Packing and dispatch

Manual work at benches only: pick, pack, label. A fifth of orders are urgent with a 2-hour target.

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What is in the model

Work arriving: 16 jobs an hour from 08:00 to 15:00, about 112 a day, 5 days a week; 20% urgent
Equipment: None: manual work at benches
Shifts: Day 08:00–16:00, 4 people

Task	Minutes	Where	Who
Pick	6	Picking shelves	Anyone on shift
Pack	5	Packing benches	Anyone on shift
Label and stage	2	Labelling	Anyone on shift

Every figure can be changed: rename anything, move it on the floor, add tasks, shifts or stations.

Add a person to one shift and compare output, turnaround and cost per job.
Add a unit of equipment and see whether the extra output pays for it.
Change the arrival rate to next year’s demand and see where work starts to queue.
Play the week back and use the heat map to find wasted walking.

Open this template, change it to match your own area, and keep it when it is right.

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