BMZ ACADEMY
BMZ ACADEMY
061 262 1185/068 053 8213
BMZ ACADEMY 061 262 1185/068 053 8213
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, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
College of Economic and Management Sciences
School of Economic and Management Sciences
Department of Applied Management
INTEGRATED LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT (TRL4864)
ASSIGNMENT 02
Ubunye Health Logistics: Designing a Patient-Centric,
Compliance-Led Supply Chain in South Africa
DATE: ________________________________
NAME AND SURNAME: ____________________
STUDENT NUMBER: ______________________
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................. 3
1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 5
2. BENEFITS OF STRATEGIC WAREHOUSING FOR UHL .......................................... 6
2.1. Economic benefits: cost reduction through flow, consolidation and risk pooling ... 6
2.2. Service benefits: availability, speed and compliance-led customer success ........ 8
3. WAREHOUSE OWNERSHIP ARRANGEMENT FOR UHL ...................................... 10
4. ANALYSIS OF WAREHOUSE DECISIONS FOR UHL ............................................. 12
4.1. Site selection: market-positioned Meadowview and supply-positioned Epping .. 12
4.2. Product-mix analysis: dual-zone design for devices and disposables ................ 14
4.3. Warehouse design: single-storey flow with segregated decontamination ........... 15
4.4. Materials-handling systems: mixed fleet, GS1 scanning and targeted automation
................................................................................................................................... 15
4.5. Layout and space allocation: velocity slotting and environmental zoning ........... 16
4.6. Facility sizing and expansion: modular growth allowance ................................... 17
4.7. Quality management, compliance, security, WMS and performance .................. 18
5. TRANSPORT AND INVENTORY COST TRADE-OFFS TO IDENTIFY A LEAST-
TOTAL-COST FACILITY NETWORK FOR UHL ........................................................... 19
5.1. Cost components and their trade-offs ................................................................. 20
5.2. Identifying the least-total-cost network................................................................ 22
BMZ ACADEMY
061 262 1185/068 053 8213
BMZ ACADEMY 061 262 1185/068 053 8213
1|Page
, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
College of Economic and Management Sciences
School of Economic and Management Sciences
Department of Applied Management
INTEGRATED LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT (TRL4864)
ASSIGNMENT 02
Ubunye Health Logistics: Designing a Patient-Centric,
Compliance-Led Supply Chain in South Africa
DATE: ________________________________
NAME AND SURNAME: ____________________
STUDENT NUMBER: ______________________
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................. 3
1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 5
2. BENEFITS OF STRATEGIC WAREHOUSING FOR UHL .......................................... 6
2.1. Economic benefits: cost reduction through flow, consolidation and risk pooling ... 6
2.2. Service benefits: availability, speed and compliance-led customer success ........ 8
3. WAREHOUSE OWNERSHIP ARRANGEMENT FOR UHL ...................................... 10
4. ANALYSIS OF WAREHOUSE DECISIONS FOR UHL ............................................. 12
4.1. Site selection: market-positioned Meadowview and supply-positioned Epping .. 12
4.2. Product-mix analysis: dual-zone design for devices and disposables ................ 14
4.3. Warehouse design: single-storey flow with segregated decontamination ........... 15
4.4. Materials-handling systems: mixed fleet, GS1 scanning and targeted automation
................................................................................................................................... 15
4.5. Layout and space allocation: velocity slotting and environmental zoning ........... 16
4.6. Facility sizing and expansion: modular growth allowance ................................... 17
4.7. Quality management, compliance, security, WMS and performance .................. 18
5. TRANSPORT AND INVENTORY COST TRADE-OFFS TO IDENTIFY A LEAST-
TOTAL-COST FACILITY NETWORK FOR UHL ........................................................... 19
5.1. Cost components and their trade-offs ................................................................. 20
5.2. Identifying the least-total-cost network................................................................ 22
