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Improving the outbound performance of a newly built semi-automated production and spare parts warehouse : a simulation study
Berghuis, Olivier (2022) Improving the outbound performance of a newly built semi-automated production and spare parts warehouse : a simulation study.
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| Abstract: | Terberg Benschop, a manufacturing company of specialized vehicles like the Yard Tractor, is facing outbound performance issues within their recently built central warehouse. The central warehouse stores SKUs that are requested for production of new vehicles in two different assembly halls, or as spare parts for existing customers. The storage system inside the warehouse is a combination of an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) and nine narrow pallet aisles. The warehouse was built with the purpose of expanding the storage space and increasing the throughput, to keep up with the growing production numbers that are the result of larger demand in new vehicles. More vehicles sold results in a larger active fleet which also results in larger need in spare parts. Although the expectation was that the new warehouse was able to keep up with the expected growth in demand until 2027, the warehouse started to face outbound performance issues in 2018. Outbound performance is determined by throughput as well as the On-Time pick completion rate. The goal of this research is to evaluate the outbound performance of the current warehouse operations and find ways to increase the throughput and pick efficiency to deal with higher demand. Expansion of the newly built central warehouse is not possible. Therefore the main research question we try to answer in this research is: “How can Terberg arrange the warehouse operations and resource allocation within the central warehouse to increase the outbound performance, to deal with the growing production numbers and spare part sales?” |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Clients: | Terberg Benschop |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | Industrial Engineering and Management MSc (60029) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/90907 |
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