Chapter 8 Labor Management

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At which levels in the warehouse is labor management activated?

  • Activity
  • Warehouse (correct)
  • Internal process step (correct)
  • Storage bin

Which of the following is a labor management functionality?

  • Indirect labor activities
  • Travel distance calculation
  • Workload planning and execution
  • Engineered labor standards (ELS)
  • All of the above (correct)

Which types of labor activities are tracked in EWM labor management?

  • Ad hoc labor activities
  • Indirect and direct labor activities (correct)
  • Indirect and unscheduled labor activities
  • Direct and scheduled labor activities

Which of the following is an example of an indirect labor task?

<p>Meeting (C), Housekeeping (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which business partner role is required to activate labor management?

<p>Processor (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which parameters are used to define Engineered Labor Standards (ELS)?

<p>Labor activities (B), Travel distance calculation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which processes is travel distance calculated?

<p>Warehouse order confirmation (B), Warehouse order creation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When does preprocessing trigger workload planning?

<p>Before a warehouse order or warehouse task is created (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which internal process step is specifically designated for indirect labor activity?

<p>INDL (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which travel distance calculation method is used to calculate direct distance by EWM?

<p>Euclidean (B), Manhattan (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Labor management is only activated for direct labor activities within a warehouse.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of workload planning in EWM labor management?

<p>to estimate the resources needed to execute warehouse activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

The business partner role ______ must be assigned to employees performing activities in the warehouse to activate labor management.

<p>processor</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the labor management activity with its description:

<p>Direct labor = Activities directly involved in warehouse processes (e.g., picking). Indirect labor = Activities not directly involved in warehouse processes (e.g., housekeeping). Workload planning = Estimating the resources needed for warehouse activities. Travel distance calculation = Determining the distance traveled during warehouse operations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Travel distance is calculated only once during warehouse order confirmation for ELS purposes.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Labor Management Activation Levels

Labor management is activated at the warehouse and internal process step levels. This activation extends to external steps associated with the internal process step.

Labor Management Functionalities

Labor management tracks direct and indirect labor activities, plans workload, calculates travel distances/times, and uses engineered labor standards (ELS).

Types of Labor Activities Tracked

EWM labor management tracks both direct (picking, putaway) and indirect (cleaning, meetings) labor activities to capture time taken.

Indirect Labor Task Example

Indirect labor tasks are not directly related to a warehouse process, such as cleaning or meetings, but contribute to the overall time.

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Business Partner Role for Labor Management

The processor business partner role (LM001, warehouse worker) must be assigned for labor management. This represents the warehouse employee.

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Parameters to Define ELS

Engineered Labor Standards (ELS) are defined using travel distance calculation and labor activities. BRFplus is also used to estimate time calculation.

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Processes Using Travel Distance Calculation

Travel distance is calculated during warehouse order creation for workload planning and upon warehouse order confirmation for evaluation.

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Workload Planning Trigger

Preprocessing triggers workload planning before warehouse tasks or orders are created. It helps to evaluate inbound, outbound deliveries, and cycle count documents.

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Internal Process Step for Indirect Labor

Indirect labor (INDL) is the internal process step used for indirect labor activities such as cleaning, meetings or breaks.

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Travel Distance Calculation Methods

Euclidean and Manhattan metrics are direct distance methods used to calculate travel distances. Euclidean is the shortest, Manhattan is the real distance.

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Study Notes

  • Labor management is activated at the warehouse and the internal process step levels.
  • If labor management is activated for internal process steps, all associated external steps are also activated.
  • Labor management can be deactivated for specific processes by deactivating the external process that refers to the internal step.

Labor Management Functionalities

  • Tracks direct and indirect labor activities.
  • Includes workload planning for estimating required resources.
  • Calculates travel distances and times for activities.
  • Includes Engineered Labor Standards (ELS).
  • Can connect to HR systems for employee performance evaluation.

Labor Activity Tracking

  • EWM labor management captures the time taken to finish direct labor tasks related to standard warehouse activities such as picking, putaway and inventory counting.
  • Labor management tracks the time taken to finish indirect labor tasks such as cleaning and meetings.

Indirect Labor Tasks

  • Indirect labor activities are not directly related to warehouse processes, but contribute to the overall time.
  • Examples of indirect labor tasks include housekeeping and meetings.

Business Partner Role

  • The processor business partner role (LM001, warehouse worker) is assigned to a business partner for labor management.
  • A processor is a warehouse employee responsible for performing activities in the warehouse.

Engineered Labor Standards (ELS)

  • ELS are calculated by totaling the time required to perform an activity.
  • Travel distance calculation and labor activities helps to calculate the distance.
  • BRFplus helps calculate travel time for standard time in ELS.

Travel Distance Calculation

  • Travel distance calculation determines travel distance, used for calculating normal time in ELS.
  • Travel distance is calculated during warehouse order creation for workload planning, based on the slowest resource speed.
  • Travel distance is calculated again upon warehouse order confirmation based on the actual resource’s speed for evaluation

Workload Planning Trigger

  • Preprocessing is used for planning and simulating workloads before warehouse tasks or orders are created.
  • This helps to evaluate inbound and outbound deliveries and cycle count documents.

Internal Process Step

  • Indirect Labor (INDL) is an internal process step used for indirect labor activities like cleaning, meetings and breaks.
  • It is critical to track indirect labor time to evaluate the total time required for a resource to perform a direct task.

Travel Distance Calculation Methods

  • The Euclidean metric and the Manhattan metric are direct distance methods used by the system.
  • The Euclidean metric is the shortest distance between locations.
  • The Manhattan metric is the real distance between locations, always a straight line.

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