Presented byWang Yu Shun

IntroductionIntroduction of Vytec CorporationThe Manufacturing ProcessThe Finished Good WarehousePlanning a New Warehouse LayoutCase Question

WarehouseExitPopular GoodGood That Should Also Near Exit

First opened for business in 1962 as Anden Holdings in London, Ontario, joining Owens Corning in 1997.As a leading manufacturer Top qualityInnovativeProductsSidingSoffitAccessories

Vinyl resinProducts with different propertiesFinished productpackageDelivered to finished goods warehouseCombined with additives and modifierExtruded through a die and cut to lengthPut into corrugated cardboard cartonsPlaced on stackable steel racks or beds

Production HoldForklifts driver emptied this area arbitrarily several times per day by transferring product to its appropriate location in warehouse.Finished Good WarehouseBuilt in many phases over yearsArranged into 15 different locations, each holding 15 different product groups of siding and soffit.

Product LocationThere were 15 storage locations with different area.The storage locations reflect product line changes.ShippingDockMajor shipping methodLoad and unload products by human forcePalletizedTo fit special customers requirementLoad and unload products by forklift

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

***1.19621997Owens Corning2. ()3.13.23.3**1.1 Finished Good Warehouseproduction hold area2.12.21515(accessories)(offsite warehouse)()*1.11.22.12.2Vytecpalletized*1.(distance to)Hold areaDockspalletizing2.(bed)253.palletizingMaintenance area4.(number of trips)*()1.1**