Design of A Truck Yard For A Warehouse - Task#1-Warehouse Management
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In practice, quality is achieved if certain standards are met that guarantee a
established levels of quality and safety in products and services. These standards
they are known as ISO, established by the international organization of
Standardization. Specifically, to ensure quality in warehouses, it is necessary to
to comply with the following certifications:
ISO 90001 related to the implementation of a quality management system, which
demonstrates the ability of products and services to meet the requirements of
the clients and the specifications indicated in the standard.
OSHSAS 18001
ISO14001
TRUCK YARD
area available for the warehouse.
Characteristics of trucks.
Height, width.
Weight.
Maximum load capacity [Tons]
Brand
Supplier for purchase - What is the standardized brand in this field?
Motor
Safety: The truck yard must have a safety protocol, to
thus ensuring the efficient delivery of the final product to the destination.
Software programs for the layout of the truck yard, whether in 2D or
in 3D. Example, AutoCAD ParkCAD or others on the market.
Integration into the warehouse facilities:
1) ACCESS AND CLOSURES:
The design of access and enclosures is a fundamental aspect
when trying to minimize the interference between the vehicles participating in the
delivery and pickup process to and from the warehouse or the CEDI, as well as
also seeks to minimize the interference between the loading and unloading media and the
personnel that travels on the service roads. To plan in the best possible way the
accesses and enclosures should take into account that:
"Y" shaped accesses offer the greatest advantages; the
vehicles entering the warehouse can quickly leave the road
without blocking traffic; and those who exit can join traffic more smoothly.
ease.
The access road to the warehouse should preferably be
dual carriageway, and its length shall not be less than double that of the longest truck.
Service roads can be double (with a width greater than 8 meters) or
simple (with a width greater than 4 meters), with the latter being the ones that allow
the safest circulation.
The road surfaces must support the weight of the trucks (between 25 and
70 tons), and large frost (blocks of ice that the surface must
eventually endure) if the environmental conditions allow it.
Traffic must be organized counterclockwise, this way
the driver's visibility (sitting on the left side) is better when
maneuvers and backs towards the docks.
The access doors must be independent for pedestrians and for
vehicles.
2) SPRINGS:
The docks are concrete platforms attached to the warehouse, whose purpose is
that the floor of this remains at the same height as the truck's box. Before deciding
where to place them, it is necessary to consider the following factors:
Warehouse utilization: A study of the types of cargo must be conducted,
frequency of deliveries, the need for space for trucks, etc.
You can also assign the entries that can be attended to at each dock and
allocate some docks for JIT (Just In Time) entries and others for the rest.
High-capacity trucks: The area adjacent to the docks must be
concrete to prevent semitrailers from sinking when they are separated
from the tractor heads and are suspended on the support legs. Also
A zone must be reserved for approach, maneuvering, and backing up.
large trucks.
Access ramps and slopes: They are necessary for wheelbarrows
lifts can access the rolling area and the inside of the trucks,
but these must be minimized in the dock areas. For trucks
large volume requires special devices such as springs
of hydraulic regulation or lift scissors installed on the ground.
Location of the docks: According to experts, the best location for the docks
it is on the side street of the building, which allows for a functional design in the form of
"U", thus combining reception and dispatch in the same area,
allowing greater flexibility in the loading and unloading of vehicles, given
that a greater utilization of personnel and equipment can be given; however this
it is not the only alternative; there are also designs in the shape of 'T' and in line
straight, whose need for application will be indicated by the flow of goods.
Truck position: The number of docks or truck positions depends
of the volume of deliveries, of the time required to carry out the unloads
and the transfer of the received goods, in addition to the handling means
existing. The number of positions must be equal to the maximum number of trucks
that they carry at the same time, considering that the carriers, generally
They make deliveries in the morning and pickups in the afternoon. A factor
no less important to consider is the possibility of expansion and installation of
additional springs
3) LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONES:
The location of the loading and unloading areas is heavily conditioned by the
orientation of the building and the layout of the neighboring buildings. If the warehouse or
CEDI is located on a plot with access from several streets, we can
design loading and unloading areas at any of the front sides, but if only one is available
with an entrance on a street, the opening will be in one direction only. A vital factor
What influences the design of loading and unloading areas is the desired flow of
goods, in this case and according to the convenient flow, one can opt for a design
of loading and unloading areas that facilitate a flow in 'U', in 'T' or in a straight line.
Depending on the means of transport used in the warehouse or CEDI, a decision should be made.
if it is convenient for these loading and unloading areas to be located in the
warehouse or outside of it (but in its surroundings), this last alternative is very commonly used
in logistics platforms and integrated goods centers, places where
Shipping by ships, planes, or trains predominates.
Another concept:
It will be the area through which goods arrive at our facilities and that
subsequently we will take it to the warehouse.
This is where docks appear, which are industrial equipment that allows us
facilitate the distribution of goods in our facilities, as well as the
carrying out these loading and unloading operations on transport vehicles
of goods.
The construction of the docks will be influenced by the type of vehicles with
those we will work on.
We can talk about some elements that we find at the docks and that
they facilitate our work.
First, we will name the 'coats'. They are 'bellows-type' elements,
created with a flexible material and that wrap around a part of the vehicle's box
preventing the entry of water, dust, or air and facilitating the process of
loading/unloading.
On the other hand, we can mention the 'leveling ramps', which are a device
fixed or mobile designed to cover the space between the loading dock and the surface of
the load of a vehicle that can be found at different levels.
AUXILIARY ZONES
It is necessary to take into account that every warehouse needs a service area.
assistants, like an office with an area for filing, restrooms, a break area
for the staff, a first aid kit, an access control to our facilities or a
parking for staff and visitors.
It is necessary to have a management office in the warehouse to take care of
all the documentation that is generated (orders, delivery notes, etc.), and in any case
be in continuous communication with the company's head offices, if the
would have
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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warehouse
2)https://www.ingenieriaindustrialonline.com/warehouse-management/design-and-layout
of warehouses and distribution centers/
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STATEMENT
Dear
When designing a warehouse, all its components make up a whole, integrating, that must
to function like a perfect clock, synchronized, so that operations flow and do not
there are delays.
Based on the above, you must develop a Conceptual Map that explains how
A Truck Yard must be designed, which includes all representative elements.
to take into account for an efficient design.
It must include the bibliography used, based on APA standards.
Good luck