Lecture slides

Warehousing · 2026–2027

Lecture slides

One course guide. Seventeen focused lecture decks.

Follow the course from warehouse fundamentals and activity profiles to network design, storage, facility planning, automation, and emerging systems. Every deck opens the latest published presentation.

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17lecture decks

8course modules

1learning sequence

01 Operations 02 Network 03 Storage 04 Capacity 05 Facility 06 Picking 07 Automation 08 Exam preparation

Module 01 · Week 36 · Diagnose

Orient and diagnose

Read the warehouse as an operating system, trace its flows, and establish the evidence needed for a performance diagnosis.

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Warehouse zones connected by a highlighted material flow and a performance chart.

Course guide

Course introduction

Course sequence, project, assessment, guests, and the Week 1 study plan.

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Introduction to warehousing

Why warehouses exist, how their role has evolved, and how they add value.

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Functionality and typology

Warehouse functions, missions, and the main warehouse types.

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Warehouse processes

The operating flow from receiving through storage, picking, and shipping.

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Performance measurement

Warehouse KPIs, benchmarking, and performance-improvement priorities.

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Activity profiling

Order, item, inventory, and spatial profiles for warehouse decisions.

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Module 02 · Week 37 · Network design

Distribution Network Design and Facility Location

Study distribution structures, inventory positioning, facility location, and demand allocation under cost and service requirements.

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Demand locations connected to two candidate warehouses and their service areas.

Distribution Network Decisions

Product requirements, distribution channels, stock positioning, network configurations, and logistics trade-offs.

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Facility Location Optimization

Location assumptions, distance and coverage models, warehouse location formulations, solution methods, and application.

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Module 03 · Week 38 · Assign

Storage Systems, Policies, and Storage Location Assignment

Translate item velocity, compatibility, and handling effort into storage-policy and slotting decisions.

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A storage grid where fast-moving products occupy the closest locations to input and output.

Storage policies

Dedicated, randomized, class-based, and correlated storage policies.

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Storage-location assignment problem

Models and decisions for assigning stock-keeping units to storage locations.

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Module 04 · Week 39 · Size

Storage Space Requirements, Forward-Reserve Allocation, and Replenishment

Connect inventory rules, replenishment, and storage geometry to capacity and service requirements.

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Storage lanes of different depths beside an inventory replenishment sawtooth.

Inventory management

Inventory decisions, safety stock, reorder logic, and storage implications.

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Layout and space allocation

Storage-space requirements, lane depth, and reserve-forward allocation.

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Module 05 · Week 40 · Shape

Warehouse Sizing, Layout, and Material-Handling System Design

Turn flow, area, adjacency, and relationship requirements into a feasible warehouse layout.

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Activity relationships translated into a U-shaped warehouse block layout.

Warehouse design challenges

The coupled choices involved in warehouse sizing, layout, equipment, storage, and operating strategy.

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Facility planning

Flow, space, adjacency, and relationship planning for warehouse facilities.

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Block-layout optimization

Mathematical models for warehouse department placement and block layouts.

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Module 06 · Week 41 · Design

Order-Picking System Design and Control

Compare picking architectures and connect routing, batching, zoning, travel, and capacity decisions to system performance.

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An S-shaped route visiting highlighted pick locations across warehouse aisles.

Use the order-picking tutorial to study routing, batching, and scheduling, and explore the further reading.

Module 07 · Week 42 · Optimize

Robotized and Automated Warehouse Systems

Connect automation choices to storage, transport, picking, throughput, and operational coordination.

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Autonomous mobile robots carrying shelves toward a coordinated picking station.

Robotized and automated systems

Automated storage, retrieval, transport, and picking system choices.

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Trends and innovations

Technology trends and emerging operating models in warehousing.

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Module 08 · Week 43 · Consolidate

Exam Preparation and Assignment Work

Consolidate the course for the examination and combine your analyses into one warehouse recommendation.

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Network, facility, and operational warehouse layers connected in one decision system.

Use this week to review the course for the examination and work on your group report.

Use the slide library for presentation content and the weekly modules for learning outcomes, public readings, assignments, and milestones. Canvas remains authoritative for announcements, submissions, grades, and current communication.