Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Jingwen ALB reflectionThe height of the ALB building is very tall, about 10 storey high. It also has a very large base area, about 12 football fields! That is totally amazing! When we reach there, we have a brief introduction of the warehouse about its functions and abit of everything about the warehouse.
I realised the warehouse was using the through flow system. Then they introduced to us the Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS). I think this is a very good system because it is fully computerised. And the computer will know the location of stored goods, this system can also store high volume of goods.
The warehouse also uses Mobile Racking and Shelving System, automatic guided vehicles and Vertical Carousel System for storage of goods. Using these systems reduce the manpower needed. The Vertical Carousel System fully utilize warehouse space usage and store mainly medical related goods which are small and light items.
The warehouse also uses RFID system to inspect and track the packages when receiving and delivering of shipments. I realised the order picking area is also air conditioned. It is noted that the order pickers are equipped with handheld devices which integrated with Warehouse management system. There are also many Material Handling Equipments (MHE) around, for example the AGV and, the Pallet AS/RS.
If there is any upsurge or emergency, the goods needed for the emergency can be assembled within 4 hours! That's totally cool and really very fast!
Ended my post @ 9:00 PM
