PART V | LESSON 18: CONTROL PHILOSOPHY MATERIAL HANDLING ACADEMY

Lesson 18 Worksheet: Control Philosophy

Work it in order. Draw the stack from memory first, before you flip back to check yourself. Then the which-layer drill, then the misdirect, then Riverside.

Draw the Stack From Memory

Five layers, ground up. Fill in the name of each layer and who owns it, from memory. The layer number is the order you'll draw it in for the rest of your career.

5
Layer name
Who owns it
4
Layer name
Who owns it
3
Layer name
Who owns it
2
Layer name
Who owns it
1
Layer name
Who owns it

Which Layer Owns This Decision?

Locating a decision is the first move in fixing anything that goes wrong with it. For each decision below, name the layer that owns it. Where a decision is decided on one layer and executed on another, name both.

The decisionLayer that owns it
Release this wave to the floor
Sequence these orders into batches
Divert this carton to lane 5
Stop this zone, it's jammed
Which carrier does this order ship
Format the machine's read so the WMS can use it

Diagnose the Misdirect

A carton at the wrong door is one symptom with four possible owners. Name the layer each cause lives on, and write the one question you'd ask to rule it in or out.

CAUSE 1: A BAD READ

Layer: ________   One question I'd ask:

CAUSE 2: A BAD TRANSLATION

Layer: ________   One question I'd ask:

CAUSE 3: A WRONG DESTINATION RETURNED

Layer: ________   One question I'd ask:

CAUSE 4: A STALE WAVE

Layer: ________   One question I'd ask:

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