Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20141114195649

Material flow optimization – a case study in automotive industry

Jolanta B. Krolczyk ; Department of Biosystems Engineering, Opole University of Technology, 76 Proszkowska Street, 45-758 Opole, Poland
Grzegorz M. Krolczyk ; Opole University of Technology, 76 Proszkowska Street, 45-758 Opole, Poland
Stanislaw Legutko orcid.org/0000-0001-8973-5035 ; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Management, Poznan University of Technology, 3 Piotrowo Street, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Jerzy Napiorkowski ; Department of Vehicle and Machine Construction and Operation, University of Warmia and Mazury, 11 Oczapowskiego Street, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Sergej Hloch orcid.org/0000-0003-4066-0620 ; Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies, Technical Universtity of Košice with a seat in Prešov, Bayerova 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovak Republic
Joachim Foltys ; Faculty of Economy and Management, Opole University of Technology, 76 Proszkowska St., 45-758 Opole, Poland
Ewelina Tama orcid.org/0000-0003-3451-4520 ; Opole University of Technology, 76 Proszkowska St., 45-758 Opole, Poland

Abstract

Today, most contemporary organisations are facing many dilemmas, the essence of which is the determination of the ways of acquisition or maintenance of their position in the competitive environment. Companies have to continuously increase their economy. One of the ways to get competitive prevalence is analysis and optimization of material flow which contributes to the reduction of the company costs. Material flow in a production organization tells us a lot about how well the system is organised. The paper presents an analysis of the current state of material flow in a production company of the automotive branch. A project of the material flow optimization has also been proposed; the project consists of creation of a program of internal transport and optimization of the location of the working stands. The paper describes the current problems of the company internal transport and indicates solutions to those problems.

Keywords

automotive industry; company logistics; material flow analysis; optimization; program of internal transport

Hrčak ID:

149374

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/149374

Publication date:

14.12.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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