| Date | Topic | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22 | Role of the warehouse in the supply chain | Read chapters 1–5 in the textbook. Begin Homework 1 |
| Aug 24 | Warehousing basics, terminology | No class: I will be at GT Panama but will distribute a video lecture by the weekend. In the meantime, finish the reading assignment from 8/22; read about pallets; take some warehouse tours. |
| Aug 29 | Types of warehouses and equipment | Read chapter in text book. Homework 1 due. Begin Homework 2. |
| Aug 31 | Project Kickoff | Guest speaker: Miguel Martinez, ScanTech Sciences |
| Sep 05 | How to design a warehouse (slides) | Guest speaker: Dean Starovasnik, Peachstate Integrated Technologies |
| Sep 07 | Warehouse Activity Profiling | Read chapter in text book. |
| Sep 12 | GT Career Fair postponed to 9/18, 19 | No class: GT closed because of Hurricane Irma |
| Sep 14 | Designing a unit-load area | No class: Will make video lecture available to all. Read Chapter 6 of textbook. Homework 2 due. Begin Homework 3. |
| Sep 19 | GT Career Fair | No class: Good luck in the job search. |
| Sep 21 | More on unit-load | Finish Chapter 6. Homework 3 due. |
| Sep 26 | Supply chains for perishables: The case of blueberries from Peru | Guest speaker: Edgar Ramos, Professor, University of Applied Sciences, Lima, Peru |
| Sep 28 | Quiz 1, on all class material through unit-load | Example: solutions, distribution of scores |
| Oct 03 | Designing a case-pick area | Read Chapter 7. Begin Homework 4. |
| Oct 05 | More on case-picking | Finish Chapter 7 | td>
| Oct 10 | Fall Recess | No class: Official GT holiday |
| Oct 12 | Initial team meetings | No class: Project teams meet and examine project data. |
| Oct 17 | Designing a piece-pick area | Chapter 8 in textbook. Homework 4 due. Begin Homework 5. |
| Oct 19 | More on designing a piece-pick area | Finish Chapter 8 |
| Oct 24 | Quiz 2, on all class material to date | Example: solutions, distribution of scores. |
| Oct 26 | Order-picking: routing | Read chapter 10 in textbook. |
| Oct 31 | Project discussion | Focus on SKUs. Homework 5 due. |
| Nov 02 | Order-picking: Flow and balance | In class simulation of various order-picking strategies. Download project pick lists and begin answering questions about customer orders. |
| Nov 07 | Industry project | Presentations, class discussion |
| Nov 09 | Order picking: Flow and balance | Read Chapter 10 and this. |
| Nov 14 | Industry project | Presentations, class discussion |
| Nov 16 | Inventory accuracy | (slides) |
| Nov 21 | Industry project | Presentations, class discussion |
| Nov 23 | Thanksgiving Holiday | No class: Official GT holiday |
| Nov 28 | Industry project | Presentations, class discussion |
| Nov 30 | TBA | |
| Dec 05 | Industry project | Presentations, class discussion |
Additional short topics to be scheduled: inventory accuracy, pallet building, cubing, humanitarian warehousing
