Wesfarmers Warehouse Project: Construction and Facility Plan

This project focuses on the construction of a warehouse facility for Wesfarmers, a large Australian company, to address their storage needs due to expansion. The project outlines the design considerations for future loading docks, truck space, and parking. It identifies key stakeholders including the project manager, planner, supervisor, architect, workers, suppliers, civil engineer, machine operator, and financial manager. The project objectives include constructing the building, providing warehouse facilities, and resolving storage issues. Key milestones include the completion of the initiation, planning, design, construction, and closure phases. Deliverables consist of design drawings, technical interpretations, site investigation reports, and progress reports. The project also identifies potential risks like budget misestimation, lack of predictability, inexperienced project managers, and improper material quality, along with change management strategies. Status reports are generated and discussed monthly, weekly, and daily to track progress.

Construction of a building for Wesfarmers in order
to provide Warehouse facility

Purpose of the project
 The paper mainly focuses on the
construction of a building for Wesfarmers in
order to provide the facility of warehouse.
 The warehouse facility is needed by the
company “Wesfarmers” for the purpose of
storing materials and goods.
 It is identified that the design of the
building is done in order to accommodate
need for future loading docks, truck space
as well as car parking space.

Project background
 The organization “Wesfarmers” started its
journey in the year 1914 and now it is
considered as one of the largest companies of
Australia.
 It is identified that with expansion, the
company faces difficulty in storing goods as well
as products.
 For resolving this issue, the company wants to
construct a building in Australia, which would be
helpful for providing the facility of warehouse so
that the products and materials of the
companies can be easily stored.

Project stakeholders
The stakeholders who are involved in the project
are as follows:
• Project manager
• Project planner
• Supervisor
• Architect
• Worker
• Supplier
• Civil engineer
• Machine operator
• Financial manager
• Human resource manager

Project Objectives
The objectives of the project are as
follows:
 To construct a building for
“Wesfarmers”
 To provide the facility of warehouse for
storing goods and materials for the
company
 To resolve the issue that the company
faces due to improper storage facility

Project Milestones
Task Name Duration Start Finish
Milestone 1: Completion of initiation phase 0 days Tue 2/13/18 Tue 2/13/18
Milestone 2: Completion of planning phase 0 days Thu 3/22/18 Thu 3/22/18
Milestone 3: Completion of design process 0 days Fri 3/2/18 Fri 3/2/18
Milestone 4: Completion of construction phase 0 days Fri 4/13/18 Fri 4/13/18
Milestone 5: Completion of closure phase 0 days Tue 4/17/18 Tue 4/17/18

Project Deliverables
The lists of deliverables for the project are as follows:
Design drawings
Technical interpretation
Site investigation report
Design review
Tender document
Manufacturing process improvement
Progress report
Marketing study

Work breakdown Structure

Network diagram

Project organization structure
Project manager
Project planner
Supervisor Architect Contracto
r
Civil engineer Machine
operator
Financial
manager
HR
manager
Team
member
Team
member
Team
member
Team member Team member Team
member
Team
member

Project Risks
The risks that are related with the
project include:
• Improper estimation of budget
• Lack of predictability
• Inexperienced project managers
• Use of improper quality of
materials
• Improper project design
Insignifica
nt
Minor Moderate Major Catastrophi
c
Almost
certain
High High Extreme Extreme Extreme
Likely Moderate High High Extreme Extreme
Moderate Low Moderate High Extreme Extreme
Unlikely Low Low Moderate Extreme
Rare Low Low Moderate

Change management
strategies
The strategies of change management
are as follows:
 Proper prediction
 Arranging meetings on a weekly
basis
 Proper track on the utilization of
resources

Status report
Status report Discussion
Monthly The project manager discusses about the
status of the project.
Weekly The project manager analyzes that
whether the project is progressing
properly or not.
Daily On a daily basis, the operations of the
project are tracked.

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