Team 6 Amazon Spillage and Containment

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The Amazon Fulfillment Centers are in need of a solution to reduce liquid amnesty​, unknown risks product, quality culture, lack of standards, operations maintenance, and engineering dichotomy. Evaluate the current system and find the root cause of spillage and where we can implement solutions to prevent or eliminate spillage from happening and/or contain it when it occurs in a cost-effective manner and minimizes the human element during the high-pressure time constraints windows such as the 2-hour slam window. Our packaging solutions consisted of plastic bags, bubble wrap, and air column bags. We decided to focus on five variables based off our clients main concerns with these packaging solutions. The variables include Time (10%), Survival Rate (30%), Cost (10%), Implementation (10%), and containment (40%). 

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Problem Statement

When products/packages open and spill it is called amnesty. Amnesty causes damage to the conveyors that causes downtime and loss of revenue. Packages break because they experience too much force and are not protected and prepped to meet force requirements

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This project is sponsored by:

The Amazon Fulfillment Centers are in need of a solution to reduce liquid amnesty​, unknown risks product, quality culture, lack of standards, operations maintenance, and engineering dichotomy. Evaluate the current system and find the root cause of spillage and where we can implement solutions to prevent or eliminate spillage from happening and/or contain it when it occurs in a cost-effective manner and minimizes the human element during the high-pressure time constraints windows such as the 2-hour slam window. Our packaging solutions consisted of plastic bags, bubble wrap, and air column bags. We decided to focus on five variables based off our clients main concerns with these packaging solutions. The variables include Time (10%), Survival Rate (30%), Cost (10%), Implementation (10%), and containment (40%). 

Semester of Project: 

Spring 2023

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Problem Statement/Summary: 

When products/packages open and spill it is called amnesty. Amnesty causes damage to the conveyors that causes downtime and loss of revenue. Packages break because they experience too much force and are not protected and prepped to meet force requirements

Project Department: 

SOET

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Project Sponsor Website: 

https://www.amazon.com/

Project Sponsor: 

amazon

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Team Contact: 

mill2564@purdue.edu