Essays about: "storage and handling equipment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words storage and handling equipment.

  1. 1. Adapting Value Stream Mapping to Circular Product Flows. : From Manufacturing to Equipment Rental.

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : CHRISTIAN STRÖM; [2019]
    Keywords : Value Stream Mapping; Warehouse Operations; Distribution Centre; Return Handling; Linear Regression and Lean.; Värdeflödeskartläggning; Lager Hantering; Distributions Center; Returhantering; Linjär Regression och Lean.;

    Abstract : The rise of the sharing economy is forcing industries to move from traditional take-make-waste economy towards circular ones (Schuttelaar & Partners, 2019). Along with the increasing influence of e-commerce, supply-chain collaboration and globalization has increased the pressure of warehouse operations and requires more efficient operations with the use of less resources thanever before (Frazelle, 2016). READ MORE

  3. 2. Mapping of the Air Freight Handling at Stockholm Arlanda Airport

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Kommunikations- och transportsystem; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Frida Thoursie Henriksson; Joakim Petersson; [2019]
    Keywords : air freight; flygfrakt; air cargo; process mapping; kartläggning; cross docking; arlanda; swedavia;

    Abstract : The main problem with air freight handling at Arlanda is the transportation of freight on airside, that is from the freight terminal to loading process at the aircraft. To approach this problem, a mapping of the physical flow as well as information flow has been made to identify underlying reasons to this problem. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluating Usage of Automated Guided Vehicles with Respect to Warehouse Layout Changes: A Case Study at Haldex Brake Products

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Zineb Jabrane; Ebba Borgemo; [2018]
    Keywords : Warehouse operations; warehouse design; warehousing; material flow; automated material handling; and automated guided vehicle AGV ; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Warehouse operations are considered a key aspect to the success of a supply chain. They are not only costly to the supply chain but they also affect the flow of material both upstream and downstream. Warehouse improvement measures play therefore a considerable role in decreasing cost and lead time by improving material flows. READ MORE

  5. 4. Improving material flow and production layout using Value Stream Mapping : A case study in a manufacturing company

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion

    Author : Elina Nilsson; [2018]
    Keywords : layout; material flow; material handling; manual material handling; Lean manufacturing; Value stream mapping; VSM; improvement; manufacturing;

    Abstract : The movement and handling of material are necessary activities, however, commonly regarded as waste. Moving and handling material more times and over longer distance than necessary is time consuming, costly and unproductive. Therefore, a suitable material handling (MH) system with appropriate facility layout is advocated. READ MORE

  6. 5. Serum Amyloid A as a possible marker of health and disease in non-domesticated mammals : a retrospective pilot study of SAA levels in dolphins, elephants and tapirs at Kolmården Wildlife Park

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : John-Filip Lundin; [2015]
    Keywords : acute phase proteins; SAA; bottlenose dolphin; Asian elephant; South American tapirs; Eurolyser SOLO;

    Abstract : The veterinary handling of wildlife, both in zoos and in the wild, commonly requires that the patients need to be captured and immobilized for examination or treatment. This emphasises the need for quick, on-site, laboratory equipment, in order to minimize the analysis time and thus the stress for the animal and also in order to increase the possibility of starting relevant treatment early on. READ MORE