these measures in warehouse design becomes a definite advantage to a warehouse manager. It is also the primary subject of this book.

The chapter on warehouse time standards discusses the use of time to measure work, estimate labor requirements, evaluate alternative designs, improve operations and benchmark operations, as well as its use as input in simulation analysis. By measuring time in the warehouse, one can identify opportunities in the design where time can be saved, subsequently reducing labor costs and increasing throughput. This chapter also includes a collection of common warehouse time standards that can be used in planning and design.

The chapter on warehouse space calculations goes beyond just calculating space requirements for the different operational areas of a warehouse. It also includes an introduction to the basic components of warehouse space from the receiving to the shipping docks. It discusses how to design these functions in the least amount of space.

The chapter on warehouse cost calculations focuses on the conversion of time and space requirements into their bottom-line costs. It summarizes the different warehouse cost centers with the latest cost figures, spreadsheets, and techniques to analyze these costs. It also discusses how cost calculations are used to justify and evaluate alternative designs.

Throughout this book, the authors have made an effort to combine a theoretical yet practical approach that is applicable to both conventional and "state of the art" warehouses. The broad scope of information is useful to both experienced and inexperienced managers. For the experienced warehouse manager, this book will serve as a tool for improving productivity. It can also be used as a guide for preliminary design and operations analysis. This book will also acquaint the less experienced manager with the basics of warehousing. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 106 pages
• Publisher: Alexander Communications Group, Inc. (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0915910381
• ISBN-13: 978-0915910380
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,657,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lives up to its title., April 16, 2004

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Dave Piasecki (Kenosha, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Time, Space & Cost Guide to Better Warehouse Design, Second Edition (Paperback)

This is a rather unique book on warehouse design in that it combines some basic warehouse design content with highly detailed information related to costs and time standards. It's this cost and time standards content that sets this book apart from any other warehouse design book I have encountered. Certainly a valuable resource for anyone with responsibilities for running or designing a warehouse.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent guide for anyone designed a warehouse, June 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Time, Space & Cost Guide to Better Warehouse Design (Paperback)

The author obviously grasps the concepts involved in warehouse design thoroughly. This collection of tools, examples, standards, and drawings would be a tremendous addition to any warehouse designer's library.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Information overload, July 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Time, Space & Cost Guide to Better Warehouse Design (Paperback)

Filled with useful standards and cost guides to help with the design of a warehouse or other storage facility. Well written and informative. Well worth the price.