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IMS’2006. Demonstrating Warehousing Concepts Through Interactive Animations. Omer Gurarslan, Yigit Huseyin Guler, Hasan Sahin, Gurdal Ertek, Kutluk Ozguven, Sehmuz Cacina, Ali Can Akkas. Welcome. General Outlook. Warehousing Concept Importance of improving warehousing operations
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IMS’2006 Demonstrating Warehousing Concepts Through Interactive Animations Omer Gurarslan, Yigit Huseyin Guler, Hasan Sahin,Gurdal Ertek, Kutluk Ozguven, Sehmuz Cacina, Ali Can Akkas
General Outlook • Warehousing Concept • Importance of improving warehousing operations • Responding to customer demand promptly • Coordinating supply and demand • Realizing economies of scale • Adding value to products and reducing response time
General Outlook • E-Learning • “E-Learning is the use of digital and internet technologies to create experiences that educate our fellow human beings” (Horton 2001).
General Outlook • Macromedia Flash • Practical animation techniques • Strong presence on the Internet • Very small file sizes
General Outlook • Action Script • The programming language within Macromedia Flash • Enables developers to create easy-to-use GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) • Offers many of the capabilities of a general purpose programming language (such as C++)
The Animations Developed • Distribution Strategies
The Animations Developed • Pick-to-light System
The Animations Developed • Order PickingSchemes
The Animations Developed • Bucket Brigade
The Animations Developed • Carousel
The Animations Developed • Order Picker Truck
The Animations Developed • Mobile Storage Systems
Conclusions • Work towards creating and integrating web-compatible educational media into warehousing education • Our work is unique since we have not found any other similar work in the field of warehousing, except two web sites.
Future Work • Also developing interactive 3D models of warehousing equipment, as in the work of Ou et al. (2002) • Measuring the usefulness of the developed media. • Can be done through formal surveys with users