Konsolidering av infrakter

Sammanfattning: This bachelor thesis has been created on the behalf of ICA Sverige AB, which is a market leading retail company. The result of this thesis will be used by ICA in future freight procurement processes. The purpose is to review ICA’s current logistical flow from their suppliers in Belgium and Holland to their warehouses in Helsingborg, Västerås and Borlänge. The objective is then divided into the following two questions:   Which goods from which suppliers can be transported together with regard to region, amount of pallets per year and weight of the goods? What frequency of delivery to the respective warehouses does this result in?   In order to answer these questions a literature study and a case study have been carried out. The literature study has referred to the field of logistical systems with regard to environment and costs as well as different consolidation strategies. The case study has been performed at ICA Sverige AB in order to find combinations of suppliers that fulfil the requirements of the questions posed.   The result was a Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet with formulas and logics that can be used to calculate which goods from which suppliers in Belgium and Holland should be transported together considering restrictions in weight and number of pallets. The result also shows which frequency of deliveries this would mean to the different warehouses in Helsingborg, Västerås and Borlänge. All in all, this results in the fact that the company can achieve a large potential cost saving by optimizing their way of transportation and at the same time reducing their need of transports on lorries within Sweden. By reducing the need of lorry transports within Sweden, a reduction of the environmental impact through less emissions and noise is also achieved.