Physical Organization of the Work

The consolidation center receives large shipments breaks them down into the smaller quantities that the plant needs disposes of the supplier s transportation crates, boxes, and bags places the parts in the plant s reusable containers and delivers them either to plant receiving or directly to the point of use. Because it breaks large quantities into small ones, the consolidation center holds substantial inventory and needs a warehouse. 

The operator stacks empty pallets for reuse, along with any skids or item-specific, blow-molded separators used in transportation. Disposable packing materials are conveyed to recycling by an underground or an overhead conveyor. 

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