Merchandise Management/ Course Project—Warehousing and Transportation

Merchandise Management

Assignment 2: Course Project—Warehousing and Transportation

Continue with the scenario of working as a logistics manager for the discount retailer you chose in Week 1. This week, the focus will be looking at the Warehousing and Transportation planning and technology. If the discount retailer does not have any information available on any of the topics under the task section, provide a “recommendation” to the retailer. Please note in your paper that it is a “recommendation.” If you speak to what the discount retailer has in place, the assumption is that it is their current state.

Task:

Research the Warehousing and Transportation planning at the discount retailer.
Describe the retailer’s warehousing in detail.
Draw up a professional-quality, high-level view of their warehouse layout design following the examples given in the textbook.
Discuss the warehouse management system that the company has in production.
Describe the retailer’s transportation planning in detail.
Discuss the Carrier Management program that is implemented in the company. Also, discuss the types of transportation modes that it uses.
How does the company go about its Freight Rate Negotiations?
Cover the transportation management system that the company utilizes.
Critically examine the retailer’s Warehousing and Transportation planning. Identify problems and suggest solutions.
Deliverables:

Your assignment should contain 500–600 words. Use proper MLA formatting.

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