Effektivisering av interna materialflöden : En fallstudie på Leine & Linde AB, Strängnäs

Sammanfattning: This study is made because of the increased global competition where companies have to look in to their own business to find opportunities for improvements. The purpose of the study is to gain a deeper knowledge of the waste that occurs in internal material flow and how to improve processes like transports and material handling as part of the internal material flow.  Internal material flows in itself a waste of resources since it does not add value to the product, but the flow is necessary to make a business work. Therefore, companies should review their flows and try to find improvement to become more efficient. Unused transportation, waiting and poor material handling are just three examples of waste that was discovered during the case study. Based on the theories and data from the case study proposals for improvement have been developed.  By solving the defined questions of the study, the purpose has also been attained. More knowledge about the factors that affect the internal material flow negative and the methods you can use to enhance the flow is obtained by the study. Since only one company has studied the study can be considered limited, from a scientific perspective.