How does a participation proceed?
If you are interested in the Warehouse Excellence Study then please contact the Warehouse Excellence Team. We will give you an introduction to our methodology and openly answer your questions during a visit. Afterwards, you can decide whether you want to participate in the study. In case of participation, the procedure is as follows:
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1) Structuring workshop Within this workshop an analysis of your present state will be conducted. During this time, the distribution center will be structured by the Distribution Center Reference Model. The result will be a DCRM-Map of your distribution center. During a "walk the flow" through your distribution center, the standardized technique questionnaires will be filled in. Finally, we will explain to you what data we need you to collect from your distribution center. |
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2) Data acquisition For data acquisition an individual data questionnaire based on the DCRM-Map will be created. The distribution center is responsible for data acquisition. The Warehouse Excellence Team will support the acquisition by answering questions. After data acquisition is completed the data will be validated and optimized by feedback-loops within the distribution center. |
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3) Evaluation Afterwards, the data will be evaluated and the resulting documentation will be completed. |
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4) Presentation of the results The study concludes with a results presentation. You will be presented with findings comparing your center with other distribution centers, as well as the observations of the Warehouse Excellence Team. The results will be provided in both a summary and detailed report. |
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