Thursday, December 18, 2008

Sean's reflection on ALB trip.

The Army Logistics Base is located at Chua Chu Kang. The field trip began with a talk about the Army Logistics Base which was followed by a walk around the warehouse.

The loading and unloading docks are opposite of each other and from this we can see that the warehouse has adopted a 'through' flow system. The warehouse has a total of 4 levels and the items that are being stored in the warehouse is really everything that the Army needs.

Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS), a Mobile Racking & Shelving system, a modern wireless radio frequency identity system, Automatic Guided Vehicles, and Vertical Carousels that optimizes storage space. These are the storage systems that are being used in the Army Logistics Base.

The laser guided vehicle caught my attention and I really hoped to see a demonstration of the laser guided vehicle but it was down for maintainence.

On the whole, this trip to the Army Logistics Base has given me an insight as to how effecient the logistical activities of the Army is.

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