Warehouse Distribution
University Book and Records Depository
Spaghetti Diagram
Universities store books that are out of main circulation in warehouses with boxes of books that go floor to ceiling. At the University of Alberta facility there were over 3 Million books housed and actively available for call.
The Project
3 Million Books in Circulation
The university was building a new facility the Manager was looking to increase the existing floor space by 150 Sq. M. Valueadd looked at the existing facility and immediately committed to reducing the footprint by 210 Sq. M. less than the existing facility.
310 Sq M. Space Reduction
Yellow Space Was Removed
The books picked at the facility are dispatched to 27 associate locations. These books get picked in the depository and moved to the despatch area to be sorted and packed for shipping. Analysing the volume of books being sorted to each location the layout was reworked to reduced the amount of movement in the dispatch area.
235M Less Walking
235 M Reduction of Travel
Process Data
Future State Balance Chart
Work Cell Design
Visual Work Place
5S And Marked Floors
