Abstract:
Warehouse is one of the facility in a manufacturing plant and used to stored goods or work in process products. The call for efficiency in warehouse layout is increasing as the competitiveness took into this section. As the time changes, the demand for products is changing, too. So, in a case study of PT. ASDFM, one of car manufacturer in Jakarta who encountered changes in forecasted demand tried to change the layout to fit it. The main problem for creating a layout is to fit all the storage demand and several processes included with it, while prioritizing safety. Aside from that, changes also should bring an efficient result compared to current layout in terms of material handling. The method used to identify the needs for warehouse is using warehouse activity profiling and analyzing the current layout weaknesses as the basis for creating layout. The result is a new layout that can accommodate future demand with safety of forklifts and operator highly prioritized and material handling distance further. The most significant changes seen in material handling efficiency from storage to Jundate area in forklift travelling distance that can be reduced from 10096.9m to 4039.71m or by 60%.
