TY - THES

T1 - Development of a logistics concept for strategic plant development

AU - Dehzani, Samira

N1 - no embargo

PY - 2024

Y1 - 2024

N2 - Ramping up production capacity significantly influences a company's existing structures and logistics processes, often calling for necessary adaptations. Identifying the specific areas in need of change and devising cost-efficient ways to implement these modifications are crucial steps. This master thesis is founded on a real project at the Göss brewery, focusing on increasing the current production capacity for the bottle line. The reconstruction of the bottle line is scheduled to be completed by 2025, with a projected 38% production increase by 2027 compared to 2023. The study entails the development of a strategic concept for expanding the logistics area, adjusting the warehouse layout, optimizing processes and traffic flows, and adapting warehouse storage capacity. The initial phase involved compiling data on the current warehouse layout, logistics processes, and traffic flows. This data underwent analysis employing warehouse management techniques, aimed at identifying bottlenecks and addressing any issues in need of resolution. Subsequently, considering the projected production increase, modifications to the warehouse layout were proposed to accommodate the necessary capacity, alongside enhancements to logistics processes including traffic flows. Additionally, the introduction of alternative primary transport options via trains was recommended. Comparative assessments were made between these proposed changes and the current configurations. In instances with multiple proposed alternatives, a detailed evaluation of these options was conducted, to select the most effective scenario. The conducted work has been supported by relevant literature in the respective field.

AB - Ramping up production capacity significantly influences a company's existing structures and logistics processes, often calling for necessary adaptations. Identifying the specific areas in need of change and devising cost-efficient ways to implement these modifications are crucial steps. This master thesis is founded on a real project at the Göss brewery, focusing on increasing the current production capacity for the bottle line. The reconstruction of the bottle line is scheduled to be completed by 2025, with a projected 38% production increase by 2027 compared to 2023. The study entails the development of a strategic concept for expanding the logistics area, adjusting the warehouse layout, optimizing processes and traffic flows, and adapting warehouse storage capacity. The initial phase involved compiling data on the current warehouse layout, logistics processes, and traffic flows. This data underwent analysis employing warehouse management techniques, aimed at identifying bottlenecks and addressing any issues in need of resolution. Subsequently, considering the projected production increase, modifications to the warehouse layout were proposed to accommodate the necessary capacity, alongside enhancements to logistics processes including traffic flows. Additionally, the introduction of alternative primary transport options via trains was recommended. Comparative assessments were made between these proposed changes and the current configurations. In instances with multiple proposed alternatives, a detailed evaluation of these options was conducted, to select the most effective scenario. The conducted work has been supported by relevant literature in the respective field.

KW - Lagerlayout

KW - Logistikprozesse

KW - Verkehrsflüssen

KW - ABC Analyse

KW - XYZ Analyse

KW - Warehouse layout

KW - Logistics processes

KW - Traffic flow

KW - ABC analysis

KW - XYZ analysis

U2 - 10.34901/mul.pub.2024.067

DO - 10.34901/mul.pub.2024.067

M3 - Master's Thesis

ER -