Material Handling Systems Case Mfa Company operates a centrally located storeroom in their manufacturing complex. Every afternoon, each craft foreman (Tin Shop, Electric Shop, Iron Workers, etc.) writes a requisition for common use items include nuts, bolts, screws, washers, flashlight batteries, and gloves. All specialty items are ordered separately. During the night shift, the storeroom personnel fill the orders items requested by the craft foreman. Each morning, one or two workers from each department to go the storeroom with a four –wheel platform truck to pick up the filled order. Question: Although studies have been performed to determine the amount of time craftsmen spend waiting the supplies, it is the thoughts of the management that idle craft manpower is a problem resulting from this procedure. How can time spent traveling and from the described storeroom be reduced, thus, eliminating or decreasing crafts’ personnel travel time?

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Mfa Company operates a centrally located storeroom in their manufacturing complex. Every afternoon, each craft foreman (Tin Shop, Electric Shop, Iron Workers, etc.) writes a requisition for common use items include nuts, bolts, screws, washers, flashlight batteries, and gloves. All specialty items are ordered separately.

During the night shift, the storeroom personnel fill the orders items requested by the craft foreman. Each morning, one or two workers from each department to go the storeroom with a four –wheel platform truck to pick up the filled order.

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Although studies have been performed to determine the amount of time craftsmen spend waiting the supplies, it is the thoughts of the management that idle craft manpower is a problem resulting from this procedure. How can time spent traveling and from the described storeroom be reduced, thus, eliminating or decreasing crafts’ personnel travel time?

 

 

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