 Study of inbound logistics supply chain of an automobile manufacturing companySoumyanath Chatterjee and R.P. Mohanty International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, 2024, vol. 41, issue 3, 337-367 Abstract: This is an application research paper where we discuss how the performance of an in-bound logistics supply chain of a large automobile company is improved by using process reengineering, time-varying waiting-line theory, and simulation approaches. The problem is generic because of the increasing demand for heavy vehicles leading to increasing production capacity and thereby huge requirements for incoming materials received through inbound logistics operations. In this case study, we discuss how the process was reengineered and shift-wise staff allocation optimised for the arrival process of incoming materials that follows a time-dependent varying queue. By using principles, such as eliminate, change, combine, and simplify, the existing operating system is redesigned and was modelled mathematically to derive optimum staffing level; and through a simulation approach, the efficacy of the system is established. Implementations of the findings resulted in significant improvements in throughput time without any additional staff to cater to the increasing workload. Keywords: supply chain; inbound logistics; reengineering; waiting line theory; manpower planning; simulation. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijpqma:v:41:y:2024:i:3:p:337-367 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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