Question: Term Paper
For this assignment you are to draft a8+/- ½ page (again, one inch margins and 12 point times new roman font) paper. The paper is to be on the topic of warehouse management systems (WMS). The paper should:
- Describe what a WMS is and does
- Identify six different WMS systems and indicate which is the market leader
- Discuss how a WMS impacts / improves:
o Inventory
o Capacity utilization and operations scheduling
o Supply chain performance
o Lean programs
- Discuss how the principles of linear programming and queuing theory are used within WMS's
- Discuss how the WMS relates to the other major functions of a corporation
Place the document into Isidore drop box by the due date listed in the syllabus. Title the document using this format: Last name - term paper - YY MMDD (e.g. Jacobs - term paper - 14 0202)