Homework 3 Assignment is to answer the essay questions at the end of the chapter from the class textbook.
Submission: The answers to these questions need to be typed and submitted in “Assignments” in the class D2L page.
Chapter 11: Questions 11.1 and 11.2
Chapter 12: Questions 12.1 and 12.5
Question 11.1. Which of the following three ways of dividing work among order pickers is likely to be most accurate? What information is required in each case? What
problems might there be during order-picking?
• Dividing the storage locations equally among the workers
• Dividing the number of picks equally among the workers
• Dividing the number of picks according to historical pick-rates of the workers
Question 11.2. Explain why the benefits to be gained from bucket brigades might be
greater when there are more pickers in the aisle.
Question 12.1. What is the main reason for considering automation? What is the main
disadvantage of automation?
Question 12.2. True or false? Explain your reasoning.
• Carousels are well-suited to product that sells in large quantities.
• Carousels are well-suited to product that is frequently requested.
• An AS/RS will increase efficiency if it performs all put-aways separately from all
retrievals.
• An A-frame is not a forward pick area because the cost per retrieval is zero
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