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This sort of technology facilitates major improvements in communication between the operator and the warehouse management computer, resulting in much greater speed of response within warehouse systems and more efficient and productive utilization of people and equipment. Specific benefits of such systems include:
•paperless operation;
•real-time information and prioritization (e.g. so that pick faces can be replenished just as they are becoming empty);
•high levels of accuracy (e.g. through bar-code scanning and WMS interrogation);
•dual cycling (e.g. a truck may be tasked with two or more activities during one visit to an aisle, such as put-away, replenishment and full pallet picking).
1. Match the words or phrases on the left with the definitions on the right.
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c) the amount of work assigned to or expected |
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4) lead time |
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the mechanical or electronic conversion of |
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scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or |
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printed text into machine-encoded text |
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5) to mount |
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e) the length of time that a commodity may be |
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stored without becoming unfit for use or |
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6) Optical character recognition |
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frequency electromagnetic fields to transfer |
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data, for the purposes of automatically |
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identifying and tracking tags attached to |
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average or expected |
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10) robust |
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product, often truck or train loads and |
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disassembling them, picking the relevant |
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packaging with shipping label affixed and |
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invoice included. |
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spent |
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2. Find the words in the text meaning the following:
Nondurable goods; to follow; to refill; criterion; dangerous; cipher; equipment, means; advantage; assistant, supplemental; function
3.Comprehension/interpretation:
1.What can service levels include?
2.What does cost-effectiveness monitor?
3.What is resource utilization concerned with?
4.What do safety and the effective use of staff mean?
5.What is stock turn?
6)Why is it particularly important to monitor the operational parameters? What do these parameters include?
7)What kinds of legislation impact on warehouse operations?
8)What does WMS normally interface with?
9)What kinds of activities does WMS cover?
10)What is bar-coding? What are the types of bar codes?
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11) What are the components of RFID?
4. Give explanations to the following.
ASN
FIFO
OCR
OTIF
SEMA
RFID
WMS
5. Fill in the gaps with missing prepositions.
1.There may be thousands ___ orders received ___ a day, across a range ___
thousands ___ SKUs, and all requiring consolidation ___ individual order, packing and dispatch ___ possibly hundreds ___ vehicles.
2.Warehouses are often the last link ___ the chain ______ delivery ___ the customer.
3.It should be noted that the measure ___ high resource utilization may be ___
conflict _____ the provision ____ capacity to handle infrequent peak volumes.
4.Relevant factors can include the control ___ stock rotation ___ the basis ___
first ___ first ____.
5.These parameters may have a significant impact ____ the performance indicators mentioned _____.
6.An increasing aspect ___ safety regulations is the requirement ____ formal risk assessments to be carried ____ ______ organizations to identify potential hazards and motivate preventative measures.
7.Thus, a WMS will issue an instruction ___ an AS/RS control system ____ a crane to move a specific pallet ______ a pick-up and deposit station ___ the end
____ the aisle ___ a particular location ___ the racking.
8.The major WMS packages are very complex and have a wide range ___
functionality that may be turned ___ or ____ _____ particular applications.
9.An increasingly important benefit ____ such systems is the ability to track individual goods and batches as they progress _______ a system, to provide quick and accurate information ___ progress.
10.____ example, fork-lift trucks may be fitted _____ remote radio data terminals and sometimes also ____ a label printer mounted ____ the terminal.
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6. Translate the following from Russian into English.
Территория склада разбивается на зоны по видам технологических операций в целях автоматизации процедур: приёма, размещения, хранения, обработки и отгрузки товаров, что позволяет упорядочивать работу персонала на различных участках и эффективно распределять сферы ответственности.
На стадии внедрения в систему заносится описание физических характеристик склада, погрузочной техники, параметры всего используемого оборудования и правила работы с ним.
Все поступающие грузы помечены штрих-кодами. Проведение технологических складских операций под контролем системы производится на основании данных штрих-кодов, места хранения и погрузочной техники. Погрузочная техника и работники склада оснащаются радиотерминалами ввода-вывода данных, которые представляют собой переносной компьютер, общающийся с головным сервером системы по радиоканалу. Система может использовать любой из существующих типов кодов или печатать этикетки с внутренним штрих-кодом.
При проведении инвентаризации специалисты с помощью терминалов для сбора данных (ТСД) считывают штрих-коды, которые автоматически заносятся в базы данных приборов.
Система учитывает все требования к условиям хранения при распределении мест хранения для поступающих на склад товаров. Например, могут учитываться влажность, температурный режим, сроки годности, производители, сроки реализации, поставщики, правила совместимости и любые другие параметры. WMS автоматически подбирает места хранения для принятых грузов и формирует задания для работников склада. Задания поступают на экран радиотерминалов в виде элементарных поэтапных команд индивидуально для каждого работника.
При формировании команд система разрабатывает оптимальные маршруты перемещения техники по территории складского комплекса, что позволяет уменьшить холостой пробег погрузочных средств. На выполнение операций система назначает ту погрузочную технику, использование которой наиболее полно отвечает поставленной задаче. Выполнение заданий подтверждается сканированием штрих-кода. Таким образом, система контролирует все действия работника и позволяет практически полностью
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исключить возможность ошибочного размещения груза или неправильного комплектования заказа. В системе мгновенно обновляется вся информация о местоположении грузов, наличии товара на складе, действиях работников и произведенных операциях. Для удобства имеется возможность наблюдения за складом в режиме двухмерного графического отображения. По результатам работы или состоянию склада система позволяет формировать отчёты, которые могут как выводиться на печать, так и передаваться в корпоративную систему компании.
7. Read the case and answer the questions.
Made4net successes
About Natela importers
Natela Importers is a leading food distributor in South Africa, distributing international brand names such as Ferrero Roche, Kinder, Nestle, and Yougata to name a few. Due to increased demand and the company’s expanding geographical reach, Natela has built a new distribution centre in Johannesburg to meet its continuous growth.
To run and operate the vast new distribution centre with its diverse products and complex operations successfully, Natela has turned to Made4net for an end-to-end warehouse management system. The distributor has chosen to implement
Made4net’s WarehouseExpert™ in its new CDC as a first step in optimizing its supply chain management and improving its operational processes.
The Natela challenge
Natela was managing a high volume of inventory using a paper-based system together with an older out-of dated inventory tracking function. Natela needed to overcome the following obstacles:
-reliance on paper-based systems for inventory information to manage a high volume of inventory;
-the complete lack of data collection and inventory tracking functions in Natela’s Syspro ERP inventory management system, which failed to address the needs of the new DC to be built that year;
-inability to track the company products “time in inventory” which created orderprocessing problems;
-the total lack of automation and real-time data having a negative impact on operations and customer service levels.