NMIMS Warehouse Management Solved Assignment December 2024

NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Warehouse Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2024 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
 All Questions carry equal marks.
 All Questions are compulsory
 All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples, illustrations as far as possible.
 All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
 Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of reference.
 Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from other students is not allowed
 Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions
1) Discuss Different Product Movement activities considering example of an Ecommerce warehouse. (10 Marks)
2) Form a safety charter for employees of a warehouse to create awareness about Occupational safety and health considering points such as Fire safety, working at heights etc. (10 Marks)
3) You are the warehouse manager of a pharmaceutical distribution center responsible for storing and distributing a wide range of medical products. The warehouse has been facing challenges in meeting increasing demand, maintaining temperature-sensitive products, and ensuring accurate order fulfillment. The management is considering investing in robotics and automation to improve warehouse efficiency and ensure product integrity. Your task is to analyze the situation and propose a plan for implementing robotics and automation in the pharmaceutical warehouse.
a) Conduct a thorough analysis of the current pharmaceutical warehouse operations. Identify the key pain points and inefficiencies that arise from manual material handling, order picking, and inventory management processes. Discuss the impact of these challenges on order processing times, inventory accuracy, and compliance with regulatory requirements. (5 Marks)
b) Develop a comprehensive plan for implementing robotics and automation technologies in the pharmaceutical warehouse to enhance operational efficiency and maintain product integrity. Propose specific robotic solutions for various warehouse tasks. (5 marks)
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