Master of Agribusiness / Department of Agricultural Economics / Keith Harris / Inefficiencies in a warehouse that operates multiple zones can create bottlenecks in
the order fulfillment process. This study’s focuses on the exploration of potential
bottlenecks in an agricultural aftermarket company’s order fulfillment process and its
multi-zone warehouse. Order fulfillment includes stages of order processing, SKU picking
and staging from the conveyor zone and the “H” zone, and the final packaging and
shipping of the order within the Truck Freight Department. A review of the company’s
EOP program, and the effects of the program, provides additional insight into our
understanding of bottlenecks within a dynamic the system. In doing so, the research will
extend the existing knowledge on warehouse management with multiple zones. The
conclusion of this paper offers solutions that will alleviate the bottlenecks and improve the
overall efficiency of the order fulfillment process within a multi-zone warehouse.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:KSU/oai:krex.k-state.edu:2097/17405 |
| Date | January 1900 |
| Creators | Anderson, Kurt A. |
| Publisher | Kansas State University |
| Source Sets | K-State Research Exchange |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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