The Warehouse Planning to Improve Efficiency in the Animal Feed Industry

Abstract

            The objectives of this research are 1) to study the problems of moving processes in animal feed warehouses 2) to reduce the cost of distance and time of moving in animal feed warehouses 3) to guidelines for Increase the efficiency of movement in the pet food warehouse by collecting data from observing and interviewing all workers. The results of the research found that the warehouse layout was not consistent with work operations. Employees move products over and over on the same route, resulting in more movement than necessary. Researchers have adjusted the warehouse layout from the original arrangement of stations that were not continuous to adjusting the stations to be more continuous. After adjusting the warehouse layout, product/pallet movement time was reduced by 2.11 minutes or 52% and wasted costs resulting from excessive movement were reduced. The company reduced wasted costs by 909 baht/day or 52%. The company was able to reduce costs by adjusting the warehouse and storage process efficiently and was able to pay back the investment in approximately 8 months. Systematic Layout Planning theory (SLP) increase efficiency in the process of moving animal feed products and systematically placing warehouses. Implementing systematic processes in the company's warehouse makes the work flow of warehouse activities very efficient and reduces wasted costs.