Consider the following opinion: “To keep all order-pickers occupied, they must have work to do; therefore it is advantageous to put the fastest workers at the start of the pick aisle so that they can quickly move work-in-process to downstream workers.” How would you expect such an arrangement to work in a fast-pick aisle? What sorts of problems would you expect? (Assume workers may not pass one another.)
Explain why the benefits to be gained from bucket brigades might be greater when there are more pickers in the aisle.
What are the most convenient storage positions on a carousel? Ex plain.
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.