Abstract:
This research is to study and offer the appropriate way to manage the warehouse layout for Nippon Express NEC Logistics (Thailand) Co., Ltd, which helps improving the efficiency of raw materials warehouse management and increase consumer satisfaction. Layout analysis and root cause analysis are used as tools to identify the problems of goods layout. Besides, the ABC Classification System is used as the element to allocate goods into 3 classes; fast-movement, moderate-movement, and slow-movement. The data used in this study is Nippon Express shipment data in 2015. The research found that 1) Warehouse officers have had problems in spending a lot of time to prepare each shipment, and frequently fail to prepare goods accordingly to the invoice 2) the ABC classification system can solve those problems and improve the warehouse management, by reducing the warehouse officers time to prepare their shipments, from estimate 12.06 minutes/pallet to 8.7 minutes/pallet, and has yet found the false in shipping process. The results of this research are beneficial for logistic business to develop its stock and shipping management.