ABSTRACT
Introduction As people from outside the company join the design team (e.g., architect, building construction company, warehouse equipment vendor, WMS program company and warehouse integrator), the prior team members ensure that the new team members have a comprehensive understanding of both the existing and the proposed warehouse. After the design team has a clear understanding of all aspects of warehouse business, as well as the proposed activities for the new warehouse, project design events are scheduled and completed. These project events are:
1. Warehouse and WMS program integration and interface, which includes hardware and software, PCs, printers, server, network and hierarchy for a host computer, WMS computer, and warehouse computer
2. Project team organization and responsibilities 3. Master project schedule 4. Building design parameters 5. Warehouse design and drawing development 6. Project management and contract administration 7. Local government building design and drawing approval 8. Project brain-storming sessions 9. Project conference room pilot study 10. WMS business narrative that is based on a warehouse operation 11. PCs, printers, bar codes, and scanners/readers, which includes wireless and wire devices 12. WMS program development
13. Description of operations and employee training program 14. WMS program supported and nonsupported transaction projections 15. WMS program equipment or transaction locations on warehouse drawings 16. Warehouse equipment specification and location drawing 17. WMS program business narrative and equipment changes 18. WMS program equipment bid and purchase 19. Building roof, walls, floor, utilities, and warehouse, and WMS program start-up and test 20. Testing and implement of a) the building, b) the WMS program, c) the warehouse, and d)
WMS program integration 21. With vendor delivered SKUs and actual customer orders, warehouse operation start-up,
acceptance and turn-over 22. Review and audit
As the project progresses from the initial design and development phase, the project team will revise the project event schedule or activity sequence as necesssary, as the design and implementation, start-up, or scope of work changes.
