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| Planning "Engine": |
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| Planning “Engine”: Load Sequencing: |
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- Plan the order in which items will be placed on the truck
- Detect possible problems in orders
- Balance the load
- Minimize damage in transit
- Sequence on trucks will flow into sequence for order picking
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| Planning “Engine”: Optimize Schedule: |
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- Move tasks to improve the schedule
- Resource leveling
- Wait for inventory
- Dual-task & cross-dock opportunities
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| Major Benefits: |
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- Substantially reduces planning time and effort
- Plans are available very early in the day
- 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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| Planning “Engine”: Loading and Unloading: |
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- Tentatively schedule loading & unloading at their “ideal” times
- Estimate loading & unloading times
- Meet “load-ready” date with a specified margin
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| Planning “Engine”: Plan Inventory Moves: |
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- Given the scheduled loads and unloads, what extra inventory will be required?
- Is the inventory available at nearby warehouses?
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