ENMA 605: Scheduling tool for Warehouse

INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT

I want to build up a layout for the warehouse scheduling tool by using the outline and
method a warehouse tool can be developed in future. Due to lack of technology and
proper resources I will not be able to develop the tool for however, will set up graphically
outlined screen shot which will portray the look for the tool.
The tool which have to be developed will be a browser based user interface tool which will
be used to maintain schedule on daily basis. The goal of the tools is to replace the most
commonly used manual or excel method used for scheduling. the tool should have five
browser screen each having different functions as how much volume is being shipped to
warehouse from manufactures and how much is being sold out then the details of when
and in which day and shift employees are coming to the warehouse and what is the
probability of employee being not there or less employee being there in a warehouse.
Based on what I have learned about warehouse and its function during my study at ODU
and my summer internship in one of the warehouse company, I will try to document the
steps of how can we build a scheduling tool for nay warehouse and what should be the
steps and I will try to put in the flow diagrams which will help to build in an application in
the future.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of the project is to build an application and write an algorithm or process to
simplify the process of scheduling the shifts in the warehouse which is mostly done
manually or by use of excel, also to see what is the outcome each day and week in
warehouse that is how much things are coming in the inventory and how much company is
supplying in the market.
My approach toward this project would be to research firstly about the warehouse
functioning and then see how does supply chain work in a warehouse and then discover a
method or process by which we can develop a computer based application to make
everything synchronous and updated just by entering few information. My aim would be to
prepare a well-documented project towards development of such application.

I will be using operations research and supply chain management to understand the basic
functioning of the process also will have to keep in mind the risk and probabilities of
employee coming to work. Also I would keep in mind the organizational culture of various
organizations.
After the completion of my project one could expect to start building an application which is
ready to setup in a warehouse and employee can key in their details also we can retriever
the data from the excel which is previously stored to predict the future scenario of the work
to be done within a warehouse.

References:
1. Tkindt V., Billaut J.-Ch. 2006. Multicriteria Scheduling: Theory, Models and Algorithms.
Springer, Berlin.
2. Carol A. Ptak, Mrp and Beyond: A Toolbox for Integrating People and Systems,
Irwin Professional Pub, 1996