Presented by ： Wang Yu Shun

Agenda  Introduction  Introduction of Vytec Corporation  The Manufacturing Process  The Finished Good Warehouse  Planning a New Warehouse Layout  Case Question

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Introduction of Vytec Corporation  First opened for business in 1962 as Anden Holdings in London, Ontario, joining Owens Corning in  As a leading manufacturer  Top quality  Innovative  Products  Siding  Soffit  Accessories

The Manufacturing Process Vinyl resin Products with different properties Finished product package Delivered to finished goods warehouse Combined with additives and modifier Extruded through a die and cut to length Put into corrugated cardboard cartons Placed on stackable steel racks or “beds”

The Finished Good Warehouse  Production Hold  Forklift’s driver emptied this area arbitrarily several times per day by transferring product to its appropriate location in warehouse.  Finished Good Warehouse  Built in many phases over years  Arranged into 15 different locations, each holding 15 different product groups of siding and soffit.

The Finished Good Warehouse cont.  Product Location  There were 15 storage locations with different area.  The storage locations reflect product line changes.  Shipping  Dock  Major shipping method  Load and unload products by human force  Palletized  To fit special customers requirement  Load and unload products by forklift

Planning a New Warehouse Layout

Case Question  How to improving the layout of the warehouse  Whether the improved system would be worth the additional effort every time there was a change in demand or product.