Improving road transport operations using lean thinking
Journal article
Authors | Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Forero, Juan Sebastian Beltran, Kumar, Vikas, Villarreal, Bernardo, Cedillo-Campos, Miguel Gaston and Rocha-Lona, Luis |
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Abstract | This paper documents a case study where the transport operations of a word leading provider of paper-based packaging solutions operating in Bogota, Colombia, were measured and improved using lean concepts, methods and tools. The methodology consisted of: (1) direct observations of the transport operations; (2) collection and analysis of data; (3) creation of a Transportation Value Stream Map (TVSM); (4) measurement of the Transportation Overall Vehicle Effectiveness (TOVE); and (5) proposal of improvement recommendations. The TVSM identified six wastes: waiting, resource utilisation, excess movement, over-production, over-processing and behavioural. The TOVE measure resulted in an efficiency of 54%. The study proposed improvement recommendations based on the results of the TVSM and TOVE. |
Keywords | Lean thinking; Transport operations; Value stream mapping; Waste elimination |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Procedia Manufacturing |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 23519789 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2017.07.332 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/621855 |
hdl:10545/621855 | |
Publication dates | Sep 2017 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 19 Sep 2017, 14:55 |
Rights | Archived with thanks to Procedia Manufacturing |
Contributors | University of Derby, University of Warwick, University of the West of England, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexican Institute of Transportation and Instituto Politécnico Nacional |
File | File Access Level Open |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/947zz/improving-road-transport-operations-using-lean-thinking
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