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Cosmic Brownies Products

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The next aspect that we looked at is about distribution for our product. The first thing we did was layout what our DC process would look like. The first step in this process is receiving the order from our supplier, in this case it will be McKee Foods from Collegedale, Tennessee, and correctly storing our shipment. We have chosen to use random storage for our retail inventory because it will minimize honeycombing and use the space of our DC more efficiently. We think random storage will work well with our product because even if other products are present in the DC, it will be hard to pick the wrong item considering it is not hard to distinguish between different snack foods. In the case of technology items, like computers or cameras, it may be hard to tell the difference between items because a lot of the differences are software based and are located inside the item itself. Our direct to consumer inventory will have specific storage. Our consumer inventory makes up only 7.5% of our total inventory and we want to have a specific location within the DC where these orders will be picked. Since we are using an integrated fulfillment method there will be two different shipping options, either direct-to-consumer or retail. Depending on which type of order it is, the product will be assigned to a different truck and …show more content…

We will identify our Cosmic Brownies products in the distribution center and verify their specified location before put-away. Once in storage, a replenishment process occurs each day. We would have a separate picking location for retail orders and consumer orders. We would like to implement a “light to pick” system to help our employees that are picking the SKUs for direct-to-consumer shipping. For retail orders, we will have to travel to the specified location needed for the product, verify the correct SKU, and finally validate the quantity needed for our

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