Application of just -in-time to the supply of materials for production lines: A case study of schnauzer energy LTD

Abstract

Lean manufacturing has been a recent focus for manufacturing enterprises because of its ability to create a streamlined and continuous flow of materials. This operation concept prioritizes removing waste – what does not contribute to a product’s value and is thus not worth paying for by the customer – and reducing blockages in the production process. As part of Lean, Just-in-time looks to keep a stable source of materials by placing small but frequent orders so that parts arrive in a punctual manner. This thesis studies the supply allocation of materials from a supermarket – a term for inhouse warehouses that store materials inside a production site – to the assembly lines using a fleet of vehicles. From the given demand, it is this thesis’s interest to allocate certain amounts of stock to all cells that minimize wasteful stock-keeping as much as possible. Furthermore, all cells with the same layout structure will bear the maximum amounts of surplus stock that are as similar as within computational capacity.