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Lean Warehousing
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
2019 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (university diploma), 180 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

This thesis is based on inspecting, presenting and defining Lean Warehousing. With applying this philosophy, it is possible to minimize the wastes and maximize productivity and affectability in the warehouses.

Enrad is the company that locates in Borås and is the producer of industrial coolers and heaters. Attentive to the first interview with parts of company members that were very interested to reorganize and standardize their warehouse, exploring the problem that exists right now in the place of producing and stocking makes easier to refine and refit the organization.

The main purpose of this thesis is analysing the current situation of company, identify the obstacles and suggest the theoretical finding in order to apply Lean Warehousing, in additional to have smoothing production within reducing the different kind of wastes.

Applying Lean does not mean to use this philosophy just in a special place in the system, it means to implement this approach in all the processes and actions that execute behind and inside the company. Lean is the assessment of any process that consists wastes and costs.

The procedures of progression would be done in the first step by data gathering through some qualitative data like interview and own observations. At the second step, detail analysing and mapping the actual condition, and at the third stage clarifying the most related techniques from Lean in order to eliminate or remove the reasons of wastes and their effects. obviously, the information will be presented to managing team and then to the other members.

The main problems were recognized: Incorrectly design of spaces, warehouse managing and furthermore weak leadership that cannot satisfy the demands of warehouse and staffs.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2019.
Keywords [en]
Warehouse-optimization, Lean, Six-Sigma, Kanban, Kaizen
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Engineering and Technology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-23392OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-23392DiVA, id: diva2:1445813
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