Enhancing logistics operations through optimal warehousing design

Abstract

Warehousing plays a vital role in sustaining global supply chains. This study examined the effect of warehouse design optimization on the logistics operational performance of the Nairobi Inland Container Depot, Kenya, with a specific objective to ascertain the effects of equipment layout on logistics operational performance. The study is grounded in systems theory. It employed a correlational design and conducted a census. Respondents were drawn from the warehousing management, transportation management, and customer care departments. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The overall model was interpreted using F-value results; the F-statistic was 3.2 against a critical F-value of 2.67. Results showed that equipment layout significantly influences the logistics operations of the Nairobi Inland Container Depot.  Future studies should use surveys to examine warehouse optimization and map all containers as part of reverse logistics to assess performance of port activities in Kenya.