Assignments
The coursework follows one real warehouse through five connected report parts, each assessed with a 10-point rubric in one final management report and its supporting code. The group may curate and reorganize its strongest insights to build one coherent management argument; the code must retain the traceable evidence needed for the rubrics. All requirement descriptions and rubrics are visible from the beginning. Completing the formative WH-AS1 draft is required for that final-report part to be graded, and each student must also complete the required peer-review process. Canvas remains authoritative for submissions, grades, and current communication.
Project requirements
WH-AS1 - Diagnosis and Activity Profiling WH-AS2 - Storage Location Assignment and Space Requirements WH-AS3 - Warehouse Layout Improvement WH-AS4 - Order-Picking Improvement WH-AS5 - Intervention Trade-Off Analysis WH-FINAL - Management Report and Reproducible Code WH-PR - Report and Code Peer Review
Worked tutorials
Warehouse storage optimization Product allocation and functional-area sizing Warehouse block-layout design
Use the notebook template with the warehouse data below.
- Company presentation
- Warehouse map: BCF-zones.xls
- Reserve locations: DC23CASES.zip
- Active locations: DC23ACTIVE.zip
- SKU dimensions and status: PhillyDimStatus2.zip
- Additional SKU data: ITEMDATAV2.txt.zip
- Replenishment limits: DC23MINMAX2.zip
- Sales history: sales.zip
- Picking batches: TRCART23.zip
- Carton lines: CDCART23.zip
- Carton headers: CHCART23.zip
Extract the ZIP archives into data/raw beside the notebook. Keep the filenames unchanged so the notebook can locate the inputs.
The final submission includes a management report of no more than 12 pages and code that regenerates its results. Each student also completes an individual oral defence. The course syllabus gives the full assessment rules. Check TimeEdit and Canvas for current dates and submission instructions.