We propose to radically reshape the teaching of industrial systems by shifting focus from the disparate collection of engineering methods and tools to the domain in which those methods and tools find application. A VIS may incorporate simulation, interactive decision making, 2D and 3D representations, video recordings, or any other information source in digital form. As envisioned, a VIS is a platform not just for learning about industrial systems, but also for learning the basics of specific methods, such as statistics, optimization, and economic analysis. We believe that access to a VIS will dramatically improve motivation, content mastery, and context-specific insight. Module Warehouse Design A warehouse is one of the many types of industrial systems that engineers design.
Warehouses receive incoming material from suppliers and ship orders to customers.
A warehouse must provide adequate space for its functional areas and must also provide appropriate storage and handling systems to fill customers orders efficiently. In this particular prototype exercise, the student is faced with a warehouse design problem. The exercise involves a warehouse with forward and reserve storage areas. Reserve storage is designed for bulk storage of most items. Forward storage is used for retrieval of relatively small quantities of items ordered by customers.