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5. Warehouse Management

One of the critical elements of warehouse management success is appropriate site selection. This Discussion has you focus on this important work effort to help you consider the nuances of site selection within the real-world business environment.

Please answer the following:

1. How do warehouse management leaders consider the general area for warehouse placement?

2. Once the general area has been determined for warehouse placement, how does leadership select the specific site?

3. Create a list of factors that contribute to successful site selection and share your findings with the class to close out your original post.

6. Warehouse Management

Logistics is an important consideration towards warehouse management success. However, there is another important consideration from the opposite direction of the main process flow, reverse logistics. This Discussion has you consider the implications of reverse logistics.

Please answer the following:

1. What is reverse logistics?

2. How do information systems, such as a warehouse management system (WMS) help with the process of reverse logistics?

3. If you were mentoring a new emerging leader on the concept of reverse logistics, what key points would you want to communicate with them to ensure your mentorship helps them succeed in their career?

7. Packaging and Handling

Packaging and Handling are two of the major tasks of warehouse management. This Discussion has you consider one aspect of Packaging and Handling to a deeper level to increase your competency in this professional area.

Please answer the following:

1. Research the course concept of a "return package system." What is it? What incentives are there to implement this aspect of Packaging and Handling?

2. Research online federal and state law related to return package systems. What did you discover? Share your findings with the class.

3. Now that you have conducted some research, take time to reflect on what you learned from this as it relates to your own life and business experiences. Make a list of pros and a list of cons of implementing a return package system and close your original post with these two lists.

8. Packaging and Handling

There are many interesting methods or techniques utilized in the efforts of packaging and handling. This Discussion has you zoom into one particular technique and then consider what other techniques are available for utilization.

Please answer the following:

1. Research the concept of FIFO. What is it?

2. What makes FIFO an effective technique to utilize within Packaging and Handling efforts?

3. What other methods or techniques are available for utilization?

9. Operations Analysis

In simple terms, operations analysis is the application of the scientific method to business. One key component of operations analysis is establishing a baseline, and several follow-on activities from this effort also have merit. This week, you will further explore this concept to extend your knowledge.

Please answer the following:

1. What does it mean to create a baseline? How does this relate to the concept of validation?

2. How does establishing a baseline contribute to Phase II of the research method outlined for operations analysis efforts?

3. Estimate the costs of a team of four professionals establishing a baseline with another company in their industry if the team travels and stays on location for a period of 6 months. Type out your basic math and show your assumptions, calculations, sub-totals, and final total clearly. Double check your work to ensure your estimate is current and realistic. Complete this task to close out your original post.

10. Risk and Sustainability

One modern concern within the field of warehouse management, related to risk and sustainability, is the concept of a secure supply chain. This is a global effort, and just as with a real chain, the chain is only as strong as its weakest link. This Discussion has you consider one exact concern, and take a leadership perspective on it, to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges real-world leaders in this profession face on a daily basis.

Please answer the following:

1. Research the global concern of fake medications and share with the class how this interrelates with elements of the secure supply chain effort.

2. What are the implications of an unsecure supply chain related to the concern of fake medications?

3. If you were a warehouse manager for a real-world company, what role would you play in attempting to fix the problem of fake medications? What efforts would you expend to ensure a secure supply chain for your own link in this global chain?