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AAutomated utomated WWarehousearehouse PPlanning lanning SSystemystem
AutoSchedulerAutoScheduler
Copyright © 2002
www.WarehouseOptimization.com
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AutoScheduler Plans all AutoScheduler Plans all Activities in a Warehouse or Activities in a Warehouse or Campus of FacilitiesCampus of Facilities
AutoScheduler Is a WMS add-on
AutoScheduler Uses expert rule-driven planning engine to: Set inventory levels Schedule picking, inbound and outbound shipments Assign trailers, and dock doors
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AutoScheduler’s Goals: Meet AutoScheduler’s Goals: Meet Customer Requirements + High Customer Requirements + High productivityproductivity
AutoScheduler efficiently uses constrained resources: People (Pickers, loaders, etc) Lift trucks Dock doors Staging space
Results: lower cost, better customer service
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AutoScheduler Coordinates ALL AutoScheduler Coordinates ALL ActivitiesActivities
Receiving
Where? When?
What inventory level?
Case Picking
Replenish inventory?
Loading
Time?
People etc?
But it all ties back: you can’t load material that has not been picked!
Which receipts?
From Where?
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AutoScheduler Coordinates AutoScheduler Coordinates ActivitiesActivities
• AutoScheduler reduces complexity and management effort in large, complicated operations.
• It would be easy if there were one product and one customer
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……but Complexity Makes it Hardbut Complexity Makes it Hard
Manufacturing
takes over warehouse space
So outside warehouses are added
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… … The Right Product is Never in The Right Product is Never in the Right Placethe Right Place
So product is moved out
...and then it is moved back to
get the right mix
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Coordinating ActivitiesCoordinating Activities
Loading Unloading
Production
Cross Docking
Direct line loading
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..and There are Never Enough ..and There are Never Enough ResourcesResources
This much Work
But never enough of forklifts, people, dock doors or inventory
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……worse, Many Resources are worse, Many Resources are Competed forCompeted for
Storage/RetrievalLoading
Unloading
Line take away
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Planning all the Activities is a Planning all the Activities is a ChallengeChallenge
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……but the AutoScheduler but the AutoScheduler Software Coordinates Software Coordinates EverythingEverything
A genius in a PC….
AutoScheduler
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……but the AutoScheduler but the AutoScheduler Software Coordinates Software Coordinates EverythingEverything
AutoScheduler
AutoScheduler checks every function: e.g. shipping early to use available loader time
Are there enough people?
Dock doors?
Will it hurt another customer?
Trailers?
Inventory?
Lift trucks?
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AutoScheduler Minimizes AutoScheduler Minimizes Unproductive ActivitiesUnproductive Activities
– Administration– Storage and retrieval– Unnecessary movements– Travel– Idle time (Waiting for work or inventory)
While meeting customer needs within constrained resources
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Unproductive Activities Unproductive Activities Example: Storage and Retrieval Example: Storage and Retrieval of Productionof Production
LOAD
PALLETIZERETRIEVE
STORE
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Example: If it can, AutoScheduler Example: If it can, AutoScheduler changes Loading Times to Coincide changes Loading Times to Coincide with Productionwith Production
LOAD
PALLETIZE
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AutoScheduler Checks all AutoScheduler Checks all Available Information When Available Information When Making a Decision Making a Decision
ProductionSchedule
InboundShipments
People
Inventory
Orders &Load Time
Trailers
Rules
AutoScheduler
Project inventory for each item in each location.
Test various shipping sequences which meet customer load-times.Select best feasible shipment plan
WARNING: Any
Unresolvable problem!
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AutoScheduler Creates AutoScheduler Creates Productive Use of Labor and Productive Use of Labor and ResourcesResources
Loads by Hour
0
50
100
150
200
250
Time
Requested shipping time
Yes!
Can this be moved without
• causing inventory shortages?
• congesting the dock?
• violating labor constraints?
Loads by Hour
0
50
100
150
200
250
Time
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...and Report Usage of ...and Report Usage of ResourcesResources
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Major BenefitsMajor Benefits
• Substantially reduces planning time and effort: Plans are available very quickly
AutoScheduler considers a large number of problems and mitigates them
Reduces total planning effort
• Total loading/unloading effort is reduced: More efficient use of staff
More “single-move” operations (dual-tasking and cross-docking)
Higher peak capacity - prepares early when peak is coming
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Contact Us for More InformationContact Us for More Information
Warehouse Optimization, LLCPhone (615) 791-8000
Email: [email protected]