Research on the Application of Lean Production in Warehousing Operation Management - A Case Study of A Bicycle Parts Manufacturer

• Main Authors: Cheng-Chi Huang, 黃成吉
• Other Authors: Ying-Wei Wu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/857925

碩士 === 修平科技大學 === 精實生產管理碩士班 === 102 === With the trend and popularity of sports and leisure, bicycle industry drives the demand of its related parts, making the annual supply remain high. However, enterprises must have a sound system and continue with improvement and pursuit of perfection so as to create a wide variety of products with high quality as required by consumers. In recent years, the cost of mainland manpower rises, so some enterprises will shift their production center to Southeast Asia or return to the original old factories in Taiwan. The case company also highlighted the current lack of manpower and personnel, the disordered system and the old plant and equipment etc. in Taiwan factory due to the surge of orders. It is a worry for many traditional industries remaining in Taiwan that how the undesirable situation of current system and processes could be improved by use of the minimum investment and ways. This study will apply lean production and management thinking to improve the case company, re-examine the real value in warehouse operation management to remove unnecessary waste, and explore and improve each process problems in warehouse operations by implementing 5S improvement and seven activities of waste reduction; only producing the quantity meeting customer needs pull way in order to improve the efficiency of warehousing operation and ensure the quality of supplies. It’s found that after the application of lean production management thinking in warehouse operation management, the storage information of warehouse materials becomes more clear; scrap materials can be disposed quickly; goods road turns are unobstructed; materials are placed neatly and easily to send and receive; distance of goods picking and completion time of work orders are shortened, thereby making goods picking efficiency increase by 40%. Enterprises can provide the necessary number of production processes if necessary, meeting customer needs by guaranteeing the quantity and finish time and eliminating waste maintain so as to enable employees to maximize their potential and strengthen the company’s future competitiveness.