Operational Effects of ERP Replacement on Material Flow
Rihto, Jussi (2013)
Rihto, Jussi
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201302182381
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201302182381
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The purpose of the thesis was to determine the operational difficulties on material flow caused by ERP replacement at the production units of BillerudKorsnäs. The objective was to highlight these issues and suggest solutions for them from a functional aspect. The thesis raised the company’s awareness of the most critical parts in its delivery chain from mill to customer.
Methods applied in the thesis were qualitative and quantitative. Warehouse personnel were interviewed in order to find operational issues at the mill. The new ERP was used to search data for determination of material flow volumes. Two major problems were discovered: multiple delivery plans cannot be loaded on the same wagon, and shipping allotment to German ports of Rostock and Lübeck do not match the production volume.
The results showed that the loading model of the company does notmatch the operational expectations of mill warehouses. A list determining the delivery plan for each production phase was created for the warehouses. In terms of shipping, the allotment needs to be increased to enable a balanced material flow onwards from the port of loading. The study was assigned by a Swedish packaging paper company BillerudKorsnäs. The company acquired two paper machines from the Finnish company UPM. This thesis can also be used as a consultative example of logistics-related operational effects of ERP replacement in paper industry.
Methods applied in the thesis were qualitative and quantitative. Warehouse personnel were interviewed in order to find operational issues at the mill. The new ERP was used to search data for determination of material flow volumes. Two major problems were discovered: multiple delivery plans cannot be loaded on the same wagon, and shipping allotment to German ports of Rostock and Lübeck do not match the production volume.
The results showed that the loading model of the company does notmatch the operational expectations of mill warehouses. A list determining the delivery plan for each production phase was created for the warehouses. In terms of shipping, the allotment needs to be increased to enable a balanced material flow onwards from the port of loading. The study was assigned by a Swedish packaging paper company BillerudKorsnäs. The company acquired two paper machines from the Finnish company UPM. This thesis can also be used as a consultative example of logistics-related operational effects of ERP replacement in paper industry.