Effektivisering av plockningsprocessen i tvätterier : Fallstudie hos Berendsen, Ockelbo

Sammanfattning: In addition to transport within the business, stock management is one of the largest expenses in the supply chain. Within stock management the picking process takes place. It's important that this process works well because many other factors depends on the picking being efficient. Making the picking process more efficient is an extensive process and requires investment to be completed. However, investments are necessary to reduce management costs. This can be done by, among other things, redesigning the picking process, using new equipment, changing layouts or automating processes. This study will build upon earlier research and contribute with a new angle of incidencein order to fill the gap regarding streamlining the picking process in the laundry business. The purpose of the study is to investigate and contribute with layout ideas as well as working methods on how laundry companies can go from batch-picking to stock to picking directly towards customer orders. The aim of the study is to develop solutions that, in application, can lead to the efficiency of the picking process in the form of reduced transport distances, reduced labor demand and more utilization of storage space at the lowest possible investment cost. The study was carried out at Berendsen in Ockelbo and will be defined to study their flow for flat goods in the care industry, but will also take flat goods in the hotel industry into account when designing the layout proposals as they occupy a large part of the storage space. The study was initiated by creating an analysis of the current situation that was completed to further investigate the picking process. The analysis was done through observations and interviews with employees who had relevant knowledge in the area. Based on the current situation, some problems with the picking process were identified. The identified problems were random assorting, insufficient conveyor belts, double handling in the picking process, unused storage space and lack of storage marking. The solution proposals will be based on a requirement specification based on previous theory and a discussion with Berendsen's management. The proposals made on the basis of the identified problems are a new process flow diagram, conveyor belt proposals and a layout with suitable working methods. This study concludes that laundry, based on the proposed solutions can go from batch-picking to storage to instead pick directly to customer orders by streamlining their picking process.